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Buy artist quality paint - the pigment
is much stronger and more intense. It costs a bit more but also goes
much further with far better results.
Listed below
are the main water colors I use and the brands I
prefer...
French Ultramarine Blue
(Art Spectrum )Phthalo Blue ( Art Spectrum
)
Burnt Sienna
(Rowney or Art
Spectrum )
Permanent Alizarin Crimson
(W & N
or Rowney)
Indian Yellow ( Rowney
or Art Spectrum)
or...
Quinacridone Gold (Windsor
& Newton) This is more permanent than Indian Yellow
but a little less intense
White Gouache
Used less frequently : Cobalt Blue,
Rose
Madder/Permanent Rose, Aureolin,
Raw Sienna, Indigo
I have settled on this basic palette
after 30 years of experimenting. I find it provides for just about any
color I need, while keeping things nice and simple. You may find other
combinations suit you better. The important thing is to keep
experimenting. I cant help buying a couple of new tubes of paint every
time I go into the art supply store. Sometimes I will hit on something
that works really well, but most of the time the new tubes are added to
the draw full of barely used tubes I never touch.
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