Resources

Below are links to assorted resources. Most are websites with interesting information. Jump to:

ART     WRITING     TEMPLATES     OTHER


Art

General

Stretching Paper A video on stretching paper by watercolour artist Paul Pitsker.
Winsor & Newton Range Contains links to information on the composition (incl. pigments), characteristics and permanence of the Winsor & Newton range of products.

Watercolours

Désiré's Watercolour Blog Contains a very informative list of pigment characteristics, organised by pigment number. Pigments discussed are: Green, Yellow, Red, Blue, Orange and Purple.
Liron Yanconsky's YouTube videos Contains informative videos on various technical aspects of watercolour painting.

Acrylics

Atelier Interactive Colours Contains a colour chart. Clicking on the colours opens separate pages with information on pigments, undertones and coverage.

Illustration

Analysing Hergé's Storytelling By Strip Panel Naked. An overview of how Hergé formatted his pages and structured his illustrations in order to achieve clarity.

Writing


Templates


Swatch Templates The A4 size template has swatch panels large enough to create gradations and mixes. It can be printed onto paper using a laser printer. Two variants are available for download:
24 Swatches per page
2-Column Style(designed to be cut to form strips with 12 swatches per strip)

Other


Copyright Agency This is the Australian organisation that collects licence fees and distributes copyright royalty payments for writers, publishers and visual artists.