Daniel Smith Watercolour Mineral Marvels 36 Dot Card Set

The Daniel Smith Watercolour Mineral Marvels 36 Dot Card Set contains 9 themed dot cards each with 4 generous blobs of Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolour Paints. With 36 large dots in total, this set offers a great introduction for artists looking to try out Daniel Smith's unique colours made from minerals and semi-precious gemstones. Most colours in this set granulate - adding another element of magic to your painting!

Each of the 9 cards has a theme - choose from rockin' reds, red sands, baked earth, royal purple, red earth, metamorphic black, oceanic, blue beauties and green gems. All you need to do is take a wet brush and touch it to the watercolour dot to activate the colour. Once your paint brush is loaded you will be able to wash beautiful colour onto your chosen watercolour surface. This set also has the benefit of being easily transportable - just pop it in your pocket or bag for painting on the go! Find out more about the colours on each sheet by clicking the 'colours' tab above.

Each of the dot cards measure approximately 6cm x 8cm and has 4 different dots of colour.

Rockin Red

These 4 Dots are PrimaTek Watercolours made from semi-precious gemstones and minerals ranging from vivid pink to earthy pink to rich reddish brown and black with warm buff in washes.

• Rhodonite Genuine – Germany
• Garnet Genuine – Brazil
• Minnesota Pipestone Genuine – Minnesota, USA
• Bloodstone Genuine – Alaska, USA

Red Sands

These 4 Dots are PrimaTek Watercolours made from semi-precious gemstones and minerals ranging from warm golden bronze, to soft red and copper to pinkish brown.

• Bronzite Genuine – Brazil
• Red Fuchsite Genuine – Brazil
• Burnt Bronzite Genuine – Brazil
• Red Jasper Genuine – India

Baked Earth

These 4 Dots are PrimaTek Watercolours made from semi-precious gemstones and minerals having a rich colour resembling baked earth ranging from rich reddish browns, to cooler neutral browns.

• Yavapai Genuine – Arizona, USA
• Sedona Genuine – Arizona, USA
• Tiger’s Eye Genuine – Burma
• Burnt Tiger’s Eye Genuine – Burma

Royal Purple

These 4 Dots are PrimaTek Watercolours made from semi-precious gemstones and minerals in beautiful shades of lavender, violet, purple and reddish purple.

• Purpurite Genuine – Colorado, USA
• Amethyst Genuine – Brazil
• Sugilite Genuine – Africa
• Hematite Violet Genuine – Utah, USA

Red Earth

These 4 Dots are PrimaTek Watercolours made from minerals that are reminiscent of earthy reds, and rust to browns found in deserts.

• Hematite Burnt Scarlet Genuine – Brazil & Utah, USA
• Piemontite Genuine – Alaska, USA
• Mummy Bauxite – Australia
• Sicklerite Genuine – Colorado, USA

Metamorphic Black

These 4 Dots are PrimaTek Watercolours made from semi-precious gemstones and minerals which are nearly black in mass tone and lighten with water into deep blue and green or grays.

• Sodalite Genuine – Greenland
• Zoisite Genuine – Australia
• Hematite Genuine – Brazil & Utah
• Black Tourmaline Genuine – Brazil

Oceanic

These 4 Dots are PrimaTek Watercolours made from semi-precious gemstones and minerals in watery blues from the deep blue ocean to shallow tropical seas and green ponds.

• Mayan Blue Genuine – Texas, USA
• Kingman Green Turquoise Genuine – Arizona, USA
• Diopside Genuine – Australia
• Green Apatite Genuine – Canada

Blue Beauties

These 4 Dots are PrimaTek Watercolours made from semi-precious gemstones and minerals tell the story of how throughout history people have loved the colour blue and sought to capture the colour for personal ornamentation as jewellery and now as gorgeous watercolour.

• Kyanite Genuine – Brazil
• Lapis Lazuli Genuine – Asia Minor
• Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Genuine – Arizona, USA
• Blue Apatite Genuine – Brazil

Green Gems

These 4 Dots are PrimaTek Watercolours made from semi-precious gemstones and minerals in beautiful greens ranging from aqua to sunny yellow green to deep forest green.

• Amazonite Genuine – Brazil
• Fuchsite Genuine – Brazil
• Jadeite Genuine – Canada
• Serpentine Genuine – Australia