Indian Red is strikingly opaque granulating maroon earth tone made from PR101, the same pigment as Transparent Red Oxide.
Color Spotlight: Indian Red (PR101)
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Color Spotlight: Moonglow
A granulating gray-purple made from a mix of Viridian (PG18), Ultramarine (PB29), and Anthraquinoid Red (PR177). This is one of those colors that super appeals to people who like granulation. It is not a straightforward, boring gray; it’s interesting. It settles and blooms in odd ways, with the green and blue sometimes granulating away from … Read more
Color Spotlight: Cascade Green (PBr7+PB15)
A combination of blue and brown that results in a granulating cool green with flecks of gold-brown and teal blue.
Color Spotlight: Naphthamide Maroon (PR171)
A deep, violet-toned red, most comparable to the more common Perylene Maroon. As far as I know, this Daniel Smith paint is the only available watercolor with this pigment.
Color Spotlight: Lavender
Like most commercial Lavender mixes, Daniel Smith’s Lavender is a mix of Titanium White (PW6), Ultramarine Violet (PV15), and Ultramarine Blue (PB29). This is a convenience mix; you can mix it yourself if you have the components, although my personal mix didn’t granulate as much as DS’s premixed one.
Lavender can be used as a sky color on its own or as a component in a bright/light sky blue (for example, with Phthalo Blue or Phthalo Turquoise). I can also imagine it being a convenient mix for hazy, distant mountains, flowers, snow, and shadows.
Color Spotlight: Perylene Red (PR178)
A non-granulating middle red option that’s the middle in many ways: the middle of an orange-red or a purple-red; the middle of opaque and transparent; the middle of bright and muted. Experiment Results Hue: Deep bold red / borderline crimson in masstone. Dilute tones are right down the middle light red: not peachy or orangey … Read more
Color Roundup: Muted Green Mixes
I wasn’t hugely impressed by Sap Green, the slightly muted, yellow-green mix. But maybe it wasn’t muted enough?! Do I want an even more muted, olive green on my palette? Let’s find out!
What’s the difference between Quinacridone Gold and Monte Amiata Natural Sienna?
This question has been asked to me multiple times, so I decided it’s time for a post!
Color Spotlight: Sodalite Genuine
Sodalite is one of Daniel Smith’s exclusive Primatek colors made from real minerals. This one is a granulating, very dark blue. I’d say this is a good substitute for Indigo (which is traditionally blue + black) if you’re looking for something in that color family that is more granulating and/or single pigment.
Color Spotlight: Van Dyck Brown (PBr7)
Van Dyck Brown is a very dark, almost black brown that is rather like a blacker/grayer version of Raw Umber. Most companies make it using a combination of PBr7 (the traditional earth tone pigment that Raw and Burnt Umber are made from) plus a black. Daniel Smith’s version is made from only PBr7.