My absolute favorite watercolors of all time is by a company called a
A.GALLOW hand made in Italy especially the color Notturno, and their olive green, I believe Jackson's art just started selling them now.
As for mixing grey, I mix all the colors that I'm using on that 1 piece and dilute it... u may think "omg mudd" but I water it down and it just ties in the whole piece by bringing in a shade... but "mud" isn't something you should be afraid of, especially when it comes to shadows
I am intrigued by the Whiskey Palette story and excited to read more about its genesis. I love the format of your think and share stack writing. It feels conversational and engaging. I look forward to the next one! ( with watercolors I create gray using the colors and hues from the palette I’m using. I can lighten it if needed by adding more water..
Thanks for the feedback! The whiskey painters group story really is charming. I’m glad you found it interesting, too. And funny about the grey.... I think that is a common approach. I know that any range of color pairs can make beautiful grey (a video in an earlier post was on that .... showing different two-color grays - fascinating). Give a bit of orange and blue a try, and you’re off on a range of gray, for example, or even some browns, depending on the ratio. Thanks for reading and commenting!
My absolute favorite watercolors of all time is by a company called a
A.GALLOW hand made in Italy especially the color Notturno, and their olive green, I believe Jackson's art just started selling them now.
As for mixing grey, I mix all the colors that I'm using on that 1 piece and dilute it... u may think "omg mudd" but I water it down and it just ties in the whole piece by bringing in a shade... but "mud" isn't something you should be afraid of, especially when it comes to shadows
Thanks for commenting. I am always intrigued by the colors and approaches people use and share.
I am intrigued by the Whiskey Palette story and excited to read more about its genesis. I love the format of your think and share stack writing. It feels conversational and engaging. I look forward to the next one! ( with watercolors I create gray using the colors and hues from the palette I’m using. I can lighten it if needed by adding more water..
Thanks for the feedback! The whiskey painters group story really is charming. I’m glad you found it interesting, too. And funny about the grey.... I think that is a common approach. I know that any range of color pairs can make beautiful grey (a video in an earlier post was on that .... showing different two-color grays - fascinating). Give a bit of orange and blue a try, and you’re off on a range of gray, for example, or even some browns, depending on the ratio. Thanks for reading and commenting!
I really love payne’s gray. I had a teacher who swore by neutral tint, but I haven’t tried it yet.
Ooo yes Payne’s grey is my go to as well 🙌🏻
A very interesting read 👌🏻 I had no idea why my watercolours came in that little tin box. Now I do !!
I have to admit I haven’t used my watercolours in years 😅
I’m a contemporary painter but I use mostly thick acrylic and a big industrial sander 😆😆
I really enjoyed the read. Thank you for sharing ✨
Thanks so much for reading and commenting!