"We're all different, but there is something kind of fantastic about that isn't there?"
- the Fantastic Mr. Fox
A couple of weeks ago I got my amazing watercolor order in the mail which are made by Amé from Eventually Everything Mixes which is based in Berlin, Germany. She makes "handmade, cruelty free watercolour paints" (as her websites states and I wholeheartedly support!) and with my order she kindly sent a few of her colors in dot samples which works so amazingly well together & form a beautiful fall palette.
The order came in the lovely matchbox and I decided to stick the dots on the business card which then can be placed in an ATC pocket holder for storage. I ordered Ludwig in the "full pan" which Amé uses recycled bottle caps for, which is wonderful! Oh sadly a little dot broke off, but I had some empty pans and could manage to get the most of the pieces in there, so no loss there. Plus this way I also get to use that sweet little matchbox! The sizes of the dots cards are super generous and they will last you quite a while, depending on the size of paintings you do of course!
These are swatches of the colors: Monte Amiata/Raw Sienna , The cardinal from the ritual set, The Bloodmoon, Celadonite from her Earthy Trio set, Mossy McMoss & Ludwig (which has a beautiful golden sheen/mica in the paint). I absolutely adore these colors together, some are granulating and have a great dispersion pattern. Some of these colors are from sets, but eventually she might release them individually as she did with the Berlin set, but that is still unsure at this point. As her paints are hand mulled they are subject to limited stock, so as always it's best to stay updated via Instagram to see when the new update will be online at her shop.
I wanted to see if I could use the dots card colors for a project for fall and I decided to use this great fox stamp designed by Olga Helwein for ALL&Create, which really suited the "mood" I wanted to convey. These colors just play SO nicely together! I LOVE the granulation the Blood moon has, the soft earthy green tones of Celadonite and Mossy McMoss are beautiful for the colors of foliage and gives a nice counterweight to the red brown tones. A pop of the raw sienna as an eye catcher (literally, LOL!) and spatters to blend in the background as a finishing touch to the coloring.
The quote is written with Tombow Fudenosuke and highlighted with a sakura gel pen. This was such a wonderful water color play session and I am super delighted to have found a handmade watercolor brand/shop based in Europe :) I'm super excited to see her next newest releases as I do believe she has an awesome unique color range offered at her shop. I mean, check out warlock & Pluto!
Adding this art journal page to Art Journal Journey theme of Fantasy - because of the fantastic mr. Fox quote - such a great movie which i highly recommend if you haven't seen it yet :)
Hope you found this week's WCW show and tell useful and hope you have a great rest of the week!
The page is simply stunning and that colours from Berlin look fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI love your fox page - what a fantastic stamp and used in your unique beautiful style! WOW! So happy to see this linked to AJJ Cheetarah! Happy September and thank you for joining us at AJJ again! Much appreciated! Big hugs, Susi
An awesome journal page. The fox is a fantastic image and the colours you used look super. The names of the paints are super, you are lucky to have such a lovely selection to use.
ReplyDeleteThank you for linking this great page to my theme at Art Journal Journey.
Yvonne
I am in love with this journal page, Cheetarah. I especially LOVE the fox and the way it looks like vintage wiring diagrams and schematics. I adore this and love everything about it, including those yummy perfect colors, too. So glad you joined us again at Art Journal Journey, because it fits Yvonne's fantasy theme so well!
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