"Bucket full of blooms" 11" x 10"After my last workshop someone mentioned that they've
been steering clear of Payne's gray lately and trying to
incorporate Indigo Blue instead...might be something to
try...I do find myself going to the "dark" side every once
in a while and not being too happy with the outcome..so
maybe a switch in pigments is in order...any other "dark"
favorites out there?
A very dark, if not the darkest, blue is : Indanthrene Blue .
ReplyDeleteI have it in Windsor & Newton but I don't know if we can find it in another cie.
Phthalo green blue shade mixed with perylene maroon is about as dark as one can get in watercolors.
ReplyDeleteI love both - Paynes grey and Indigo!
ReplyDeleteI used to like Daniel Smith 'Moonglow' as I like purple in my darks, but sometimes got rather dull areas, which didn't separate as Moonglow is supposed to. Now, for purple darks I add a little pink to the Winsor & Newton Indanthrene Viviane mentioned.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful--I do like the Indigo for a dark blue.
ReplyDeleteAnnelein, I love this dark painting - it has lots of life even though it is "dark." I must order some of the WN Indanthrene folks are talking about.
ReplyDeleteI posted one of my workshop pieces on my blog today: http://mary-artadventures.blogspot.com/
I described your process -- if I erred in my description, do let me know. I loved the workshop and others who follow my blog wish they could have attended. You have a wide following in the blog world.
I've always used Indigo blue, actually its my favorite for darks. Much better than Paynes Gray.
ReplyDeleteI attended Donna Zagotta's workshop recently and she used neutral tint to darken colors. It is a great "neutral" dark. Also she used alizarin with ultramarine.
ReplyDeletehow many ways can one say, Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI tend toward ultramarine, but I usually paint with oils, too. Your results here are wonderful, no matter what the pigment names were!
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