Another generous offer
A few weeks back I received a message from Gina offering me a wonderful set of Daniel Smith watercolor sticks to try for a demo video and look what she’s sent me! An amazing set of Daniel Smith watercolor sticks for another amazing art challenge plus some more gorgeous art supplies I can’t wait to try. But first, this Color-My-Page art challenge that you can take part in too if you like. And this week there is an Art Giveaway. More info in this post!
Smart thinking: from sticks to pans
Gina wrote how she loved the Daniel Smith watercolor sticks. They seem a bit cheaper than the tubes and also, she figured out that if you cut the sticks into chunks, you can fill pans with it and thus create your own paint box. This way she makes these sticks incredibly versatile! I’m not an easy one to convince to buy crayons or paint sticks because it’s so different to the way I normally work. But Gina came up with a wonderful application that made these sticks very interesting to me! I tried a green one that I got from Caroline in the last Color-My-Page art challenge and was pleasantly surprised by the intensity of the paint and how easily a wet brush picks up paint from it! The fact that Gina put them into these pans makes them so much easier to work with when working with a lot of colors at the same time. So my fingers are itching to go!
So…now vote my colors and win the demo painting!!!
Right below you will find the color chart and the poll where you can vote for your 5 favorite colors. The top 3 will be used for the Color-my-Page demo video. If you would like to take part in the giveaway of the original demo painting, then please leave a comment below this blog post so that I can contact you should your name pop up…♥
- Bloodstone Genuine (oh my, what a pretty color...no...nope...not influencing you guys at all...neh-eh... 😉 ) 14%, 51 vote51 vote 14%51 vote - 14% of all votes
- NIckel Azo Yellow (please, choose this one...please...not trying to influence the poll....not at all.... 😉 ) 10%, 37 votes37 votes 10%37 votes - 10% of all votes
- Undersea Green 9%, 32 votes32 votes 9%32 votes - 9% of all votes
- Quinacrione Coral 8%, 28 votes28 votes 8%28 votes - 8% of all votes
- Quinacridone Violet 7%, 27 votes27 votes 7%27 votes - 7% of all votes
- Phtalo Turquoise 7%, 26 votes26 votes 7%26 votes - 7% of all votes
- Quinacridone Gold 6%, 23 votes23 votes 6%23 votes - 6% of all votes
- Piemontite Genuine 4%, 16 votes16 votes 4%16 votes - 4% of all votes
- Sodalite 4%, 15 votes15 votes 4%15 votes - 4% of all votes
- Indanthrone 4%, 14 votes14 votes 4%14 votes - 4% of all votes
- Buff Titanium 3%, 12 votes12 votes 3%12 votes - 3% of all votes
- Quinacridone Burnt Orange 3%, 12 votes12 votes 3%12 votes - 3% of all votes
- Blue Apatite 3%, 11 votes11 votes 3%11 votes - 3% of all votes
- Hansa Yellow Deep 2%, 9 votes9 votes 2%9 votes - 2% of all votes
- Quinacridone Red 2%, 7 votes7 votes 2%7 votes - 2% of all votes
- French Ultramarine 2%, 7 votes7 votes 2%7 votes - 2% of all votes
- Ben heel benieuwd en loot graag mee voor de watercolor sticks* 1%, 5 votes5 votes 1%5 votes - 1% of all votes
- Quinacridone Scarlet 1%, 5 votes5 votes 1%5 votes - 1% of all votes
- Lunar Black 1%, 5 votes5 votes 1%5 votes - 1% of all votes
- Crimson 1%, 5 votes5 votes 1%5 votes - 1% of all votes
- New Gamboge 1%, 4 votes4 votes 1%4 votes - 1% of all votes
- Phtalo Blue Red Shade 1%, 4 votes4 votes 1%4 votes - 1% of all votes
- Aureolin 1%, 3 votes3 votes 1%3 votes - 1% of all votes
- Burnt Sienna 1%, 3 votes3 votes 1%3 votes - 1% of all votes
- Phtalo Blue Green Shade 1%, 3 votes3 votes 1%3 votes - 1% of all votes
- Burnt Yellow Ochre 1%, 2 votes2 votes 1%2 votes - 1% of all votes
- Hansa Yellow Light 1%, 2 votes2 votes 1%2 votes - 1% of all votes
- Permanent Red 0%, 1 vote1 vote1 vote - 0% of all votes
- Hansa Yellow Medium 0%, 1 vote1 vote1 vote - 0% of all votes
- Raw Sienna 0%, 0 votes0 votes0 votes - 0% of all votes
- Yellow Ochre 0%, 0 votes0 votes0 votes - 0% of all votes
Watercolor Workshops ahead and 20% discount on LifeBook 2017!
Before the end of this year I will launch a lovely watercolor workshop. So keep an eye on my blog or sign up for my newsletter so you’re sure not to miss out on the opening sale! I’m also a guest teacher in Life Book 2017 for which I’m doing an adventurous watercolor workshop! There is now a 20% discount to be had by using the coupon code FIREWORKS2017 before 14 January 2017 at checkout. See you there?
More Daniel Smith watercolor paint videos by my hand
A little while ago, I did four Daniel Smith videos after I’d received a Daniel Smith dot sampler color chart to review. You can find the Yellows and Reds here, the Blues and Greens here, the Browns and earth tones here and the Blacks, whites and effect paints here.
I piked 5 colors and thank you for doing a give away that is awesome!
Hey Mandy,
Ik ben nieuw op je F-Book en mijn naam is Sylvie en ben Belg. Ben niet zo goed in pc dingen. Maar ik hou van je werken en heb al veel bijgeleerd, kijk al vol ongeduld uit naar je volgend werkje.
Groetjes Sylvie
Looking forward to the winning colors and painting!
Hi Mandy, I always get excited when I see you have anew video! Can’t wait to see what you come up with for this one!
So many colours to choose from. Hope people pick the ones you hope for.
Can’t wait to see what you do with this challenge. Thank you for the chance to win a piece of your lovely art.
Can’t wait to see what you paint with these!
Hallo Mandy! I voted for colours that match my couch. I do think I have an empty frame somewhere… I’m ready for the challenge, so go for it Mandy!
I’m very interested in what you come up with! The watercolorsticks seem very nice an versatile. Good luck!
Hi Mandy! What a beautiful gift! Can’t wait to see what you create! xo
I wanted to vote for the bloodstone for you, but it looked so gray.
Hello, I hope “undersea ” will be part of the challenge, seems a special color. ..
Le am glad that you will do this challenge and a review of Daniel Smith sticks, I have one stick only, and I think I will use it the same way Gina did because I am not using it often, but it’s a very nice color.
Thanks
Hallooo! You are always so upbeat! Love your enthuiasm. I voted though u may not want to send me the picture if i win since it seems shipping may b exorbitant? (I am in California.)
Voted! Can’t wait to see what you create!!
Hi Mandy,
Can’t wait to see what colors you choose, and how you use them. Love watching your reviews.
Cheers
Voted! Looking forward to seeing the result!
Dear Fey, Congratulations!!! You are the lucky winner of this Color my Page challenge Giveaway!!!
If you please e-mail me your address I’ll send La Dame et Le Chien over to you asap!
Happy Sunday!
~ Mandy
I can’t wait to see your art using these and your review! (Although it may cost me! Haha!) Have fun!
Voted!
I like most of colours but torquoise is my favourite.
Very curious about these sticks that seems to work!
Love to hear your opinion about the sticks. Hard to find at a reasonable price where I live. 🙂
That bloodstone is amazing, I hope to try it one day, and generally I’d love to try that series of their paints made from precious stones, very interesting. 🙂 Oh, and I voted! 🙂
Voted, too.
My fave is definitely Phthalo Turquoise, very versatile..
Have fun!
Hi Mandy, I Voted !
I cant wait to see what you do with these.
I think I voted. Not sure I did it right. Love your videos and a chance to when your painting would be awsume.
Voted, thanks for doing a give away! Good luck everyone
Voted!
Such lovely colors! So generous of Gina..! Enjoy! 🙂
I’d be gobsmacked to win this challenge result! Thanks for the generous offer!
I just picked the ones I would like to try.
I voted Mandy! Thanks for sharing.
I really would like to see/win anunderwater scene and that was the reason for my color choices.
Voted! This list looked so fun it was hard to resist. Love your videos and your works with your tools.
I love these challenges, so enjoyable, you make amazing piece.
Wat ben jij toch een geluksprul met die heerlijke kleuren en materialen! Geniet er van! Ik kijk uit naar je leuke, leerzame en vrolijke video’s. Kleine vraag maar bloodstone gen en lunar black lijken wel heel erg op elkaar, zo op foto. Klopt dat? Groetjes en keep up the good work. Groetjes Annemiek
🙂 Ik voel me idd erg verwend! Het is superleuk om al deze materialen uit te proberen…ze werken allemaal toch een klein beetje anders. Dus ik ben hier heel erg benieuwd naar! Bloodstone genuine en lunar black lijken een klein beetje op elkaar, maar lunar black granuleert extreem (echt prachtig, trouwens!) en bloodstone genuine doet dat iets minder en heeft bovendien een paarsige gloed. Wel heel erg mooi, trouwens. Ik zie er naar uit om deze kleur te gaan gebruiken!
Hi Mandy… Look forward to the learning the top three… I hope bloodstone and sodalite are among them. Love your videos!
I’m excited about this challenge and can’t wait to see if Bloodstone Genuine gets voted in. What an interesting color as well as the other genuine’s too. Best wishes and can’t wait to see!
Can’t wait for this challenge! I really want to see Bloodstone Genuine and how it behaves….seems like a unique color as well as a lot of the other genuine’s. Best wishes!
Such a fun challenge. Good luck!
I love the undersea … Probably my next purchase and I think it would go well with the bloodstone
Ik kijk alweer uit naar het resultaat. Jouw creatief omgaan met wat zich aandient in kleur, vorm en materiaal, werkt altijd inspirerend.
Ben erg benieuwd wat je er van maakt
Voted! I love your paints so much!
Got to love those quinacdones! The sticks are fun but I’ve always loved DS watercolors.
Lovely colors! Hansa Yellow Deep is gorgeous. Looking forward to see what you paint this time. La vieille dame was just stunning!
Hoi Mandy, Hoe gaat het? Mooie kleuren. I find many of them are more unsual and unique to Daniel smith and look like they would produce something equally unique. The pinks are so vibrant and blues are so deep, I can’t wait to see the result.
What a nice gift. These are some lovely colors. Daniel Smith meant for these sticks to be used in a pan for those worried about traveling with tube paints or for those who like buying pans. The sticks have more pigment and they last longer then tubes. Can’t wait to see what colors win.
Magenta, magenta…. ooops, that was another poll. I did it. I voted. Can’t wait to see this one too!
Hi Mandy! I have wanted to try the sticks for ages! I cant waot to see what you come up with! I just love the old woman that you did last time xxxxxx Im also going to try Old Holland watercolours next year if I can, your video makes them look wonderful!
Hoi Mandy,
Ik probeer mee te doen met de poll maar volgens mij gaat het niet helemaal goed.
Ik kan maar 1 kleur kiezen..
Of doe ik iets fout?
Wat een prachtige aquarellen maak je, wauw!
Hallo Claudette…dankjewel voor je reactie! Je hebt gelijk…ik heb de instellingen gewijzigd…je kunt nu voor 5 opties kiezen!
Ok, ga ik dat doen