Unique Drawing Tool - When wet from dipping into water, or applied onto wet paper, the Watercolor Sticks are an expressive and fun tool for drawing directly with watercolors. Comfortable to hold, and the end can be sharpened for a more precise drawing tip. When sharpening, be sure to save the shavings, those are pure DANIEL SMITH Watercolor! You can add water to the shavings and turn them into liquid paint in a small dish or container. Make Your Mark - With DANIEL SMITH Moonglow watercolor Sticks you can:
- Draw directly onto dry or wet paper for different line characteristics
- Soften your lines with a wet brush
- Blend colors with your wet brush both on the paper and Watercolor Stick
- Rub the Watercolor Stick onto paper, then, with a wet brush, take up pigment and paint just as you would with paint in a pan or palette
- Add water to create light washes using your brush
- You can build up layers using the Watercolor Sticks directly for rich, saturated colors
- Draw over painted areas with the Watercolor Sticks adding detail or line work
- Create texture by applying the Watercolor Sticks in different ways both wet and dry
The Moonglow Watercolor Sticks are made with the same superior pigment that the DANIEL SMITH Extra Fine Watercolor paints are made with. Moonglow Watercolor Sticks have no fillers or waxes - they are DANIEL SMITH Watercolor paint made with pure pigment and gum arabic, so the paint releases easily with a wet brush. The Watercolor Sticks are a “pan in your hand”, they are DANIEL SMITH Watercolor paint shaped into stick form, baked, wrapped in a label and ready to draw and paint!
The DANIEL SMITH Moonglow Watercolor Sticks have the same properties of granulation, transparency, staining and lightfastness as the corresponding color does in the DANIEL SMITH Watercolors in tubes, because they are made with the same pigment.
Pigment Power - Moonglow watercolor Sticks offer the exact same superior intensity as DANIEL SMITH Watercolor Paints. No clay fillers or waxes of any kind, so they easily release their pigment into rich, vibrant color just like dried DANIEL SMITH Watercolors do in your palette.
