Just for fun, I decided to put together a limited palette using Daniel Smith’s lunar watercolors. The unexpected granulation patterns are fun! I already owned the blue, black, and violet, and had recently bought the gorgeous red rock to go with them. There’s also a lunar earth, which I had a sample color dot of, but I prefer the transparent red oxide that I already have a tube of.
All I really needed to add was some kind of yellow; I decided to use one of my pans of the original quinacridone gold (no longer available). After it’s gone, I will probably use monte amiata natural sienna in its place.
Because there was still space in the paint box, I added a green and buff titanium. Then put 3 sable travel brushes in the center space. Now, what shall I sketch with this set?
Hi Vicki,
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking the time to share all your paint experiments. They're not only fun but useful. Did you mean "granulation" or is there something called graduation in paint? Also, who makes that small flat travel brush?
LOL! Gotta love iPads that “correct” perfectly good words!
DeleteYes, I meant granulation — I edited it just now. Thanks!
That little flat kolinsky sable brush was purchased years ago online — probably from eBay — along with a #7 round just like it. The name is a bit worn off, but I think it reads “Connoisseur”, series 405-7, made in Japan.
Since those Lunar colors are granulating that seemed right but I'm so ignorant of things paint that I thought I might be missing something.
DeleteI checked last night and Rosemary produces one that's quite similar. I might have to order one. Thanks.
I have a travel dagger brush from Rosemary — great quality!
DeleteBeing a devout Liz Steel follower, I've got those dagger brushes too. I've never quite gotten the hang of their use, however. I do love Rosemary travel brushes and my most-used brushes are pointed round travel brushes and I agree that their quality is tops.
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