DANIEL SMITH is the Innovative Manufacturer of Beautiful Watercolors for Artists Worldwide, and makes the largest range of watercolors of any manufacturer, more than 240 colors. The 240+ color collection includes the exciting PrimaTek watercolors made from minerals (like Amethyst) plus other unique colors (like Moonglow) not available elsewhere, and Luminescent Watercolors which allow artists to capture the luminescent colors that exist in nature that regular watercolors cannot capture!
Pigment Power ā Watercolor Sticks offer the exact same superior intensity as DANIEL SMITH Watercolor Paints. No clay fillers or wax of any kind, so they release their pigment easily just like the dried DANIEL SMITH Watercolors in your palette do into rich, vibrant color.
Paint & Mix ā directly from a Watercolor Stick by applying a wet brush. Perfect for plain air and travel. No watercolor palette needed.
Unique Drawing Tool ā Watercolor Sticks are an expressive and fun tool for drawing directly with watercolors. Comfortable to hold and the tip can be sharpened for a more precise drawing tip. When sharpening, be sure to save the shavings, those are pure DANIEL SMITH Watercolor! You can add water to the shavings and turn them into liquid paint in a small dish or container
DANIEL SMITH, is the Innovative Manufacturer of Beautiful Watercolors for Artists Worldwide, now offers a smaller, 5ml tube in 88 of their most popular colors, including some of their PrimaTek watercolors. DANIEL SMITH makes the largest range of watercolors of any manufacturer, more than 240 colors are available in the original 15ml tubes. The 240+ color collection includes the exciting PrimaTek watercolors made from minerals (like Amethyst) plus other unique colors (like Moonglow) not available elsewhere, and Luminescent Watercolors which allow artists to capture the luminescent colors that exist in nature that regular watercolors cannot capture!
DANIEL SMITH has acquired a unique supply of the precious mineral Amazonite from Brazil. It’s a strong pure color that is completely transparent, non-staining and lifts easily for mazimum versatility. Gorgeous by itself, Amazonite Genuine is an especially beautiful mixer with reds making gorgeous violets! Natural Amazonite Genuine provides all the magic of the hills and forests of Brazil. This lovely teal shade of feldspar microcline, a precious mineral, was named for the Amazon River and was used in ancient times as war paint by fierce female warriors. In addition, legends state that when you wear a piece of Amazonite you will harmonize your soul and be attuned to the spiritual dimension. Small carvings of Amazonite were tucked into a baby’s bunting to sooth and pacify. A shared piece of this lovely teal mineral was believed to enhance and further unite the union of soul mates.
DANIEL SMITH is the Innovative Manufacturer of Beautiful Watercolors for Artists Worldwide, and makes the largest range of watercolors of any manufacturer, more than 240 colors. The 240+ color collection includes the exciting PrimaTek watercolors made from minerals (like Amethyst) plus other unique colors (like Moonglow) not available elsewhere, and Luminescent Watercolors which allow artists to capture the luminescent colors that exist in nature that regular watercolors cannot capture!
DANIEL SMITH has acquired a unique supply of the precious mineral Amazonite from Brazil. It’s a strong pure color that is completely transparent, non-staining and lifts easily for mazimum versatility. Gorgeous by itself, Amazonite Genuine is an especially beautiful mixer with reds making gorgeous violets! Natural Amazonite Genuine provides all the magic of the hills and forests of Brazil. This lovely teal shade of feldspar microcline, a precious mineral, was named for the Amazon River and was used in ancient times as war paint by fierce female warriors. In addition, legends state that when you wear a piece of Amazonite you will harmonize your soul and be attuned to the spiritual dimension. Small carvings of Amazonite were tucked into a baby’s bunting to sooth and pacify. A shared piece of this lovely teal mineral was believed to enhance and further unite the union of soul mates.
Excellent Lightfastness, Transparent, Non-granulating, Non-staining
DANIEL SMITH Extra Fine Watercolors – classic watercolors of unsurpassed purity and permanence. The vision in the formulation of DANIEL SMITH watercolors was twofoldā;
First and foremost, to produce watercolors that are the best in lightfastness and permanence.
Second, to offer a selection of truly unique colors.
DANIEL SMITH Watercolors are formulated to meet and exceed the highest industry standardsā for the manufacture of artistās paints, and every batch made is tested and analyzed for its performance qualities.
DANIEL SMITH is truly the worldwide leader of watercolors for artists with 240+ beautiful colors in the 15ml watercolors, the most of any manufacturerā. Many are traditional colors relied upon by all artists, and there are many ātruly uniqueā colors made only by DANIEL SMITH that have become so important to watercolor artists.
Unique Drawing Tool – When wet from dipping into water, or applied onto wet paper, the Watercolor Sticks are an expressive and fun tool for drawing directly with watercolors. Comfortable to hold, and the end can be sharpened for a more precise drawing tip. When sharpening, be sure to save the shavings, those are pure DANIEL SMITH Watercolor! You can add water to the shavings and turn them into liquid paint in a small dish or container.
Make Your Mark – With DANIEL SMITH Quinacridone Coral watercolor Sticks you can:
ā Draw directly onto dry or wet paper for different line characteristics.
ā Soften your lines with a wet brush.
ā Blend colors with your wet brush both on the paper and Watercolor Stick.
ā Rub the Watercolor Stick onto paper, then, with a wet brush, take up pigment and paint just as you would with paint in a pan or palette.
ā Add water to create light washes using your brush.
ā You can build up layers using the Watercolor Sticks directly for rich, saturated colors.
ā Draw over painted areas with the Watercolor Sticks adding detail or line work.
ā Create texture by applying the Watercolor Sticks in different ways both wet and dry.