O…M…G… when you said, “While I PARAGLIDE…” my jaw dropped and my heart started pounding. You are my hero. I completely felt your love of watercoloring while doing what you love. I love to do watercolor while kayaking. I won’t be paragliding, but I’m inspired that you do. Great video. This was very helpful.
Lots of brilliant ideas! Thank you for sharing! BTW, Expeditionary Art (AKA: Art Toolkit) has out a larger palette now, called the Folio, which is nearly double the size of the original. Handy for those wishing for something a little larger.
5 and a half years later, and this video still hits on target. I already have the mini Art Toolkit palette that is business card sized, and magnetic, but was looking at ways to make it more functional, and you really gave me so many ideas, including your sketch board. Just sending my sincerest gratitude, I'm now off to put magnets on everything that isn't moving! Take care!
painting while paragliding... not like you'll have enough time to fully finish off a painting but.... My reaction was: wh...wha....w-what...?...what..??
Painting while paragliding! That's dedication. Person 1: I was knocked out by this palette falling from the sky! Person 2: Oh I'm so sorry. Person 1: It's okay, it was a really clever design. hahaha
If your in Canada look into Dollarama there are perfect tins there. They have goofy Canadian animals on the cover and the word Canada, and come with decent travel coloured pencils. They close great and have non beading white enamel inner lid perfect for watercolour mixing. And can fit 44 half pans (I love lots of colours myself) very sleek steel)hasn’t rusted yet. Magnets stick and Half/full pans with magnets fit perfectly! 1/2 inch deep (1.5 cm) 6 in (15 com) x 4 in (10.5 cm) I can easily fit 2 in my small purse. They can also fit other things. They are with the Canada Tourist stuff. I also love the medeen 42 colour spinner plastic watercolour set with a waterbrush mixing area and sponge. Very sleek As someone who wants both all the colours possible and travel possibilities these are great. I peel out the crappy original medeen paint and put good paint from tubes you prefer instead. Leave open to dry. I use the Canada tins primarily for gouache in half pans as that is better for gouache vs the spinner pallets which are better for watercolour. Note I don’t use every colour IN every painting I just love all the colours and do several convenience pre mixes for watercolour and gouache and also use both together often. Have fun everyone. This was a very enjoyable video. And the casual way you said and showed watercolour painting while paragliding. Lol. That’s a new one, pretty epic.
Mini Altoids tins will hold five half pans easily, six depending on manufacturer and wall thickness. Careful scrapping and smoothing will usually allow six but orientation and order of installation matter. It took me a couple of tries to succeed in getting them in, getting them out may require tools. The makeup case idea is great! Kudos to the one who figured that out. I find the sketch book and water source more difficult to carry everywhere. While I can get a small sketch done with an ounce /ounce and a half of water it's really not enough to really rinse brushes between colors without some cross contamination.