It’s how and when you use them that makes the difference.įor this demonstration, I created four versions of the same painting. Each type has both positive and negative characteristics. I have come to the conclusion that all the pigments are wonderful – staining, sedimentary and transparent (I actually like to refer to transparents as “luminous,” since all watercolor, by its nature, is transparent). Phthalo Green with its strong staining qualities? Cobalt Green, heavy and thick? Or Viridian – a soft veil?
Then temperature – do you want a warm yellow green or a cool blue green? And intensity – a bright green or a dull one? In addition to all these decisions, you also have to choose the pigment. Then a value decision – light, more water or dark, more pigment. Do you realize how many choices you make as you move your brush toward a color? First a hue decision – green for example.
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