Well that titles a mouthful.

I’ve never used “the good” paints before. I used Crayola watercolours and Staedtler watercolour pencils, neither of which I loved. For my birthday I got this sweet little palette with all the basic colours. I tried it out painting a picture of a pond.

I haven’t used regular watercolours in a while, there’s definitely some things I would do differently. But overall I’m pleased

I used to watch a lot of videos of loose watercolour and ink. I decided not to add ink to this one. I wasn’t trying for realism, I just wanted to make the impression of the pond. I’m so happy with the plants! Though I think I need to watch some tutorials for trees…

I’m really excited to start painting more with this palette!