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Plastic Palette Mod for easier mixing

A simple mod to a popular plastic palette to give deeper dishes for mixing larger washes

Danny McShane

Jul 113 min read

The colours I use in my paintings

Danny McShane

Nov 9, 20245 min read

Summer had been threatening to appear but seems to have disappeared back behind rainy forecasts for July, but when the sun does shine the...

Danny McShane

Jul 1, 20243 min read

As it turns wintery, plein air painting gets a bit harder to dress for and hands start to feel the sharp end of the chill. Not everyone...

Danny McShane

Nov 18, 20233 min read

A watercolour palette is one of those things that can be taken-for-granted simple or fiendishly fascinating to many painters. The...

Danny McShane

Jul 12, 202315 min read

As in dimensions, that is, not gelatine size etc (though that's another topic worth a post) :o- e.g. Imperial v 1/4 Imperial... Not...

Danny McShane

Jun 17, 20231 min read

.The minimum is just the sketchbook and pen, of course, but this is what I currently use for urban sketching or line and wash -it's...

Danny McShane

Jun 8, 20232 min read

Light, cheap practical plein air set up for watercolour blocks.

Danny McShane

Jun 8, 20234 min read