tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7437733278011128705.post4207716483754840370..comments2024-03-17T07:30:48.314-05:00Comments on Vicky L. Williamson: new book, new palette pageVicky L. Williamsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00435272623009754836noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7437733278011128705.post-15792264029071862212015-01-05T09:33:30.681-06:002015-01-05T09:33:30.681-06:00Heather, I have learned tons about color from Jane...Heather, I have learned tons about color from Jane Blundell in Australia. Here is one poo f her many posts on watercolor palettes, starting with her limited palette choices:http://janeblundellart.blogspot.com/2014/06/just-6-colours-lovely-limited-palette.htmlVicky L. Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435272623009754836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7437733278011128705.post-60404742160537673952015-01-05T08:27:06.667-06:002015-01-05T08:27:06.667-06:00Heather, I'm sorry for taking time to answer. ...Heather, I'm sorry for taking time to answer. I'm just getting over a nasty cold and a very energetic grandson has spent a few days with us. We are taking him home to Austin today, then we head to NW Houston on Wednesday to stay with a granddaughter for a week.<br /><br />The 3 primaries you have are all cool so they work together well. Mixing a warm with a cool can sometimes lead to muddiness, though not always. A cool red and a warm blue (ultramarine blue) makes a wonderful purple! <br /><br />Your yellow and blue makes very bright greens; for more natural greens add just a wee bit of red. You can warm your yellow up a bit by adding a bit of the red; add more for a nice orange.<br /><br />I'm not sure what pigment(s) Winsor & Newton now uses in their alizarin crimson. True alizarin crimson is VERY figitive (fades over time); the best pigment for cool red is PV19.<br /><br />Payne's gray is a mixture that usually contains a black pigment and it lightens too much when dry for my taste. Commercial black pigments are rather dull; I get a much richer gray / black by mixing my own from ultramarine blue and burnt umber. Just squeeze a bit of each in an empty pan and stir well with a toothpick.<br /><br />If I added anything to your current colors, it would be ultramarine blue and a brown, either burnt sienna or burnt umber. The warmer blue is easier to work with than Winsor blue (which is actually phthalo blue -- extremely versatile but so intense it sometimes overwhelms!).<br /><br />A color chart is the best way to learn the range of your colors. Click on "color chart" in the list of labels to the right of this blog (scroll down to find it) and you can see several of mine. The guy who introduced me to watercolor 9 years ago taught me that this was the best way to learn what my colors will do . . . and he was right! <br /><br />The way I first built up a palette was to take advantage of 40% coupons at Hobby Lobby or Michael's --- I'd buy only one tube a week using the coupon and soon had a good selection (only 8 - 12 colors then). Vicky L. Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435272623009754836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7437733278011128705.post-90691341912292866882015-01-03T10:23:28.672-06:002015-01-03T10:23:28.672-06:00I love this post. Still learning about colors and...I love this post. Still learning about colors and such is a bit overwhelming. Much of what I've discovered about colors has been trial and error. I've never made a glazing chart and probably should. Even though I have areas where I splurge moneywise (usually with books), I tend to be very frugal in other areas. My palette has only winsor yellow, winsor blue, alizarin crimson, paynes gray, and yellow ochre - out of frugality, but also because I enjoy trying to get as much out of as little as possible. I'm delighted to know I could have done without paynes gray. I'll experiment and may not purchase it again. I know about the difference between cool and warm colors and the difference in soft, medium, and bold pigments, but I can't afford to have a cool and warm, soft, medium, and bold of all of the primaries. Can I get by pretty well with what I have on my palette? Can I make a cool yellow warm by adding a touch of the gray? Sorry, for the many, many questions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303321565579905170noreply@blogger.com