Ink and Watercolour Urban Sketch using Colour Triad of Indian Red, Buff Titanium, Manganese Blue Hue
Posted in Art Room Europe France Toulouse

Exploring the Colour Triad of Indian Red, Manganese Blue Hue, and Buff Titanium

Exploring an interesting colour triad for Toulouse buildings and street scenes. The Manganese Blue Hue provides a bright and vivid contrast to the opaque mixes created by the Indian Red and Buff Titanium.

swatches of colours for Toulouse urban sketchers symposium based on the colours suggested by Daniel Smith
Posted in Art Room France Toulouse

For the Urban Sketching Symposium in Toulouse – how to create colours you don’t have

Daniel Smith published their suggestions for painting Toulouse street scenes during the Urban Sketches Symposium. So I experimented with how to mix these from the colours I already have in my watercolour palette.

Header image showing different colour wheels using colour triads
Posted in Art Room Triad Reference

Quick Reference Page for Watercolour Triads Organised by Different Reds and Pink

A quick reference page of different colour wheel combinations organised by shade of pink and red, to asses the colours created when choosing a colour triad for your watercolour sketches.

Watercolour exercise for layering and wet in wet and creating blooms and hard edges.
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Liz Steel Watercolour Course – Lesson 2

Continuing with a new week from the 2026 run through of Liz Steel’s watercolour course by doing the swatching exercises for four of our favourite colour mixing combinations.