by Mary Tevlin | Jan 5, 2016 | Artist Colors, Whites |
Titanium White: Reflecting 97.5% of all available light, this most opaque white is the perfect choice for direct painting. Monet would have loved it because he wanted his paintings to look soft, like velvet. The covering power of Titanium White is useful for creating... 
by Mary Tevlin | Jan 5, 2016 | Artist Colors, Blacks & Greys |
Portland Grey Medium – Click here to learn more about painting with our Portland Grey colors! Pigment: Titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, iron oxide, synthetic black iron oxide(PW 6, PW 4, PBr 7, PBk 11)Vehicle: Alkali refined linseed oilLightfastness I, Series 2,... 
by Mary Tevlin | Jan 5, 2016 | Artist Colors, Earths |
Yellow Ochre: This modest, yet valuable earth color has been on painters’ palettes since painting began. Pure, hydrated yellow iron oxide (goethite). Indispensable for naturalistic color-mixing. Pigment: Natural hydrated iron oxide (PY43) Vehicle: Alkali refined... 
by Mary Tevlin | Jan 5, 2016 | Artist Colors, Greens |
Terre Verte: Historically used as a bole for gilding and as underpainting for flesh tones in Medieval painting (verdaccio), Terre Verte, or green earth, was made from volcanic celadonite and/or a mineral of sedimentary origin; Robert Gamblin mixed this color because... 
by Mary Tevlin | Jan 5, 2016 | Artist Colors, Blues |
Phthalo Blue: Warm blue first made for printmaking ink (cyan) to replace Prussian Blue in the 1920’s. With clean, pure masstone and transparency, Phthalo Blue, like all modern colors, has high tinting strength. Pigment: Copper phthalocyanine (PB 15:2)Vehicle:...