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Our response to September 9th, 2020, when smoke and ash from a devastating fire season hovered above the Bay Area marine layer, blocking out the daylight. Custom blended from four of our core pigments, Climate Change is Real represents the color of the sky the day the sun didn't rise. All of our watercolors are handmade in our shop using the highest quality earth and synthetic pigments, plus natural watercolor binding medium made from gum arabic (sap from acacia trees), honey, glycerine, distilled water, and a dash of clove oil for freshness!

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Indigo was one of our first handmade watercolors, a must-have in a palette! This rich synthetic color simulates Genuine Indigo and provides a wide range of tones—at its darkest it appears almost black! Both colors are fantastic for layering, glazing, and color mixing (a little bit goes a long way!) and are wonderfully opaque at full saturation. Genuine Indigo is derived from the Indigofera tinctoria plant through a fermentation process, and further refined to achieve greater saturation and intensity.

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A natural light ochre earth pigment sourced in France, lightfast and semi-transparent. Has a smooth texture and works well as a highlight color. We have some seconds available in this color. We deem a half pan second quality when it is too low, too full or a bit too cracked to sell at full price. Available until we run out! All of our watercolors are handmade in our shop using the highest quality earth and synthetic pigments, plus natural watercolor binding medium made from gum arabic (sap from acacia trees), honey, glycerine, distilled water, and a dash of clove oil for freshness!

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Indigo was one of our first handmade watercolors, a must-have in a palette! This rich synthetic color simulates genuine Indigo and provides a wide range of tones—at its darkest it appears almost black! Genuine Indigo is extracted from the leaves of the Indigo plant (Indigofera Tinctoria) through a fermentation process. It's one of the oldest natural dyes used historically across India, China, and Japan for textiles and printing, and was the only source of the color until around 1900, when it was first formulated synthetically for commercial use.

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An expanded version of our Ultra-Blends 8-color set ! This exciting collection was inspired by our OG color-separating blend, CfM Riverbed . We wanted to try our hand at making even more layered colors—and once we got going, we couldn't stop! Team members were texting ideas, swatches and color scraps covered our work tables, and our resident poets began thinking up fun names . . . while in the span of a week two colors turned into three which turned into seven . . . you get the idea! CfM Ultra-Blends are custom colors with endless possibilities!

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A smooth, semi-transparent and lightfast lake pigment. It’s made by fixing a manufactured French mineral pigment to a natural calcium carbonate base, which gives it a soft, velvety matte finish when dry. All of our watercolors are handmade in our shop using the highest quality earth and synthetic pigments, plus natural watercolor binding medium made from gum arabic (sap from acacia trees), honey, glycerine, distilled water, and a dash of clove oil for freshness! Half Pans measure ~3/4" x 1/2" x 3/8" and contain ~2ml of paint.

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Explore our custom blends with this monochromatic set of eight, including blue and violet tones! This set comes in our compact and elegant Simple Travel Palette in Ultramarine Blue. Our premade sets also include a swatch card letterpress printed by our friends at Aesthetic Union —what better way to get to know your new colors than a meditative swatching session?!

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Our lovely letterpressed watercolor swatch cards! Fits our small tin perfectly and has 14 blind debossed squares to color swatch your CfM watercolors with space below to write the color names! Comes free with the purchase of a premade set.

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100% cotton, cold press watercolor paper with the lovely, soft texture of our dreams! Ideal for watercolor, gouache or inks, and wonderfully compatible with our favorite Nichiban masking tape or liquid frisket . When our manufacturer gauged our interest in colorful glued edges, we of course replied, "Well, how many colors can we have?!" We really didn't anticipate how cute they would turn out—and we're absolutely obsessed! The blocks are glue-bound on all four sides, so your paper stays flat while you paint and as your work dries.

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Pearlescent Watercolors That Delight Add a touch of shimmer and shine to every work of art with the Chroma Blends Pearlescent Watercolor Paint Set! This stunning watercolor set includes 12 beautiful pearlescent shades that bring a unique reflective finish to any project. Perfect for both beginner and experienced artists, these pearlescent watercolors create beautiful shimmery effects that stand out on any page, including both white and black paper.

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This sleek and elegant palette is the perfect travel companion! Each row holds four half-pans of paint, to fit a total of twelve handmade watercolors . Or, choose eight colors and pop a Mini Matte Gold Travel Brush in the middle row—and you'll be all set for your next outdoor painting adventure! Includes an empty palette with a finger loop at the bottom, swatch card, plus two metal spacer bars to hold your paints in place. First time loading your palette? Watch our handy how-to videos!

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Getting serious about watercolor? We've got the palette for you! This sturdy case fits up to thirty-six of our handmade watercolors , with an easy-to-clean design and super-spacious mixing wells! Includes an empty palette with a fold-out mixing tray, swatch card, and a finger loop at the bottom. Measures approximately 9" x 3.5" x 1/2" when closed. Imported from Germany.

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Saturday, July 18, 11:00am - 12:30pm PT This is an online workshop held via Zoom. Mother Nature continues to be one of our best muses! Butterflies have been a popular motif historically in art and design, perhaps for their fleeting beauty and fragility, and watercolour is the perfect medium to explore their iridescent wings. In this session we’ll be studying butterflies & moths and observing their wide range of patterns and textures - their symmetry allows for repetition and practicing techniques.

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These porcelain Hasami dishes with a light grey glaze are perfect for holding our colors, small studio and office supplies, and are also food safe! Available in two sizes: Small: 3.25" in diameter Medium: 5.5" in…

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Compact, easy to grip letter stamps in a playful font! These uppercase and lowercase sets are great to have around for gift tags, cards, cubby labels and more. Try them with our colorful Yellow Owl All-Surface Ink Pads ! Uppercase package measures ~1 .75" x wide x 3.25" long x 1 .75"; each letter is ~1/4" Lowercase package measures ~2" x wide x 2.75" long x 1.75" high; each letter is ~1/4"

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The pen that inspired Case for Making at the very beginning of it all! This premium gel ink pen features smear-proof bio-polymer ink designed for clear crisp lines and smooth writing. Available in 3 variations: 0.25, 0.3, 0.4 line weights.

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JPT America gel ink pen in black, red, and blue ink - super smooth writing, the viscous formula behind the gel ink is what sets this pen apart. The pigment contained in the ink is water resistant and light resistant. Made in Japan.

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We're so excited to offer a curated, rotating selection of our handmade core watercolors in Art Toolkit's standard pans, so you can build your own dream set! The Art Toolkit Pocket Palette can fit up to 12 standard pans; the Demi Palette can fit up to 6. Art Toolkit's mini pans are exactly half the length of the standard pans, so you can mix-and-match sizes in your palette! Each palette includes a magnetic sheet that holds the pans in place, and allows for easy adjustments to your color selections. A fun and efficient system, and all-around perfect day-pack option!

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Nichiban is la crème de la crème of artist tape! Strong and durable, yet super thin and pliable, it peels off your paper like a dream, revealing a perfect edge every time! Nichiban 207 is 15mm / ~.59" wide and each roll measures 50 meters / 164 feet long. Made in Japan.

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The classic composition notebook reimagined! We love these fun and funky color combinations that keep us inspired! Emilio Braga sketchbooks are our favorite, and have been handmade in Portugal since 1918! They are perfect for drawing and writing, even on the go! Every sketchbook has an elastic band and comes with a cardstock sheet that is lined on one side and grid on the other to use as a writing guide since all pages are blank. Size 12cm x 17cm (approx. 4.72in. x 6.69in.) Size 17cm x 23cm (approx. 6.69in.

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Open Studio Days for CfM Art Room! 4035 Judah St, San Francisco, next door to our shop! Studio days reserved especially for our trusted CfM community members! Book a spot, grab your favorite supplies and come hang for the day! We'll have the Art Room set up and ready to host your projects. Think of it as a shared space for focused, creative play—no computers allowed! Just check in at the shop for your door code and come and go as you please from there...grab a coffee next door, pick up lunch to enjoy in the backyard, and spend a cozy day making art!

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This series of paintings was created to celebrate the female purveyors behind the San Francisco restaurant, Flour + Water's, special Women's Month tasting menu. Size 9" x 12" 11 people from our team worked together to collectively create these watercolor paintings, one color mark at a time. Our team is inspired by curiosity, craft and experimentation and we made this series of works in celebration of the visionary women behind each of these beautiful ingredients. We're happy to offer them for sale here as the first original artworks created by our team.

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Eight colors in one, with an easy-to-twist top so you can switch colors as you draw! Please note: we're currently shipping these with a white cap.

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