18 January 2015

Art Supplies and Ten-Fold Rosette Mandala



I've been ask a lot about the paints and brushes I use, specially about metallic paints. 

Here they are:


The watercolor box is DANIEL SMITH 24 Half Pan Empty Watercolor Travel Box. I bought it some eight years ago. I modified it and now it holds 39 colors instead of 24. I'm not sure if it is still available, the link has disappeared from their shop...

The watercolors are from tubes that I had squeezed in to the empty half pans, most of them are Winsor and Newton Artists' Watercolors, some Daniel Smith and a couple of Holbein.

The metallic paints are in a little mints tin from Walgreens. They are Winsor and Newton Designers Gouache Gold and Silver, Daniel Smith Iridescent Antique Watercolors Gold, Silver, Copper and Bronze.

The brushes are Spotters no. 4, 2, 0 and 3/0 from Rosemary & Co.

The Process Step-By-Step

 First, I constructed the pattern using geometry then I transferred it onto watercolor paper

Daniel Smith Iridescent Antique Gold

Daniel Smith Indanthrone Blue PB60

Winsor and Newton Cobalt Turquoise PB36

Winsor and Newton Green Gold PY129

I hope this is helpful.
Please contact me or leave me a comment if you have any question.


13 comments:

  1. Beautiful work. Thanks for including info about your tools and supplies. Following a change of ownership, Daniel Smith no longer sells anything but their own line of paints. Even the pans that are a perfect fit for their watercolor boxes are gone. Consequently, I have moved on to exploring other brands. Loyalty is a two-way affair.

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  2. Qué info tan detallada y completita! Me encantan los tonos metálicos (y su cajita!) Gracias Mercedes! Me quedo por aquí disfrutando un ratito... :-)

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    1. Muchas gracias a ti Isabela!! Me gusta compartir la información tan completa como puedo. Estas pinturas metalicas me gustan mucho. :)

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  3. Hi, your work is beautiful, can I ask of the name of the book you are using? I love making mandalas and I find your style interesting :-)

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    1. Thank you very much Siggadisart! The book is The Arts and Crafts of The Islamic Lands.

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  4. Thank you Margana! I notice that when I was trying to find the box and the halfpans for someone who asked me about my box a couple of weeks ago... Where are you buying those thing now?

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  5. When I order online, Cheap Joe's has most of what I want. The pans are another matter since theirs don't fit the DS or WN boxes quite right. Since I knew that DS was closing the online store except for DS paint, I loaded up on pans, enough for a couple of years at least. For someone just starting to fill their own boxes, Natural Pigments has a good selection of boxes and pans. http://www.naturalpigments.com/watercolor-case.html, http://www.naturalpigments.com/half-pans-10pack.html and http://www.naturalpigments.com/half-pans-10pack.html. They might fit the DS box, but I haven't tried them yet to say for certain they will work.

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  6. Thank you for all the info Margana :)

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  7. Hola Maria Mercedes:

    Acabo de descubrir tu blog y estoy fascinada por las cosas tan bonitas que haces. Que belleza!!!!. Te quería pedir consejo porque no tengo mucha facilidad para la pintura, aunque siento que necesito sacar lo que llevo en mi interior, así que aunque no tengo mucha destreza con el lápiz, me niego a no probar la arte terapia que implica pintar. Soy malísima dibujando y en mi caso todos los dibujos inicialmente debo hacerlos calcando un original. Mi problema viene en el transfer al papel de acuarela, cómo lo hago?. He probado a hacerlo con carboncillo pero deja marcas y no se van luego. Que me recomiendas?. Y una segunda pregunta, he visto que usas unos rotuladores negros para delimitar las mandalas. No se corre la tinta negra cuando aplicas la acuarela?. Muchas gracias y desde ya, un fan tuyo.

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    1. Gracias Ana!

      Uso una hoja de papel “calcante” (tracing paper) que cubrí uniformemente con lápiz de grafito B, la uso en vez del papel carboncillo, las marcas se pueden borrar fácilmente.

      Lo que mas uso es una pluma estilográfica con tinta Platinum Carbon Ink que es a prueba de agua, a veces uso Staedtler Pigment Liners que también son a prueba de agua, la tinta de los rotuladores tiene que ser waterproof para que no se corra.

      Yo tampoco sabía dibujar ni pintar hace unos años y aprendí!! Mira esta foto https://www.facebook.com/309797059034941/photos/a.692281714119805.1073741825.309797059034941/1054105511270755/

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    2. Nota: el paper calcante que digo es ese papel transparente, creo que también lo llaman papel pergamino... en inglés se llama tracing paper.

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  8. Muchisimas gracias por tu contestacion. Me voy a poner manos a la obra con tus consejos, a ver si encuentro ese material en la ciudad donde vivo, porque no es facil. Aprovecho para volver a decirte que me encanta lo que haces. Estoy super enganchada.

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