Discover the ULTIMATE minimal watercolor palette for landscape painting!

Today I share my thoughtfully designed 12 color New Zealand watercolor landscape palette, perfect for plein air work, sketchbook painting, and outdoor painting. This highly selective, minimal palette is specifically curated for coastal painting in New Zealand, but the principles apply to any artist interested in limited palettes, anywhere in the world there is landscape !

I walk you through:

The 12 specific New Colors chosen for the palette.
A detailed explanation of how the colors work together for mixing a harmonious landscape range.
How this palette fits into my current drawing and painting sketchbook setups.
This video is designed for artists interested in using minimal watercolour palettes, mastering coastal and landscape painting, improving plein air sketching, and focusing on capturing atmosphere over fine detail.

Follow it through for the discussion on convenience tube colors and why I chose Jane’s grey and PWC Shinhan Paynes Grey.

NEW WATERCOLOR LANDSCAPE PALETTE (NEW ZEALAND) 12 COLORS

• Blues SKY ATMOSPHERE SEA
Ultramarine Blue
Cerulean Blue
Phthalo Blue

• Earths ROCK SAND HEADLANDS DRIFTWOOD
Raw Sienna
Quinacridone Gold
Burnt Sienna
Burnt Umber

• Greens NZ BUSH COASTAL SCRUB LANDSCAPE FIELDS AND TREES
Olive Green
Undersea Green

• Reds / Neutrals ACCENTS EVENING LIGHT SHADOWS
Permanent Alizarin
Jane’s Grey

• Darks STORMS SILHOUETTES
Paynes Grey

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