Browsing All Posts By Evie Hatch
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Features & EditorialsWatercolour paper is a versatile surface which has a degree of absorbency that allows transparent colour to appear its most luminous. Watercolour paper is not only for use ...
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Watercolour PaintingOne of the great advantages of watercolour is its simplicity. All you need to start painting is water, a brush, and some pans or tubes of colour. But ...
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Studio and GeneralViridian Green (PG18) is a semi-transparent green pigment with a distinctive blue undertone. It can be found in the paintings of the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, and continues to ...
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Watercolour PaintingThe charcoal pigments in Schmincke’s new Liquid Charcoal range are made by charring peach stones, cherry pits, and grape seeds. These pigments are combined with gum arabic, and ...
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Studio and GeneralEarth has been used as a pigment since prehistoric times. Earth pigments include an enormous range of colours, from warm and strong reds, to cool and gentle greens. ...
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Features & EditorialsOld Masters such as Rembrandt and Van Eyck, as well as more contemporary artists, like Reynolds and Turner, are thought to have used natural resins with their oil ...
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Studio and GeneralYinMn Blue was discovered by chance in 2009 by Professor Mas Subramanian and Andrew E. Smith, who was then a graduate student at Oregon State University. Its unusual ...
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Features & EditorialsThere are a wide variety of paper textures available, made to suit all artist mediums and techniques. Here, we present the main choices and what media they are ...
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Studio and GeneralPhthalo pigments are a family of blue and green synthetic organic pigments based on variants of copper phthalocyanine, a deep blue compound produced by the reaction of phthalic ...
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Features & EditorialsTwo Rivers specialise in the centuries-old tradition of making handmade rag paper. We visited their water-powered mill, located among the rolling hills of West Somerset, to see how ...
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Features & EditorialsWe are proud to present our Paper Guide, a studio companion for artists working with paints, printmaking or drawing. Paper has been used by artists for drawing, ...
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Watercolour PaintingSchmincke’s Super Granulation watercolours contain a combination of naturally granulating pigments which separate and settle into the paper surface for textural effects. After the popularity of the Galaxy, ...
