Watercolor-making...

[eller]

...or: the chemical adventure goes on. I was missing a yellowish color in my little landscape paint set, so, this is what happened. Still very wet; will likely need ages to dry. As usual.




When used relatively dry, the color looks like a relatively neutral "normal" ocher. When used very wet and/or on textured paper it unmixes into warm yellow and (thanks to the PW18, which is a dark dusty rose really) more reddish dark zones.

Pigments: PY138, PY154, PV19, PW18

Comments

[foxmoth]

OOOOH. That's beautiful. :D

[amberdreams]

I thought PW18 was a white pigment? Oh, did you mean the PV19? Because that would do the trick. I've seen it used in lots of mixes and it seems to add something special. Regardless, that is a very lovely shade, and 'living desert' suits it well!

[eller]

PW18 is named a white pigment, but it actually comes in very different shades - basically, any calcium carbonate based pigment is labeled under that umbrella, whether it's natural chalk, eggshell white, or whatever. So, the actual color can be anything from white, off-white, beige, to pink. The version I have really is a dark dusty pink / rosewood tone that's only labeled as a "white" pigment for chemical reasons. :)

(EDIT: I almost forgot there's a blue-ish version of PW18 as well... I never had that one, though.)

The PV19 does not granulate, and I only used a tiny amount of it to make the yellow appear a bit warmer. Strictly speaking, it was not even necessary - but I simply prefer warm yellows.

[amberdreams]

Ah cool, thanks for the info!