Petal Shadow – Professional Handmade Watercolour /* BASE STYLES */ body { font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; color: #333; margin: 0; padding: 0; background-color: #f8f8f8; } main { max-width: 960px; margin: 20px auto; background-color: #fff; border-radius: 12px; box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 30px 20px; } h1 { font-size: 2.5em; color: #2c3e50; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 20px; } h2 { font-size: 1.8em; color: #34495e; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eee; padding-bottom: 5px; } p { margin-bottom: 1em; } ul { list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; } ul li { margin-bottom: 0.5em; } a { color: #3498db; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s ease; } a:hover { color: #2980b9; text-decoration: underline; } table { width: 100%; max-width: 500px; margin: 20px auto; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 0.95em; } table, th, td { border: 1px solid #ddd; } th, td { padding: 10px; text-align: left; } th { background-color: #f2f2f2; font-weight: bold; color: #555; } .swatch-info, .reco-text { font-style: italic; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 15px; } hr { border: 0; height: 1px; background: #eee; margin: 30px 0; } /* VIDEO CONTAINER STYLES */ .video-container { position: relative; /* 9:16 aspect ratio (16 / 9 * 100) */ padding-bottom: 177.78%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 540px; /* Max width for vertical video, centered */ margin: 30px auto 10px; border-radius: 8px; box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); } .video-container iframe { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; } Petal Shadow – Professional Handmade Watercolour Swatch Painted on: Saunders Waterford, White, Rough, 100% Cotton, Mould Made, Acid Free, 300 gsm Watercolour Paper Video Demonstration See Petal Shadow's unique ability to shade white and yellow flowers without creating muddy green tones: Key Features Designed with Michele Webber to solve the problem of shading white flowers. Soft Lilac Bias ensures clean shadows on yellows, avoiding muddy greens. Granulating for beautiful texture and depth in your washes. Semi-Transparent for smooth layering and delicate glazes. Low Staining for easier lifting and blending. Outstanding AAA Lightfastness. Description Petal Shadow is a beautifully nuanced watercolour designed in collaboration with In The Studio With Michele Webber. This unique color was specifically created to add shadow to white flowers without overpowering their delicate nature. With a soft lilac bias, it can also be used on yellow flowers without the risk of creating unwanted green tones, making it an invaluable addition to any floral artist’s palette. The combination of pigments in Petal Shadow creates a delicate and versatile hue that allows for soft shading and depth, perfect for adding dimension to lighter petals. This watercolour is ideal for floral compositions, where subtlety and precision are required to maintain the natural elegance of the subject. Whether you're working with pale whites, soft yellows, or delicate pastels, Petal Shadow provides a gentle, natural shadow effect that enhances the beauty of your artwork without detracting from the focal points. Its transparent nature allows for smooth layering and seamless transitions between light and dark areas. Click here to read about how we make our Finest Professional Watercolours We Recommend Using distilled water with all our watercolours to keep each pigment at its purest form. Got questions? Please feel free to message us. We’re here to help! Our watercolours are perfect for artists of all experience levels, from beginners to advanced, who value high-quality materials. Technical Information Attribute Value Pigments Monoazo Yellow / Ceruelan Blue / Quinacridone Magenta Pigment C.I. Number P.Y 3 / P.B 35 / P.R 122 Series 3 Lightfastness AAA Opacity Semi-Transparent Granulation Granulating Staining Low Staining Regulatory & Safety Information California Proposition 65 Notice: California law requires us to provide the following notice: This product contains Cobalt & DMDMH (a preservative that can release small amounts of formaldehyde). These substances are on California's Proposition 65 list of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer when exposure exceeds very strict limits. Our watercolours remain safe for normal artist use. Learn more at www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.