Aquarius PASQUALINO FRACASSO PALETTE 24

Roman Szmal Aquarius Pasqualino Fracasso Palette – 24 Watercolors Masterful Atmosphere, Light, and Dynamic Contrasts The Roman Szmal Aquarius Pasqualino Fracasso Palette is a breathtaking set of 24 full pans, curated in collaboration with Italian watercolor master Pasqualino Fracasso. This palette is the ultimate tool for artists who want to paint large, atmospheric landscapes, vibrant urban scenes, and dramatic, light-filled skies. Who is Pasqualino Fracasso and what is his style? Pasqualino Fracasso is an internationally award-winning artist, renowned for his incredible ability to capture the essence of light, air, and space in his paintings. His style is bold, dynamic, and highly expressive. Rather than getting bogged down in minute details, he creates the illusion of reality through strong temperature shifts (warm vs. cool), sharp tonal contrasts, and the free-flowing movement of water and pigment on the paper. What is the logic behind this 24-color palette? The genius of Fracasso's palette lies in its multidimensionality. It is not just a collection of hues, but a carefully considered arsenal of transparent, opaque, and heavily granulating pigments: Opaque and Pastel Shades (Buff Titanium, Lavenda, Naples Yellow Light, Blue Sky): Fracasso uses these to create mist, dust, urban atmosphere, and soft, diffused light.Granulating Texture Colors (Aquarius Black, Shadow Violet, Goethite, Cobalt Sea Blue): These are essential for creating the illusion of rough walls, asphalt, and deep, living shadows.Glowing and Transparent Hues (Transparent Pyrrole Orange, Quinophthalone Yellow, Phthalo Blue): These inject the painting with pure, sparkling light and maximum color saturation. Paint like Pasqualino Fracasso – Expert Tips: Misty Distances: Use the set's opaque shades (Lavenda and Blue Sky) to paint distant mountains or background buildings. Their opacity naturally creates an atmospheric haze, pushing those elements visually into the background.Lively, Textured Shadows: Never paint a shadow flat. Fracasso loves granulating colors. Drop Shadow Violet or Aquarius Black into a wet shadow area and let the heavy pigments settle into the paper's texture. This instantly creates the look of weathered brickwork or rough pavement.Striking Light and Warmth: Place a bold, clean stroke of Transparent Pyrrole Orange or Gold Ochre right next to cool, greyish shadows. This extreme temperature contrast will make the light in your painting truly glow!24 Full Pans: Buff Titanium, Cherry Quinacridone Red, Quinacridone Pink, Mineral Violet, Shadow Violet, Aquarius Black, Naples Yellow Light, Transparent Pyrrole Orange, Veronese Red Earth, Cobalt Sea Blue, Transparent Turquoise, Lavenda, Quinophthalone Yellow, Gold Ochre, Cyprus Burnt Umber, Blue Sky, Phthalo Blue (GS), Cobalt Blue, Nickel Azo Yellow, Goethite, Caput Mortuum, Van Dyck Brown, Aquarius Green, Ultramarine Intense.