Organize your Watercolor Paints with Swatch Cards!! No More Swatching on the Flat Page!

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Tired of boring swatch charts? In this video, I’ll show you a fun and creative way to swatch your watercolors by making sports card style swatch cards which can be arranged in customized palettes captured into a 6 ring sketchbook binder with rearrangeable pages!
We’ll walk through:
✅ How to design and cut swatch cards
✅ Tips for painting neat, vibrant swatches
✅ Organizing your colors for quick and easy use
✅ Why creative swatching makes painting more inspiring
Whether you’re brand new to watercolor or looking for a fresh approach, this method will make your supplies into an organized collection!
🛒 SHOP THE SUPPLIES MENTIONED
(Some links may be affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission to help support my channel—at no extra cost to you. Thank you, I truly appreciate your support!)
Lightwish 6 Ring Binder - 15 sheets - https://amzn.to/4o579O4
Lightwish 6 Ring Binder - 20 sheets - https://amzn.to/3KqgWQj
Sportscard Storage Binder - https://amzn.to/48JrOCG
Waterproof Ink for Rubber Stamps - https://amzn.to/4gX5ZBQ

🎨 Watercolors:
• $: MeiLiang Travel Watercolor Set, 52 Color - https://amzn.to/44U1r9A
• $$: Windsor & Newton Cotman 45 Half Pan Set - https://amzn.to/4eSqUF4
• $$$: Daniel Smith 24 Color Half Pan Set with Extra Case - https://amzn.to/46NjHE8

🧻 Watercolor Paper:
• Good: Canson XL Mixed Media 9” x 12” Pad, 60 sheets - https://amzn.to/40r92ey
Canson XL Mixed Media 7” x 10” Pad, 60 sheets - https://amzn.to/4nLLsTI
Canson XL Watercolor A4 Pad, 30 Sheets - https://amzn.to/4kIkqKg
Canson XL Watercolor A5 Pad, 30 Sheets - https://amzn.to/4kIhqgU
• Better: Meeden 100% Cotton Watercolor Block, 10” X 7” - https://amzn.to/458JEgm Meeden 100% Cotton Watercolor Block, 15” X 10” (actually 11”) - https://amzn.to/40oxZqW
• Best: Arches 100% Cotton Watercolor Travel Journal 6” x 10”, 15 Sheets - https://amzn.to/4lzlEsq
Arches 100% Cotton Watercolor Pad 9” x 12”, 12 Sheets - https://amzn.to/3U7yQJf
Arches 100% Cotton Watercolor Pad 10” x 14”, 12 Sheets - https://amzn.to/4lxkcXr

🖌️ Brushes:
• Good: Princeton Velvetouch Series 3950 Brush Set - https://amzn.to/4kKMZqk
• Better: Princeton Aqua Elite Series 4850 Brush Set - https://amzn.to/4eXeE67
Princeton Neptune Series 4750 Brush Set - https://amzn.to/40Wjkn2
• Best: da Vinci Watercolor Series 5280 Deluxe Brush Set - https://amzn.to/4nWVly1
da Vinci Watercolor Series 5240 Deluxe Brush Set - https://amzn.to/40Wjgni
Princeton Neptune ½” Oval Brush : https://amzn.to/3K1jmV7

✨Additional Basics:
Spray Bottles - https://amzn.to/4kN9sDc
Paper Towels or Cotton Rags
✨MEEDEN ART: Shop at Meedenart.com with the code COLORFUL12 and get up to 12 % off SITE WIDE!
✨”Nice-to-have” Non-Essentials and “Maybe Someday” List:
Mixing Trays:
Meeden 3-Well Ceramic Palette - https://amzn.to/3IztKTu
Meeden 8-Well Ceramic Palette - https://amzn.to/4eXcfbP
Meeden https:Large Porcelain Paint Palette - //amzn.to/4kP4B4B
Water Dish: Meeden 2 Deep Well Paint Brush Wash Bowl - https://amzn.to/3UkrrWQ
Tape:
Scotch Blue Painters Tape, 1” Wide - https://amzn.to/3Iziruq
Meeden Artist’s Tape, Assorted Sizes - https://amzn.to/40oeFKC
Masking Fluid - https://amzn.to/4f0ASUY
Masking Fluid Applicators - https://amzn.to/44Nvm4N
Drawing Pencils with Kneaded Eraser - https://amzn.to/4lB6QcM
Kneaded Eraser - Faber-Castell Kneaded Eraser with Case - https://amzn.to/44TkAbF
Waterbrush Set - Chromatek Aquapens, Set of 6 - https://amzn.to/40mdgUQ

Sketchbook:
• Good: Canson XL Series Watercolor sketchbook - https://amzn.to/46i2fYo
• Better: Lightwish Watercolor Journal 5” x 7” - https://amzn.to/4kIxGyn
• Best: Arches 100% Cotton Watercolor Travel Journal 6” x 10”, 15 Sheets - https://amzn.to/4lzlEsq
Sketchbook Clamp: Golden Hollow Wire Binder Clips, 4 Pc. - https://amzn.to/4ltyAjA
Tabletop Easel:
Meeden Tabletop Easel - https://amzn.to/4nU2jUj
Meeden Desktop Easel with Storage Drawers - https://amzn.to/44ZHHBL
Household Salt and/or Rubbing Alcohol for special effects

💬 Let me know in the comments—what’s the first thing YOU want to paint? Have you tried any of these items? Please let me know how they’re working for you!!
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