Hello art loving friends!  I'm continuing my series on handmade watercolor comparisons and today I'm talking about blue.  Light blue, sky blue...I'm not really sure what to call it.  Now in my defense, all four of these colors were purchased in sets, so I didn't seek them out individually this time just to end up buying the same color over and over again.  These colors are all very similar and behave the same way on paper.  They all add a little something to the set in which it was purchased and are great for bright sunny skies with fluffy white clouds.

So let's dive in!

1.  First up, Sky from Artistic Isle Watercolors.  Back in March I bought this amazing set of 16 colors poured into water bottle caps.  It was an awesome price for all those colors and it included a small porcelain palette, a small watercolor sketchbook, a size 12 brush, an HB pencil, and a ballpoint pen.  What a bargain!  Lindsey isn't offering these sets anymore, but if you watch her website she occasionally has other deals like this.  As you can see from the photo, it's my favorite of the bunch and I've almost used it all up.

2. Salt Water by The Sprout Creative.  Salt Water came in a set of three colors called The Seaside Collection.  I bought this set pretty early in my paint collecting journey.  Mostly to paint water scenes, which I have found that I'm not very good at (yet) and sadly I haven't used this set as much as I thought I would.

3. Blue Sky by Jazper Stardust.  Back in March when we went to Moab, Utah for vacation I decided I absolutely had to have the Southwest Travel set from this maker.  The twelve colors in this set couldn't be more perfect for painting the southwestern scenery that I saw while we were there.  Some of the colors are a little difficult to rewet, but overall I really love this set and I enjoy having all the colors curated in a neat package for me.

4. River by Ruby Mountain Paint Co.  River was a color included in the Fresh Air Collection that Kate had in her shop this summer.  I admired this collection of seventeen colors from afar and when she had a sale I jumped on it.  It's a wonderful set of earthy colors, perfect for landscapes, and I really enjoy having it.

So there you have it.  Four versions of this color from different makers.  I'm sure to have this color on my palette for a long time and it is definitely one that I would replace when they are gone, since I use it so much.

I think for the next post I'm going to tackle Yellow Ocher.  It's a great one to discuss with fall coming up and it being a pretty standard color that everyone (surely) has on their palette.