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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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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! 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 soothing collection of natural pigments found all around the place we all call home, Mother Earth! With pigments derived everywhere from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Luberon region of France, this palette is a tour of our planet's rich mines of color. This set comes in our CfM Small Palette , which we love for its handy mixing wells and easy-to-clean design. 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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We just can't help ourselves, the colors keep on coming—so much so that our original Custom Feels blends set has expanded not once, not twice, but thrice! Pair your Max Feels with our Core Collection 48 Palette and Final 14 Palette to complete your CfM handmade watercolor collection! This set comes in our CFM X Large Palette , which we love for its spacious mixing wells and easy-to-clean design. All of our premade sets 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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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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Each sheet of this unique paper has a single raised circle at its center, ideal for color wheels, circle-framed portraits, worlds, portholes, spirals– the possibilities are endless! Blind debossed watercolor paper, bound at the top edge. Letterpress printed by The Aesthetic Union in San Francisco. 6" x 6" / 20 sheets / 140 lb. / acid…

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Ultimate CfM Watercolor Bundle includes all our faves in one place with a savings of $43! If you are want to try out our collection of handmade watercolors specific to our shop, some of our travel brushes, and paper offerings – this is the best place to start! Included in the bundle: • The Seriously, All the Feels Palette (24 of our custom blended handmade watercolors) • our beloved CfM matte gold travel watercolor brush in size round 8 and round 4 • CfM Tiny Paper for watercolor • CfM Postcards for watercolor • CfM Letterpress Printed Circle…

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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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This one-stop-shop palette highlights artist and CfM instructor Julie Cloutier 's knack for joining beauty with clean functionality. To fill the smaller circles, just squeeze in tube watercolor or gouache until you have a little dome in each, then leave the palette to dry (usually a few days). Once the paint firms up, you're ready to create; use the larger, empty circles as mixing wells! These items are final sale and cannot be returned or…

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With this bundle, you save $6! We're excited to offer our mini bundles with just enough of the good stuff to get you going! This mini bundle includes three of our favorite CfM blended handmade watercolors that build to be a lovely alternative set of primaries and is super fun to mix to create some great secondary and tertiary colors! All you need is some watercolor paper (we recommend our Classic Pads or Watercolor Postcards ) and a bit of water and you're ready for a whole lot of painting!

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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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Our favorite replacement mechanical pencil lead! Pentel’s Super Hi-Polymer pencil lead is one of the strongest and highest quality leads on the market. Formulated to improve strength, retain darkness and smoothness, and reduce the risk of breakage. We offer it in the HB which is a wonderful general-use pencil lead hardness. 12 leads / pack Available in - 0.3mm, 0.5mm, 0.7mm, &amp…

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We're so excited to offer a curated, rotating selection of our handmade watercolors in Art Toolkit's cutest mini pans, so you can build your own ultra-portable set! Seconds quality means there are some deeper cracks in the paint, and the pans might be filled slightly low—or maybe a bit too high! These variations do not affect the integrity of the paint. The Art Toolkit Pocket Palette can fit up to 24 mini pans; the Demi Palette can fit up to 12. The mini pans are exactly half the length of Art Toolkit's standard pans, so you can mix-and-match sizes in your palette!

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Lovely hardcover watercolor books for you to fill with your creations! The gently textured, 250lb sheets can hold up to layers and wet-on-wet work. Perfect for studio and travel ! Small measures 5.5 x 5.5" / Medium measures 7.7 x 7.7" 60 pages each / cold press / natural white…

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This next size up from our best-selling CfM Small Palette fits double the paints—up to twenty-four of our handmade watercolors ! We love these sturdy palettes for their easy-to-clean design and 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 2.75" x 1/2" when closed. Imported from Germany.

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This slim and sturdy palette fits up to twenty-four of our handmade watercolors ! It's slightly wider and flatter than our standard Medium Palette , so it's even easier to slide in your backpack with your paint journal! Includes an empty palette with a white lid and silver base. Medium swatch card is also included. Measures approximately 9" x 3.5" x 1/2" when closed. Imported from Germany.

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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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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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We love Art Toolkit palettes for their sleek, all-metal design and ultra-portability! We're so excited to offer two sizes and colors of these adorable, pocket-sized cases, each in its own screenprinted canvas drawstring bag. Build your own dream set with our handmade paints in Art Toolkit's Standard and Mini sized pans—you can find them all here ! Art Toolkit's Pocket Palette can fit up to 12 Art Toolkit Standard Pans or 24 Mini Pans (pans sold separately). The case measures 3-5/8" x 2-1/4" x 1/4" (~92mm x 64mm x 7mm) when closed.

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Mop brushes are naturally fluffy and soft—wonderful for creating light washes or calligraphy script. The bristles puff out a bit, which lends toward beautifully varied brush strokes. They're also handy for lifting a good amount of water when making premixtures! Our premium quality brushes have coated wood handles labeled with our classic gold lettering, and synthetic bristles that fit into a metal ferrule. Imported from Germany. NOTE: please keep the plastic and metal wire wrapping ON! Removing this will ruin the brush, as the wrapping holds the brush hairs together!

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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 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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