[Aquanet] Ode to Cerulean

[Gilles Durand]

Like Miriam, I use Cerulean as the cool ingredient in mixtures for clear
flesh tones and for light value grays, which I also learned from Charles
Reid.

I also use it for strong, opaque pure color accents a la Singer Sargent
towards the end of the painting process.

I was initially reluctant vis a vis Cerulean because of its opacity, and it
took some practice to handle it properly, but I do use it quite regularly
now, and am satisfied with the luminous results it allows me to achieve. I
use W&N (PB 35) - (most of the other brands you mention do not seem to be
available here in France).

 

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Gilles

 

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From: aquanet-bounces at thedigitalbraintrust.net
[mailto:aquanet-bounces at thedigitalbraintrust.net] On Behalf Of miriam
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 1:57 PM
To: Aquanet at thedigitalbraintrust.net; aquanet at cleverwhiz.com
Subject: [Aquanet] Ode to Cerulean

 

I go through many tubes of Cerulean on a regular basis!

I love its granulating properties. Perfect at the apex of skies, 

mixes beautifully for grays and I also use it 
along with Cad. red & yell. for caucasian flesh tones
(learned from Charles Reid)

I also love it in blond hair.

It is the perfect blue for the "gray" on white shirts in sunlight.
Especially with a little yellow ochre bounced into it.

It is also an essential ingredient in my indispensible "Morris Black"
In a Judy Morris book she gives a recipe for mixing a black with green, red,
sepia and cerulean. The cerulean gives it a wonderful opacity.

Cerulean is also the magic color to paint over anything that isn't working
in a painting.
I think i learned that from Cia here on this discussion group.

 

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----- Original Message ----
From: Joe and Sue Cartwright <bonanza at bigpond.net.au>
To: aquanet <aquanet at thedigitalbraintrust.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 9:34:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Aquanet] chalky clolours

Hi Pat,

I still have this (Winsor and Newton) in my palette though I use it less and
less, I found it did not flow as smoothly as other colours. I too mainly use
it for rocks and producing some beautiful greys. I will also use it in some
skies but not often.

Joe

www.joecartwright.com.au

-----Original Message-----
From: aquanet-bounces at thedigitalbraintrust.net
[mailto:aquanet-bounces at thedigitalbraintrust.net] On Behalf Of pat davis
Sent: Wednesday, 31 October 2007 9:16 AM
To: aquanet
Subject: [Aquanet] chalky clolours

Hi, gang.

Since we've been discussing colours that may or may not be chalky, that 
brings up the topic of a pigment everyone seems to have- cerulean blue. 
I have it, purchased years ago because my instructor at the time said we 
needed it... and it has languished in my box ever since. Do any of you 
use cerulean blue on a regular basis... and if so, for what?

:-?
Pat

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