I plotted all my acrylic paints on a colour wheel
Creating a colour wheel with all my colours plotted onto it has probably been one of my biggest leaps forward in understanding colour.
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Acrylic supplies
From the historic to the modern: comparing Anthraquinone blue and azurite hue acrylic paint
I’m looking at two blue acrylic paints that aren’t overly common on an artist’s palette – Anthraquinone blue and azurite hue. I first used Anthraquinone blue during an art workshop where the instructor provided a wide selection of paint colour choices and I loved the dark, deep blue in my paintings. Nowadays, I don’t use
Decoding an acrylic paint tube label
A paint tube label is filled with language and codes that might not be easily interpreted by a new artist. I decode many of the words, codes and jargon on the labels so you can purchase a tube of paint with confidence. As I show examples, keep in mind that different manufacturers sometimes use some
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A replacement for quinacridone/nickel azo gold?
Years ago, I was taking a painting class and the instructor raved about quinacridone/nickel azo gold. I bought myself a tube, then promptly forgot about it. Recently, I heard quinacridone/nickel azo gold was taken off the market. A while later, Golden came out with an alternative paint: azo gold. I picked up a tube to
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Choosing the Perfect Pink Acrylic Paint: Quinacridone Red vs. Permanent Rose
I’m looking at two pink acrylic paint tubes with the same pigment: PV19, but with different names: quinacridone red and permanent rose. One of the interesting things about learning about pigments is that once you start looking closely at pigments, the more complex you learn they are. Two paint manufacturers may use the same pigment
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Is pyrrole red acrylic paint worth trying?
I’ve had a couple versions of pyrrole red in my pile of acrylic paint colours. When standing in the art store as an absolute beginner, both enticed me with their beautiful reds, each seeming to be a “classic” red. I’ve used them occasionally, but mostly relied on cadmium red and quinacridone magenta as my “warm”
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Cerulean blue and cerulean blue chromium acrylic – what’s the difference?
Choosing a green-leaning blue for your palette can be tricky. Do you go for the dark phthalos? Or the paler ceruleans? This blog post looks at cerulean blue and a similar colour: cerulean blue chromium. Both paints are a middle value – not overly dark or pale. Landscape artists particularly love them because they are
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When to use N8 Neutral Gray and Titan Buff acrylic paint
Today I’m taking a closer look at two pale neutral acrylic paints – N8 neutral gray and titan buff. I’ve used titan buff quite extensively and have just recently added N8 neutral gray to my collection. Both are quite pale – they land at about 8 on a value scale from 1-10, with 1 being
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Titanium white and zinc white acrylic paint – what’s the difference?
I’ve been examining different similar acrylic paint colours, testing out colour mixes to see how the slight differences in hue might be useful (or not) as an acrylic artist. Today, I’m looking at titanium white and zinc white acrylic paint. These two white colours are the most common white acrylic paints. If you’re a beginner
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The perfect gray acrylic paint?
Which gray is the best gray for your paint palette? I’m examining two versions of gray acrylic paint, including one of the most popular: payne’s gray. The second shade of gray is N5 Neutral Gray. Not every artist likes to have a gray paint as part of their acrylic palette. Many do, though, as a
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