When combined with a little Cadmium Red, it produces an almost perfect grey. And I never would have thought of adding it to Magenta to get a lovely range of lavenders- but it works (column 9). I've concluded this is a very handy color to have on your palette.
The Holbein brand of Viridian seems to be particularly rich- that's my favorite brand for this color. Beware of paints labeled Viridian "hue". The notation "hue" on a paint label often indicates that the manufacturer has found substitutes to mix together to simulate the desired color. It can be similar (and is usually cheaper) but sometimes can be radically different. I've bought Cobalt Blue Hue before and it was more like a thalo blue than a true cobalt- so be careful with those "hues"
Pat, I have really enjoyed reading about your color charts. This is such good information. Thank you for taking the time to document and write about your experience. I have read Richard Schmid's Alla Prima, and am slowly working on this exercise myself.
ReplyDeleteLinda, Thanks for your comment, I'm glad you are inspired to keep working on your charts. They definitely build a sense of confidence in controlling color and value. Stay tuned, today I will be posting a summary of lessons learned from this whole process. If you have any questions along the way feel free to get in touch. Also, I am hoping to inspire other artists to take on painting challenges for learning( this was one I always had on my list to do "someday", but glad I finally took it on), so feel free to share my blog with other artists you know. I plan to have the complete color study from start to finish in my archives for July 2011.
ReplyDeleteHappy Painting!