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Today's You Tube video is all about my favorite watercolor palettes. Enjoy today's video here on patreon to watch ad free :)

I have links listed below for what I use and affordable alternatives. Let me know what questions you have!

What I use - Ceramic palettes:

Limited ceramic palette by Pottery by Eleni - https://potterybyeleni.com/collections/for-artists/products/the-vienna-travel-palette

Split primary ceramic palette by Pottery by Eleni - https://potterybyeleni.com/collections/frontpage/products/the-kristin-palette

Paint in ceramic palette - https://lettersparrow.com/products/split-primary-tubes-set-of-8-collab-with-kristin-van-leuven

Affordable options for ceramic desk palettes:

ceramic palette 1 https://amzn.to/4m8f24y

ceramic palette 2 https://amzn.to/4or3uuK

Great quality student tube watercolor paints https://amzn.to/4lmsu3J

Professional grade tube paint set https://amzn.to/4mEByCe

What I use - Travel palettes:

Letter sparrow small split primary palette - https://lettersparrow.com/products/pre-order-mini-split-primary-travel-set-set-of-8-mini-pans-mini-mixing-pan-magnetic-clip-in-a-mini-pocket-palette

Daler-Rowney 48 pan set https://amzn.to/4ouszFg

Winsor and Newton half pan set https://amzn.to/4otP90E

Etsy vintage customizable palette https://www.etsy.com/listing/1727877278/empty-brass-or-silver-filigree-palette?ls=s&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=metal+watercolor+palette&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&sr_prefetch=1&pop=1&sts=1&content_source=6de34e78-5bcc-411b-9685-22e3ae361133%253A9aa41ff0d63b9ff00cdf28ced94670157cf3bc9f&organic_search_click=1&logging_key=6de34e78-5bcc-411b-9685-22e3ae361133%3A9aa41ff0d63b9ff00cdf28ced94670157cf3bc9f

Affordable options for travel palettes

Winsor and Newton Cotman travel palette https://amzn.to/46K0lQt

Empty large travel palette https://amzn.to/3J8mIFx

Daler-Rowney travel set https://amzn.to/3Jpqme4

Magnetic clip small travel palette https://amzn.to/3J8mTAH

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Betsy

Thank you! So helpful. I’m curious about what palettes and equipment participants bring to your workshop retreats.

Kristin Van Leuven

It’s so varied! Some bring big simple palettes like the daler rowney, and some bring more customized palettes similar to the Etsy one in the video but bigger. It kind of all depends on how much they want to color mix or are particular about the brand of their paint

Linda C

Thank you! Always appreciate hearing what works for you. If you seal the silver palette so to have white mixing area, would you record and how you go about it? 😉❤️

Lise

Thank you Kristen… this video is so helpful… I’m waiting till Letter Sparrow has the split primary tube colors in stock.. I really want to Learn color mixing…

Betsy

I got a WN field travel palette (not the one you linked; mine has 2 cups for water and tiny water bottle) for a trip to Amsterdam last April. TBH, I didn't really get to use it very much as we were so busy visiting museums, the Tulip Festival, & more. I would love more videos about plein air painting. Do you ever do line and watercolor plein air painting? Thanks!

Ellen

Kristin - this is a great video. I really appreciate you taking the time to give us this tour of your palettes. I have a pocket palette from Art Toolkit, much like your tiny one (they do have mixing trays with white surface, which I like). Anyway, I love the strong magnetic clip you use -- the link is to a small palette with a clip included. Just want to confirm that is the strong magnetic clip you use? It's not totally clear on Amazon. 🙂 Thank you!

Noelle

You can get the white mixing palettes for the metal travel palettes from Art Tool Kit

Bev

Thank you, very new to your site and it's wonderful!

Dana Kenyon

I've got a few different ones too - for desk and for travelling. So much is up to personal preference and I've had to try a few out to get the right set up. It's always nice to see what others enjoy working with and how they use them too

Loretta Hulley

Thank you for your lovely demo's. It is such a delight. I was also spoilt for my birthday, a palette from Eleni Pottery. Just waiting for delivery.

Kristin Van Leuven

Can you point to a specific painting where you’ve noticed that issue? I try to always show the part where I wet the paper because it’s so important to the process. If you don’t see me wet it first, likely I’m using wet on dry