Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Pigments

I found it is always good to have a basic understanding of the pigment you use .One way the obtain this information is through a colour chart, they are invaluable to obtain information of the colours whether they are transparent ,semi/transparent staining etc .Taking note of the pigment numbers is a good way to see if the colour is the same from one brand to another as different brands call the pigments by various names there can be minor differences basically the same hue.
PY is for a Yellow
PR is for a Red
PB is for a Blue
This 2 letters are in front of all pigment numbers and now most house brands display this on the product.Artist want this information so that they can pigments choose wisely.

Rose Red

Watercolour 8/12 a rose peeping through .Marylka

Crystal Basket

Watercolour 8/12 I went through what I call my crystal period when I start off with all those shapes it still amazes me that it looks like crystal it is so much fun for me.I have moved on to other subjects that call out to me to be painted.

Eden Rose



Watercolour 8/12 this is a study that I started at one of Susan's workshops, I'm attending another this month 3 years after the first .She is the best teacher that I have come across her work is Internationally known, I feel very fortunate to be attending her class.

Crystal Shadows

Watercolour 14/16 more favourite pieces of crystal that I find compelling to paint all those shapes and detail that I love.

Glowing Yellow roses

Watercolour of the Graham Thomas roses they are a gorgeous rose 11/12 size

Memories in Crystal

This is a Watercolour that hold memories for me, the glass piece on the right is a piece that I picked up in London a few years ago ,it is a commemoration of Charles and Diana wedding date on it ,the other are my own wedding presents from long ago. size14/16. It has won an  Highly commended award in my local Art Show.

Lace & old glass

This is a Watercolour of some old glass ware that are my fovourite pieces size 9/12 I have the horn of plenty in another piece I'm working on

Crystal Timeless

Watercolour 12/14                            Timeless
The red roses needed many many washes of colour to achieve the depth  over an underpainting of yellow.                              

Crystal Harlequin

This is a watercolour  which took many weeks to complete size 12/16 .One of the pieces that has won an award.
Marylka

Monday, October 4, 2010

Colour Previewers

Hi Everyone,
 I recently developed these Colour Previewers to help Artist( see )colour before they commit to their work.
The set is made up of 12 colours  in reds, blues ,yellows, oranges & grays that are graduated, transparent, waterproof.
Used with Transparent Semi/Transparent pigments for Watercolour,Oils, Acrylic.

Size 3"x 3" or 7.5 X 7.5cm.
The set of 12 colours is          $29.00
 Australia Dollars
P&H Australia/New Zealand $4.00 AUD
P&H International                   $6.00 AUD

To order go to my web site

The way they work you can paint one colour onto the surface when dry, choose another colour to go over it and you will see what hue that has become ,you can add the same colour in the next glaze or another colour to change the hue ,you can do this as many times as required until the value has been reached.  
I'm sure every Aritst has wondered when coming to the end of a painting what another glaze will look like ,now you can just do that, without the worry of going too dark you can deepen glaze by glaze .Colour choises become easier as you have the luxury of seeing through the colour viewer what it will eventualy look like before you commit giving you a preview.
 I have found this a great  tool for working with on my paintings

 The Colour Previewers   colours are generic they
will match many artist palette.
 I use Schmincke and Winsor& Newton Pigments
Aureolin Yellow  
Indian Yellow
Transucent orange
Ruby Red/Perm Rose
Scarlet Red
Alizarin Crimson
Purple Magenta
Thalo Blue
Ultrmarine Blue finest
Thalo Blue gs
Sap Green
Payne's Gray bluish  
 C copyrighted 2010 to marylkaart.