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Yes Craig Young is still in business (unless some recent misfortune has befallen him) as he had just made the insert for John as a present. Look back at John’s Roberson pallet and you will see that it has a clean “L” shaped insert holding the paints.
- Introducing My New Watercolour Palette
- Laying Out The Palette
- How Much?
- Addendum
I’m delighted to finally be able to introduce you to my new Binning Monro watercolour palette from The Little Brass Box Company. At the beginning of January 2018, and after much research (and procrastination!) I finally bit the bullet and committed myself to invest in a handmade brass watercolour palette by John Hurtley of The Little Brass Box Comp...
The way I’ve set my paints out to date has been quite intuitive, especially in the larger Holbein 1000 where there are far more pans that I have paints to fill! I’ve tended to just group colours together such as blues, yellows, browns and leaving spaces around these groups for whenever I add in a new colour, such as a cadmium red or orange etc. For...
There are no two ways about it. A handmade watercolour palette of this sort is a huge investment. This one, in total with a bespoke colour choice for the external enamel, came in at £410. It’s also the type of investment that I’m not sure you can ever realistically expect to attribute a financial return on. A painting done with this palette will no...
Having invested in such a beautiful palette, I was mindful of how best to protect and look after this palette. I started off by keeping it in an old fabric shoe protector, the type you sometimes get it posh hotels. While this was fine, it didn’t quite feel like a perfect ‘match’. For Christmas, I was royally treated with a voucher for a one day wor...
Jan 3, 2018 · The Watercolor Paint Box Company - Craig Young. *THE* name in custom boxes. You can wait from six months to a year. I heard he has retired and his son Robert is now making the boxes. Same quality so not to worry. Boxes are brass and enameled inside and out from a selection of colors. UK. The Little Brass Box Company - John Hurtley. Exquisite.
Many famous people who paint have them including the singer Tony Bennett, the actor Gene Wilder, both friends of the Reid's, and some important corporate figures. Steven Spielbergs wife has one. Each box incidentally has an engraved plaque with name or initials on it. This is the only bit of the box that Craig doesn't make personally.
Aug 8, 2016 · Monday 8 August 2016. Yay...I've got a Craig Young palette. In case you haven't heard of them, here's a link to. Craig Young Palettes - Watercolor Paint Box Company. I've been on the waiting list for this palette for over a year and finally I have one - they're Handmade to your specific requirements. Can't tell you how thrilled I am with it.
Nov 8, 2012 · Craig Young sells twice as many Roberson type boxes compared to the Binning Monro type – possibly due to the fact that there are so many professional artists using the Paint Box. There are, however, some high profile astists who use the Binning Monro/Craig Young Palette Box – David Curtis, Trevor Chamberlain and Robert Brindley amongst them.
