Let's Fill my Huge Lightfast Studio Gouache Mother Palette!

[@FridaBeautyBird]

The number of psych-outs about the video ending was crazy! I was always glad when it kept going. At about 20 min you were like, "I don't know if you're still interested". Girl, I was here til the end wanting more! 😂

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Haha, I was indecisive!

[@tart377]

Oh man I really need to use up more of my watercolors before I invest in a new medium, but gouache is looking really fun

[@thefrugalcrafter]

It works well with watercolor so you can use them together!

[@berolinastrassmann]

I hear you! You can always use white gouache with your current watercolours to make them more opaque. It's a good (and cheap) way to find out if you like the medium. Just one tube can get you started.

[@tart377]

@thefrugalcrafter oh great to know, thanks! I'd love to see a tutorial showing this- I'll do a search in case it already exists :)

[@tart377]

@@berolinastrassmann good idea, thank you!

[@badsworthcats]

I have learnt so much more about mixing watching you play than all the reading I have done

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Great to hear!

[@TJPruitt]

You mentioned Prussian Blue, I love it. Too of my favorite artists used and use it. The late Bob Ross, and currently Steve Mitchell of the Mind Of Watercolor. I have three or four different Prussian Blue’s on my palette lol.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

It is lovely!

[@tracyvis2101]

I like to plan by placing my tube in the well and then accessing if it’s where I want the color before I squeeze it out. I love this palette. It’s my favorite ceramic palette!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Awesome!

[@Joe_Maysky]

I loved this Lindsay! I don't have a dedicated gouache palette yet--just blobs squeezed around the edges of my big watercolor palette while I've experimented--and I agree it doesn't require nearly as much gouache to get a richly pigmented mix in my experience. As fun as it is to watch fresh paint get squeezed out, my favorite segment was the mixing experiments from roughly 42:40-51:00--your addition of Cad Orange both to the green and when you added too much were helpful; orange is a tough color to tone down for shadows on fall leaves for example and I rarely think to add green; blue of course sends it straight to brown or gray, while a deep red can sometimes still look too vibrant. Inspiring to start playing with my gouache again!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Nice! It sounds like your method works great!

[@pattirodriguez2249]

All I have to do is get some gouache,then I’ll be ready to go! You got me psyched up for gouache painting!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Yay!

[@andreaizumoto9180]

The only paint wasted is what stays in the tube. Love this. Just did a quick page in my journal with this as a reminder. ❤

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Nice!

[@Obsidian_Iris_]

Thank you so much for this demonstration of your thought process when filling a large palette, especially when having a lot of tubes and when mixing name brands. I wouldn’t have thought to start by placing the primary colors equidistant in the palette and adding hues to the left and right depending on whether it’s cool or warm, with neutrals in the corners. I see you left some spaces empty; if starting from zero, would you recommend deciding on an even number of hues for each primary color, and an equal number of cooler and warmer hues for each primary color before you start? I also appreciate the tips and explanations you provided while deciding which hues to place where, such as adding more or less paint depending on how it’s affected by drying in the palette or how much you use as it is, or how much for mixing, etc. I got a visual of a young Severus Snape writing tips that improved his potions in the margins of his textbook 😂. Seriously, we are fortunate to benefit from the knowledge and expertise you've gained from your experience. As always, thank you.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you, I recommend doing a warm and cool version of each primary color, burnt umber or burnt sienna, yellow ochre and titanium white at a minimum. You can add other colors as you see fit after that.

[@claychick100]

My Holbein gouache cracked quite a bit. I added a drop of glycerin and some water and reactivated it and that did the trick!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Nice!

[@marytesta3003]

Lindsay, you really amuse me. What we see is what we get! You put a big smile on my face watching you clean up a mess😂

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I'm so glad! 😆 🤣 😂

[@nadeaner.cowley513]

Amazing video!!! I love palette setup and swatching videos!!! Thanks for sharing !!! ❤❤❤

[@thefrugalcrafter]

You are so welcome!

[@diannedupuis2960]

This is so helpful and inspiring! Thank you!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

You are so welcome!

[@Grognardlass]

This was so much fun to watch, thank you. I always keep a piece of watercolor paper near me when I’m working because I hate wasting paint and I will wipe my brush clean on it before putting it into the rinse water. I will also do it when I need to clean a palette off, wetting what’s left and brushing it off on a piece of watercolor paper. You’re heading into abstract-land that way and it’s fun to see what comes out.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Great idea!

[@ChantelleArts]

so satisfying ☺☺

[@thefrugalcrafter]

It really is!

[@jam4441]

Really enjoyed watching you mixing colours. Many thanks.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@allfame95]

I thougt it was just a normal round pallete but the moment i saw your hand i never thought the pallete would be that big and then i read your captions and it says mother pallete. Yeah that pallete is really MOTHERING!! 😂😂

[@thefrugalcrafter]

It sure is!

[@jennw6809]

I'd been wondering if I'd somehow missed the video of you filling this palette! Glad you posted this. I finally poured my DaVinci gouache in some full pans; it's been drying and now this makes me excited to try it.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@Bloomkyaaa]

You make excellent videos to play in the background like a podcast sort of thing. You can easily keep up with the video with how much you talk and glance over every few minutes for an update. People love that! My only complaint is you should have put the initial primary colors in the big pointy triangular looking wells!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I know! I realized that after 😆 🤣 😂

[@sanctityjohnson289]

Such a beautiful palette 😍

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks!

[@ginabadeaux9319]

nice colors ,i love paint so much ,i made a small wet palette but need to make a big one like this

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Go for it!

[@berolinastrassmann]

I clicked on this thumbnail so fast! 😂 I knew it would be fun to watch as I enjoy your spontaneity and free association chats. Of course colour mixing is always a bonus and fun to watch. It would be good to see how the paints behave once dry. That is my biggeSt doubt when considering making a Gouache dry palette. You ask, at mid point, if we are still interested. Yes🎉. I am here and enjoying it to the end. I was so happy when th video kept going, even after the goodbye greeting 😅. You could have editedthat out... But you give us the real thing, in true Lindsay fashion.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

😆 🤣 😂 yes, it was a wild ride 😆

[@lisathaviu1154]

I’ve been using old plates for gouache but I should really look into a palette like this.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Plates work great too!

[@sonyaoart]

I love this palette so much but it would take up most of my desk space. Enjoyed watching yours being filled and the mixing. My stencils arrived today and I’ve already used one of the grids! They are going to be so useful 😊

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you so much!

[@janepeters1941]

When I joined a painting group years ago, the instructor was an actual artist, he suggested that instead of using black which can be very harsh was to use Payne's Gray. This is what I have used since. What is your opinion Lindsay ?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I don't use black too often and rarely panes grey. I usually mix my blacks from other colors I have used, like regular and green or blue and brown. I do like having a black in gouache in case I can't get a mixed black dark enough because the opacity and matte texture can make darks appear lighter. If I do use black, it's near the end, and I mix it in colors I've used and sprinkle it around a bit so it doesn't look like a black hole on my painting.

[@Obsidian_Iris_]

The system isn’t showing that Lindsey has replied yet so I came to add that she says this every time she provides a painting demonstration. Her wording is almost verbatim of your art teacher.

[@olderendirt]

Great video, Lindsay. Fun mixes and relocating was good to see. Yes, Bosom Buddies was a fun show. I'd forgotten about that! Thanks for sharing this. 😊

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@gwensimmons_gigi1629]

Which would be easier: scrubbing out the color or cutting a wedge of water color and covering over the color, Lindsay? I am assuming covering would render less damage to the WC paper also?? 🎉 Great vid!!😂

[@thefrugalcrafter]

It's gouache so it will cover any staining, I think that's easier.

[@128titanic]

Hello, Lindsay. Thank you so much.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

You are so welcome!

[@Obsidian_Iris_]

It’s so ironic that you mentioned Bosom Buddies! Last week, I thought about it and other sitcoms with great theme songs that made the music charts,or should have. I also thought about the shows that featured a duo or group of actors that had one or more become really famous, like Tom Hanks and Robin Williams.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Mork and Mindy! Loved that one!

[@gwensimmons_gigi1629]

Oh Lindsay, always fun watching you swatch!! Thanks for my afternoon entertainment! 🎉😂👍🏾💜 Two weeks later…. 😂 Is the blending solution like the TimH alcohol blending medium??

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I don't know, the blending medium is propolyne glycol.

[@MariaIsGrateful_]

I look forward to the time I have dedicated space for my art. I will expand what I create and mediums I use. ❤

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Sounds great!

[@MariaIsGrateful_]

I want to start using some gouache for MM w watercolor. Looking for a basic set that is affordable. ❤ Appreciate all your videos.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I like this shinhan set of 12: amzn.to/3ZynW2U

[@GraceAnnaShack1]

Wow what a great palette im new to guoache ty for your videos your amazing

[@thefrugalcrafter]

You are so welcome!

[@AafkeVultink]

Oh lord. I have a porcelain palette. Missing one spot made me squeel lol (I have the 32 one of jacksons and i love it. Used it for several years now. Dont regret buying it. )

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Nice!

[@MeganDeeMarie]

This is why I don’t use gouache very much as well. I don’t like using tube mediums. I like dried down mediums, crayons, pencils etc… I just got a gansai tambi set in hope that it will give me a gouache like experience but it’s already formulated for pans. I’ve only just tried it so I still have to see if it gives me what I want.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

It might get a bit shiny in thick applications but it's similar.

[@susanthompson3873]

Thanks Lindsay!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

You are so welcome!

[@Vikiwastestime]

Question: is the color-wheel stencil you used one of your's or by someone else? It seems like it would be very helpful and faster than using the compass, etc. Share the source? Thanks for all you teach us.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

It's from this affordable set: amzn.to/4eyS2HN it's actually for painting mandalas but they work great for color wheels!

[@sjsj687]

I liked bosom buddies too. The actress is Holland Taylor (an unusual name),

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Such a fun show!

[@Orchidblue24]

I had a watercolor instructor tell me to put the watercolor in the shallow area of the well. By doing this the watercolor won't sit in a pool of water. Then it will give you a place to make a pool of watercolor for painting a larger area. Have you ever heard of this? I'm hoping to do a little gouache painting this winter. Thanks!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

You can get slated palettes for this. I set up a palette like that once, it was nice for large brush painting.

[@vanessaalton7172]

Do you have past videos that dive into Warm and Cool? Or would you make one or have one another artist did you recommend? I struggle with this and am always thrown, especially with the blues!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Yes I have, I like to use a split complimentary system. I have a very old video on it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2fCdHmphL1ma8ksi=eLUuQtlEIqZhAPcn

[@vanessaalton7172]

​@@thefrugalcrafter💖 thank you!

[@allysonberry8708]

Me telling you to put your main primaries into the pointed wells and moving on from there…gaaa! Too late! 😂

[@thefrugalcrafter]

😆

[@sidani_gamer]

Thanks!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Aww, thank you for the support!

[@badsworthcats]

You could use all your stamps on your new page…❤ then use it as a card base…

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Good idea 💡

[@qvmarlins3506]

Off topic question: Lindsay I got the Art Whale watercolors and they are all cracked in my pans. I heard someone suggest putting a drop of gum Arabic into each pan. Would you concur? The gouaches are pretty but I’m refraining from getting into another medium

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I'd use glycerin or honey as it will help them retain more moisture. More gum arabic may make them shiny and harder to rewet.

[@qvmarlins3506]

@@thefrugalcrafter thanks!

[@carried9130]

There's something about seeing a brand new palette set up! Scotland has mold issues with some paints...I bought some jars of Shimmerz watercolors and 2 went moldy after only 1 use. I did let them dry a couple days before capping and putting them away. None of my other watercolors have molded but I'm boiling and cooling water from now on for painting. Do you know how long boiled water can be stored for painting?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I have no idea. I have a gallon of tap water I keep under my table for filling and I go months before I use it up because if I go upstairs to dump water I refill at the sink.never had a problem here.

[@carried9130]

​@@thefrugalcrafter ​thanks! I'll keep a good sized jug of boiled water and keep an eye on it. Yeah, mold gets insane over here: foods go quicker, washing machines can develop it, a spray bottle I had for my plants, my coffee machine's water reservoir, having 2 paints go moldy...I've never seen anything like it before.b

[@joymiller9668]

Is blending medium better than glycerin for gouache paint?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Yes, because it's less likely to make it shiny

[@joymiller9668]

@@thefrugalcrafter thank you for the information!

[@lora9664]

I totally identify with having to move my paint in the palette. lol. I have to do it every time! Why don’t I lay all my paints out first???

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Haha, even when we do we forget one or two!

[@boyinblue.]

Are the DaVinci paints light fast?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Yes, at least the colors I bought are, I am not sure about all the colors they sell tho.

[@boyinblue.]

@@thefrugalcrafter thank you for the reply! I'll be sure to look into them ❤

[@pattirodriguez2249]

What set should I buy,I am starting with nothing?

[@sallygreenfield6991]

I really like the Holbein mixing set of gouache. It was the first set of paints I bought, and I've tried tons of other kinds since and don't like anything else more.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I have a video ranking my favorites, if you are good at color mixing the golbein set of 5 is good but you get 2x the paint with the shinhan set of 12 for the same price and I really like that selection of color.

[@Linda-qq5mg]

It’s nice to see the gouache painted! The colors look bright and beautiful! I like gouache, but forget to use it! Thanks Lindsay.🤗😉

[@mjpete27]

I am struggling with the same question! I have watched so many gouache videos and I believe that you just gotta try and few different brands and decided after painting a few pictures. I have purchased several so far, Holbein, ShinHan, Utrecht, W&N, Schminke Akademie too. I have reluctantly NOT purchased DaVinci gouache as I LOVE DaVinci Paints! Lindsay’s review has me waiting, yet she plunked it into this huge porcelain palette! I want transparency from my watercolors and flat opaque coverage from gouache! So far I have just one good painting experience with the Utrecht brand from Blick’s! I need to paint more of the options that I have purchased. I hope you share your choices too.

[@annelizevangraan7776]

Which would you say is better, the Talents 20 ml or the Schmincke 60 ml. They are almost the same price in South Africa

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I have not tried the schminke but that would be 3x the amount of paint so I'd probably get that!

[@ilonavandertang-vos2198]

Realy?! Here the Schmincke is 3 times the price of other pro brands! I've seen other revieuws saying the Schmincke is a great brand! I have the talens and don't consider them pro. They are not niwce to work with.

[@tribalstyle138]

I admit, I am going nuts that the browns aren't behind the reds and olive green behind the greens! but its easy to say that an hour into a video haha

[@thefrugalcrafter]

😆

[@BornAgainFarmGirl]

Low Energy Content 😮, Never would I call your channel Low Energy 😊/Every pallet I set up … I make a mistake, is so annoying 😮.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

It is!