An opinionated artist's explorations of 200 watercolors made by Daniel Smith. In part two I make color swatches of the pink, red, and purple paints using the color sample dot cards. I also share interesting pigment tidbits and my thoughts about the colors as we go.

Hopefully, this is helpful if you are befuddled by all the color options (and how similar some of them are... spoiler alert, some are nearly identical), want to see how the colors look in action, or are looking for a relaxing 35 minutes of color conversation.

What are your favorite Daniel Smith colors? Share in the comments!!

I got the dot cards on Amazon, and it was honestly some of the best hours of entertainment I've gotten from $23 in a long time. Here's the link for the dot sample sheets! https://amzn.to/3wTb9tL

Sketchbook: Strathmore 400 series hardbound book. I rarely use sketchbooks except for color and painting notes! This is my favorite I've found so far for color swatching, as the colors are quite true compared to how they appear on a cotton rag paper. https://amzn.to/3NyX1vg

Paintbrush: an old one from 15 years ago that is no longer manufactured. But it is a filbert shape, which I love for color swatching.

Music licensed from Artlist:
Face of the Deep // Matthew Magenta

Please note that I do not swatch out the interference or duochrome colors, as those are not pigments I use in my painting practice.