Enhancing Granulation
When using granulating colors in a painting and wanting to emphasize the patterns these pigments create, you can’t paint in the usual way. You need to create an environment that these colors enjoy “bathing”…
Category: Colors and pigments
Vermilion – PR106
Natural Vermilion Vermilion, or as the color is called in Swedish and German: Cinnober (Zinnober), is no longer a watercolor pigment – today it is just a name for an orange-red made from various…
Burnt and raw
Some earth colors occur in both burnt and raw forms. This applies mainly to siennas and umbers, which often have these designations added to their names. Occasionally, other earth colors may also have such…
Benzimidazolone Brown (Pbr25)
Benzimidazolone Brown is a very popular ingredient in many mixed paints, but as a standalone pigment in watercolor, it is not as commonly used. This is a bit unfortunate because it’s a very pleasant…
Transparency of watercolor paints
Transparent watercolours allow light to pass through, which means the light from the white paper shines back through such a layer of paint. This is one of watercolour’s most characteristic properties, and when used…
Red Favourites
Warm reds, in general, are tricky, in my opinion. Many of the ones that are beautiful on their own are difficult to mix with — and some that are good for mixing don’t look…
Phthalo Turquois (PB16)
The color most commonly referred to as Phthalo Turquoise (PB16) is not as widely used as other phthalo blue colors. A handful of major manufacturers offer it, sometimes under imaginative names: Although the pigment…
Green Favorites
Many of the most common and well-known green watercolor paints consist of two or more pigments. Sap green is one such example—it’s included in most ready-made watercolor sets. Sap green is usually a mix…
What is color index name?
I have understood that there is a need for an explanation of how different color pigments are described using a combination of letters and numbers. Below is a brief description of the system called…
