Some days it easier to make art than others. I started today’s watercolor in the same manner as yesterday. I drew three contours with my 4B pencil. I interrupted the shape that runs diagonally from lower left to upper right, with a pair of parallel, gently-curved lines. Yesterday I discussed the bi-tonal qualities of Daniel Smith’s (DS) Rose of […]
I used the same basic pigments as in yesterday’s painting: Ultramarine Rose and Ultramarine Blue. Having left the dish with the rose pigment overnight, I noticed that it separated into red and blue components. Closer inspection of my tube of Daniel Smith Ultramarine Rose revealed the pigments PB29 (ultramarine blue) and ‘quinacridone red’, noted as PV19 (actually a […]
Today’s watercolor experiment: I have really been enjoying the Moonglow pigment, manufactured by Daniel Smith. Previous posts using this pigment include: Discontinuous Bird of Paradise, Concentric and Granulation. Its component pigments include ultramarine blue (PB29), Anthraquinoid Red (PR177) and Viridian green (PG18). As one might surmise, a mixture of the primary colors would tend to result in a […]
