Aquarius ANDRZEJ GOSIK`S PALETTE 24

Roman Szmal Aquarius Andrzej Gosik's Palette – 24 Watercolors Architectural Precision and Painterly Freedom The Roman Szmal Aquarius Andrzej Gosik’s Palette is a breathtaking 24-pan (full pan) watercolor set designed in collaboration with the versatile Polish watercolor master, Andrzej Gosik. Trained as an architect, Gosik is internationally renowned for his stunning cityscapes, portraits, and surreal illustrations (he has even designed over 100 postage stamps for the Polish Post!). What style is this palette suited for and why is it excellent? Gosik’s painting style beautifully marries highly refined architectural realism with the painterly lightness of vibrant, free-flowing watercolor washes. This 24-color palette is built entirely around achieving this stylistic contrast: Perfect Earth Tones for Architecture: The set provides an impressive six different earth tones (such as Burnt Sienna Monte Amiata and the beautifully granulating Hematite), making the rendering of brick buildings, cobblestones, aged facades, and skin tones incredibly natural.An Exceptionally Broad Blue and Green Spectrum: At the heart of the palette is a massive array of blue and green pigments. These allow you to create endless variations of skies, water, and urban foliage.Sparkling Light and Life: Transparent, bright colors like Transparent Pyrrole Orange and Nickel Azo Yellow inject the artwork with a glowing light that makes the main subject pop from the background. Expert Tips: Paint like Andrzej Gosik The Marriage of Precision and Freedom: Paint your main subject (e.g., a building or a portrait) with precision and control using the palette's earth tones. However, leave the sky, background, and cast shadows extremely loose and flowing by using plenty of water and the palette's gorgeous blues, such as Ocean Blue or Cobalt Sea Blue.Lively Shadows: Gosik does not paint flat black shadows. Use the palette's specialty shade, Shadow Violet Light, for the shadows of buildings and streets. It infuses the shadows with incredibly beautiful, multi-colored texture and atmosphere.Urban Greenery: When painting city parks or foliage framing architecture, utilize the set's pre-mixed greens (Sap Green Light or Hooker's Green) and warm them up slightly with Quinophthalone Yellow to capture the feeling of sunlight hitting the leaves. Colours in this set: 362 Quinophthalone Yellow PY138, 308 Nickel Azo Yellow PY150, 355 Transparent Pyrrole Orange PO71, 330 Permanent Alizarin Crimson PR176, 210 Pyrrole Red PR254, 332 Quinacridone Magenta PRPR122, 107 Venetian Yellow Earth PY43, 241 Transparent Oxide Brown PR101, 250 Burnt Sienna Monte Amiata PBr7, 351 Transparent Brown PBr23, 135 Indian Red PR101, 248 Hematite (VS) PR102, 414 Cobalt Sea Blue PB28, 344 Ocean Blue PBr24/PB15:3, 104 Phthalo Green (BS) PG7, 252 Sap Green Light PY110/PG7, 342 Hooker’s Green PY150/PB27, 410 Perylene Green Deep PBk32, 338 Phthalo Turquoise PB16, 226 Blue Sky PW6/PB15:1, 225 Phthalo Blue (RS) PB15:6, 254 Ultramarine Intense PB29, 412 Aquarius Cobalt Blue PB72, 335 Shadow Violet Light PB36/PB29/PR176