by Carrie Judah | Jan 6, 2016 | Artist Colors, Earths |
Gold Ochre: An intense, glowing, more transparent ochre that fills an important place in the Gamblin “Color Space.” Pigment: Natural hydrated iron oxide, diarylide yellow (PY43, PY83) Vehicle: Alkali refined linseed oil Lightfastness I, Series 2,...
by Carrie Judah | Jan 6, 2016 | Artist Colors, Greens |
Sap Green: Originally made from berries, this true lightfast color is a predictable mixture that can be easily warmed with Hansa Yellows or cooled with blues. Pigment: Diarylide yellow HR 70, copper phthalocyanine (PY 83, PB 15:1) Vehicle: Alkali refined linseed oil...
by Carrie Judah | Jan 6, 2016 | Artist Colors, Blues |
Manganese Blue Hue: Gamblin’s version is an excellent recreation of the original color, successfully replacing an obsolete pigment. Cool, transparent blue with green undertone; especially useful for painting sky and water. Pigment: Copper phthalocyanine (PB...
by Carrie Judah | Jan 6, 2016 | Artist Colors, Reds |
Napthol Red: Modern organic warm red that closely matches Cadmium Red Medium in masstone. Makes more intense tints, more transparent. Excellent for high key painting. Pigment: Napthol AS-D (PR112)Vehicle: Alkali refined linseed oilLightfastness II, Series 2,...
by Carrie Judah | Jan 6, 2016 | Artist Colors, Radiants |
Radiant Red – Click here to learn more about painting with our Radiant Colors! Pigment: Perylene Red, Titanium dioxide, (PR 149, PW 6) Vehicle: Alkali refined linseed oil Lightfastness I, Series 2, OPAQUE Color Temperature: Warm SDS All Swatches EU - UK...
by Carrie Judah | 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 Carrie Judah | 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 Carrie Judah | 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 Carrie Judah | 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 Carrie Judah | 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:...