When you think of pink, what comes to mind? It might be spring flowers, playful hearts, flamingos and sunsets…pink can pack a lot of power, especially when you’re working with the pure pigment of DANIEL SMITH Watercolor Sticks.

Use it sparingly to add a little extra warmth and glow, blend it with yellows and other colors to create a variety of skin tones, or be brave with bold pops of bright fluorescence.

Enjoy these insights from some of our Brand Ambassadors who use pinks regularly in their work.

In the video clip above, Lorena Massa shows how she blends skin tones with pinks. She highlights the importance of knowing which colors are transparent versus semi-transparent. In the clip below, she shows how to use an Opera Pink Watercolor Stick to intensify the depth of florals or portraits.

Gabriel Stockton uses touches of Opera Pink in this video clip to add the essence of warm sunlight peeking through an overcast sky on to his beach umbrella.

In this clip, Sabine Dreher shares her tips for working wet on wet with Watercolor Sticks.