Value Scale Swatch:

This swatch is painted in layers, starting with the lightest least concentrated, and letting each layer dry before the next more concentrated layer is added.  The leftmost and most concentrated layer is applied at a maximum concentration, which is generally not how watercolors are most often used, however this swatch is designed to display the full value range of a color.

This swatch demonstrates:

Value Range:  Value range is a colors range from darkest (most concentrated) to lightest (least concentrated most diluted).  Value range is arguably one of the most important aspects of any watercolor.  This type of swatch allows you to hold up a magnifying glass to that characteristic.  

  

Our Pans

We work with metal Eighth-Pans.  They are made of steel, and will therefore stick to magnets.  As described by the name, these pans hold one quarter the volume of paint as a Half-Pan, and one eighth the volume of paint as a Full Pan.

Eighth-Pans measure: Length: 1 2 , Width: 1 2 , Height: 1 8

All of the metal pans we work with are designed and manufactured by Art Toolkit, specifically for watercolor painting.

Eighth-Pans are compatible with our Travel Palettes in Pocket Palette and Micro Palette sized, which are Art ToolkitPocket Palettes & Demi Palettes.  These palettes are extremely lightweight and packable palettes (about the size of a business card).  They are an excellent way to justify carrying along a color palette, no matter where your journey will be taking you.  

Eighth Pans are an especially good way to store colors you don t go through as quickly, and they are also a great way to sample new colors.

 

More Information

• Overview of Pigments
• What Makes Our Colors Different
• How To Pick Colors & Create Your Perfect Watercolor Palette

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