by John McLaren | Jun 21, 2022 | Many Ways to Gray
Let’s look at some of the most popular Neutral Tints and their formulas. Most of the neutral tints on the market are analogous dyads combined with a complement, or dulling pigment. An analogous dyad means two colors close together on the color wheel (like a blue and...
by John McLaren | Jun 30, 2022 | Many Ways to Gray
Grays with ‘Character’ This section is not about neutral tints at all, but an approach to mixing grays with character. I’m sure at some point every watercolorist has mixed up a batch of paint thinking it will be a nice color only to end up with a very...
by John McLaren | Jun 21, 2023 | Many Ways to Gray
Over the years each artist will undoubtedly develop many of their own favorite gray mixtures. Often these formulas are what paint manufacturers are using. With the constant influx of new pigment options, there are always new ways to make neutrals and grays. If I just...
by John McLaren | Mar 25, 2022 | Pigments
(Video Presentation) Many artists would never consider black for their palette. Here are some reasons a watercolorist might want to keep multiple blacks. [‘PAPA Members Present’ Zoom presentation, April 14,...
