{"id":1429,"date":"2016-06-20T20:49:27","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T12:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/?p=1429"},"modified":"2016-06-20T21:40:34","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T13:40:34","slug":"my-watercolor-palette-live-portrait-session-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/my-watercolor-palette-live-portrait-session-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"My Watercolor Palette + Live Portrait Session at Hey Kessy Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Choosing colors for a watercolor palette is tricky. I&#8217;m a little OC so up &#8217;til a few weeks ago, my palettes were sorted by brand &#8212; one for ShinHan, one for Holbein, etc. The downside is that I\u00a0had\u00a0to lug\u00a0both palettes around when I paint outdoors. Very impractical, especially since I acquired tubes from other brands (Daniel Smith &amp; Sennelier) which meant I&#8217;ll have to add more palettes for each additional brand. Eek. To avoid that bothersome scenario,\u00a0I devoted an afternoon to testing all the colors and hand-picking ones I&#8217;ll have the most use out of and then I combined those\u00a0into a single palette. Thought I&#8217;d share it here since a lot of folks have been asking me about the paints I use. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/current-watercolor-palette.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1430\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/current-watercolor-palette.jpg\" alt=\"watercolor palette\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/current-watercolor-palette.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/current-watercolor-palette-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/current-watercolor-palette-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/current-watercolor-palette-113x113.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/current-watercolor-palette-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since I paint mostly people with the occasional landscape or urban background, I decided on a rainbow spectrum of colors &#8212; their warm and cool iterations &#8212; plus a few neutrals. This way I&#8217;ll get to mix a large variety of the other hues I might need.<\/p>\n<p>Top row, left to right: Cobalt Blue Light (Holbein), Marine Blue (Shin Han PWC), Viridian (Shin Han PWC), Hooker&#8217;s Green (Sennelier), Leaf Green (Holbein), Hansa Yellow Light (Daniel Smith), New Gamboge (Daniel Smith), Pyrrol Scarlet (Daniel Smith), Quinacridone Rose (Daniel Smith), Permanent Red (Shin Han PWC).<br \/>\nBottom row, left to right: Vandyke Brown (ShinHan PWC), Helios Purple (Sennelier), Quinacridone Gold (Sennelier), Davy&#8217;s Grey (Holbein), Payne&#8217;s Grey (Holbein), Permanent Violet (Holbein), Mineral Violet (ShinHan PWC), French Ultramarine (Daniel Smith), and Pthalo Blue (Daniel Smith). \u00a0[info on where to shop these brands are below]<\/p>\n<p>Below is an illustration I made using only the paints from this palette.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BGmKy_Dtrt-\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by Cynthia Bauzon-Arre (@arncyn)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-06-13T13:30:06+00:00\">Jun 13, 2016 at 6:30am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><br \/>\n (If you think the characters look familiar, that&#8217;s because they&#8217;re based on Augustus and Hazel from &#8220;<strong>The Fault in Our Stars<\/strong>.&#8221; I&#8217;m currently working on illustrations inspired by YA films, a wonderful idea suggested to me by talented artist &amp; letterer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abbeysy.com\" target=\"_blank\">Abbey Sy<\/a>. So excited to make more. :D)<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m very happy with this combination because it has everything I need &#8212; just look at the colors that can be mixed from this selection on the charts I placed beside the palette. If you&#8217;re looking into getting into watercolors and are panicking over what pricey set to buy, try determining the colors you need first and then purchase individual tubes &amp; pans and make your own set \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>ShinHan PWC and Sennelier tubes are from <a href=\"http:\/\/artwhale.com.ph\/\">ArtWhale<\/a>\u00a0(can be ordered online)<br \/>\n Daniel Smith tubes are from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/DEs-Artroom\/100010260972328\">DE&#8217;s ArtRoom<\/a>\u00a0(they&#8217;re based in Cebu but you can also order online)<br \/>\n Holbein tubes are from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deovirarts.com\">Deovir Arts<\/a> (SM North Edsa, Quezon City)<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\n Last Saturday I had a live portrait session for Hey Kessy&#8217;s\u00a0Father&#8217;s Day Celebration. When Dinny (of Hey Kessy) asked a few weeks ago if I &#8216;d be willing to do it, I hesitated\u00a0but, as expected, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arnold-arre.com\">dear husband<\/a> said that I&#8217;ll never know that\u00a0I can if I don&#8217;t try. I practiced using Arnold, random faces on Pinterest, and my cat (:D) as the models, grit my teeth\u00a0and finally messaged back\u00a0in the\u00a0affirmative.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BGy3vRTtrqM\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by Cynthia Bauzon-Arre (@arncyn)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-06-18T11:53:41+00:00\">Jun 18, 2016 at 4:53am PDT<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I sat in the store for 3 hours, from 10 am to 1\u00a0pm and was able to draw three friendly faces. \u00a0I&#8217;m thinking that if I had chosen an afternoon schedule,\u00a0there&#8217;d probably be more walk-ins but I was thankful\u00a0for the relaxed pace.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/live-portraits-cynthia-bauzon-arre-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/live-portraits-cynthia-bauzon-arre-2.jpg\" alt=\"live portraits by cynthia bauzon arre\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/live-portraits-cynthia-bauzon-arre-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/live-portraits-cynthia-bauzon-arre-2-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/live-portraits-cynthia-bauzon-arre-2-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/live-portraits-cynthia-bauzon-arre-2-140x94.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Each portrait took about 20-30 minutes to make. I was worried about not capturing resemblance exactly but I relaxed once I set my mind that given the setup, all I could do were caricatures at the most&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/live-portraits-cynthia-bauzon-arre-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1432\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/live-portraits-cynthia-bauzon-arre-1.jpg\" alt=\"live portraits cynthia bauzon arre\" width=\"700\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/live-portraits-cynthia-bauzon-arre-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/live-portraits-cynthia-bauzon-arre-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/live-portraits-cynthia-bauzon-arre-1-450x225.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On hindsight, I&#8217;m glad I accepted the gig\u00a0because painting from life with the models actually knowing that I&#8217;m painting them &#8212; as opposed to sneakily painting people in a coffee shop &#8212; is a great\u00a0experience. We had to do it for art class in college but the\u00a0subjects\u00a0were either classmates or hired\u00a0models. This time, my\u00a0subjects really had the intention of having me draw them, which\u00a0gave me a boost of confidence. Save for Danry who I already know from comic-related\u00a0events, I got to know really\u00a0nice people beyond just &#8220;hi&#8217;s and hello&#8217;s&#8221; and that was wonderful.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Hey Kessy, I have a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/workshops\/\"><strong>Shrink Art Workshop<\/strong><\/a> there on July 2! I resurrected my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/arncyn\">Youtube Channel<\/a> and made a How-to Make-Shrink-Art video so you&#8217;ll have a taste of what we&#8217;ll be doing there,<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rrqveOET2NA\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Please sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1Khukhn1jX7yjr45FNqhwKDxb3BW2znIFA30UOFRZxec\/viewform\"><strong>via\u00a0this\u00a0form<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0if you&#8217;d like to learn how to make shrink art out of your doodles too! Class fee is P1500, inclusive of materials and light snacks.<br \/>\n*More details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/shrink-plastic-workshop-hey-kessy\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choosing colors for a watercolor palette is tricky. 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Very impractical, especially since I acquired tubes from other brands [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[32,84,112,56,33,65],"class_list":["post-1429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-and-design","tag-illustration","tag-painting","tag-shrink-art","tag-shrink-plastic","tag-watercolor","tag-watercolors"],"views":7188,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1429"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1429"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1436,"href":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1429\/revisions\/1436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}