DIY Water Color Travel Set

As promised: Here is my diy travel water color set :)
I hope this is helpful and that you all have loads of fun making you own :))

[@missmicchan]

Awesome Maria! You're right, it's so much cuter carrying around the tin case instead of that white one :) It's so nice and compact! Thanks again for doing this video xoxo

[@palestblue]

Thank you so much :))

[@CLeigh315]

Thank you for this tutorial! It's amazing how much space is saved by using the little tin, and it's so much cuter!

[@palestblue]

Yes, I love my little water color set so much! :) Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment!

[@zeynepbelirgen8665]

Thats cool but I think you could've use the actual palette because its actually not too big

[@palestblue]

+Zeynep Belirgen Of course :) but this box is so much prettier, don't you think?

[@Olshia666]

I've put my watercolours in a stainless steel cigarette box I got online, it looks prettier and fits in small pockets. Also you can use an empty camera film can for water. Or a waterbrush.

[@mintymiller5841]

What an amazing idea!, Thank You You are so incredible.

[@cednocon]

OMG this is so cool! I wish I knew about this before!!! Thanks for sharing. I cant tell you how many times I've had those plastic watercolor cases fall apart or break on me. (I admit, I dropped one and it shattered in half lol) The tin can case is such a great idea... I'm loving it! I'll have to remember to send you a Christmas card this year!

[@KittyWitch27]

I just made this, awesome idea. I happen to have an h20 brush which is awesome. But I also found in my stash a travel paint brush which is two parts that screw together to make a full brush. Fits perfectly in the set when broken down. Thanks for the idea

[@palestblue]

KittyWitch27 That is so awesome!! :) I am very happy that the video inspired you to make your own travel kit. Have a ton of fun with it!! :)

[@millamuuz]

Lovely idea!!! I really have to start using water color. :)

[@palestblue]

Thank you so much :)

[@gigi-oy1go]

why dont you just use the travel kit that you cet the acrylic from

[@FairyFee33]

Love it!

[@palestblue]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment :)

[@rorirants9468]

Awesome! Off to hunt for some tins... thanks!!

[@palestblue]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting :)))

[@carolineweisenfeld5572]

Hey I've watched this video a couple times and I love it!! You do a great job of explaining it and I just ordered a mint box by newmans own. It seems that the brand you have isn't sold in the U.S.!! Anyways thanks so much for the vid!!

[@BellaObear]

Super great idea. :D

[@palestblue]

Thank you so much ^__^

[@TracyReinhardt]

Thanks Maria, that was great! Tracy

[@palestblue]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting! :)

[@SuperXrunner]

very cool idea!!

[@palestblue]

+SuperXrunner Thank you :)

[@MD-xi7ii]

this is an creative way of making your own travel watercolour set , just as i was looking for thanks maria :) . i was just wondering what the dimensions for the mint box, so i can maybe get a different box

[@FILIPP0100]

Your paint was "already" in a travel set! Der.....

[@palestblue]

I know :) The idea was to have a compact travel set that is also very pretty to look at :) I really loved this mint tin, that is why I wanted to use it instead of the white plastic travel set! Thank you so much for watching!

[@HYRULEHISTORIA]

you should try super gluing those cheap magnets that come in the mail to the bottom of the pans

[@narzq]

i would suggest that you spray paint the inside with a white appliance enamel for better color reference and rust prevention. also if you use self adhesive magnet strips on the bottom of the paint pans, you can easily replace or remove pans as needed.

[@palestblue]

+narzq Great ideas, thank you so much! :)

[@ambarrose]

It's a lot better I'm trying to do my own in this last weeks but still I couldn't find a tin that I loved and my water colors are not in a small container like yours so it's harder.

[@MaAngelicaTan]

where can i get that watercolor pocket set? thankyou :))

[@palestblue]

+maria angelica Tan Thank you so much for watching the video :).This is the pocket set I used in this video: www.amazon.co.uk/Daler-Rowney-Aquafine-Pocket-Paint-Set/dp/B000NM75VM

[@tessvlog]

Hallo, kannst Du mir verraten wo es die Farben, Kleber und Mints gab? danke :-)

[@palestblue]

Aber klar :) Die Farben habe ich in einem Künstlerbedarf-Laden gekauft (idee Kreativ zB hat solche Sets). Den Kleber gibt es überall wo es ein Bisschen bessere Schreibwarenauswahl gibt (Karstadt zB) oder auch wo es eine gute Kleberauswahl gibt (Obi zB). Die Mints gibt es in manchen Bioläden (die Marke heißt Rapunzel) oder auch im Internet zu bestellen (zB auf Amazon). Viel Spaß beim basteln und malen!! :)

[@abbyyogeswaran3126]

u cant just take the white box

[@boxotories]

i thought about that too lmao. Its small enough to take it everywhere

[@abbyyogeswaran3126]

exactly

[@samdian9988]

she already said that she wanted a smaller container, which the tin is.

[@yoleeisbored]

i have the same Dalery Rowney travel set. its not exactly as pocket fitting as a mint tin (like an altoids tin) so this is much more convenient

[@debl3063]

The tins are cute, though.

[@alessandro7p]

sorry I can not find the box, can you help me ?

[@palestblue]

Alessandro Pierfelice Unfortunately all I could find was a link to Amazon germany. But it seems that they used to be available on Amazon.com as well - maybe they will restock? www.amazon.com/Rapunzel-Organic-Mints-Lemon-Metallschachtel/dp/B002R6KASW

[@V33v0]

+Alessandro Pierfelice I know your post is a year old, but I found that Walmart carries a brand of mints called "Newman's Own Organic Mints" that look very similar to this. www.walmart.com/ip/Newman-s-Own-Organics-Ginger-Mints-1.76-oz-Pack-of-6/17194748

[@PumpkinPails]

Won't it rust terribly?

[@palestblue]

+GummyTumor I don't think it's made of iron or an iron alloy, so it won't rust. It might corrode over time, but metals used as tins for food are usually coated with a layer that will protect the material from corrosion. So I believe as long as one doesn't scratch the surface too badly it should be okay :). There are no visible signs of corrosion yet :)

[@PumpkinPails]

+palestblue Great! I'm gonna go hunt down the perfect mint tin, now. Thank you for replying. :)

[@waverlywillman7424]

You should use magnets instead

[@palestblue]

+Waverly Willman Thank you so much for the idea :) I found that tacky glue was the cheaper solution and it still holds the pens in the tin quite securely.

[@spotoboy]

If you already own licquid watercolors, and you want to make a small dry portable one; then you buy something that comes in any tin box. Glue in some half pans and go. IF you bought a nice set of half pans in a travel case with a nice mixing lid and a slot for a brush>>>>>>>use it. It's not that big. Use it and go paint. don't play art material games with your head. All you need to make great art is a pencil. paper. eraser,pencil sharpener.

[@palestblue]

+Kenny Young Thank you very much for all the great ideas! I filmed this video quite a while ago and have since moved into a small Schmincke case that is quite slim and small and fits into my urban sketching kit :) I totally agree, it is not all about having a ton of stuff, it is all about creating all the time, no matter what one has at hand...

[@Olshia666]

I'm not sure why people here be so snobby about how someone else keeps their art supplies; use this, don't do that, do things another way... No! I love to keep my watercolours in a metal tin, it looks better, has nice weight to it so taking it out to paint is that more satisfying. And the fact that i don't have an awkward white box sticking out of my handbag also pretty great because i take my set EVERYWHERE as opposed to just for travel. Really surprised this video was so misunderstood.

[@DestinyTran]

Wait isn't that putty? Not to be rude, but it looks a lot like museum putty...

[@palestblue]

It is a kind of putty I guess, but has a little bit of a different consistency than museum putty. Museum putty will work just as well I am sure! :)

[@TheNovemberlight]

I'm pretty sure it's white "blue tac"

[@magicoolpixie]

its blu-tac... not clay glue...

[@palestblue]

+magicoolpixie Thank you so much for watching this video and for taking the time to comment! No, this is not blu-tac. Blu-tac is the name of a specific product made by a specific brand that is not available where I live. I used a similar product which is produced by the company Pritt and is sold as "Pritt Sticky Tac" in English-speaking countries.

[@yoleeisbored]

its just generally called "adhesive putty"

[@ezraoberheim1081]

If you're already buying a pocket set, why would you even bother with the DIY portion...?

[@palestblue]

Why not? The mint tin is prettier, smaller and lighter...