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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Great suggestions, Annette. I would add just two
suggestions to that: first, don't use rose madder genuine in Daniel Smith. It
isn't a nice color, in my opinion, although I generally love DS paints.
The other is to be careful about glazing with cerulean, as it can leave a hazy
finish. Unless that's what you're going for.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Nita</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR>Nita Leland<BR><A
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href="http://www.nitaleland.com">www.nitaleland.com</A><BR><A
href="http://nitaleland.blogspot.com">http://nitaleland.blogspot.com</A></DIV>
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<A title=info@comptonart.net href="mailto:info@comptonart.net">Annette
Compton</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=peedee@nucleus.com
href="mailto:peedee@nucleus.com">Patrick Davis</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A
title=aquanet@thedigitalbraintrust.net
href="mailto:aquanet@thedigitalbraintrust.net">Aquanet The_digital_Brain</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 06, 2009 9:31
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Aquanet] orphans in the
palette</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Great question, Pat.
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<DIV>For me, watercolor is interesting because of the various properties of
the pigments, not just the hues. Cobalt Blue is a staple in my palette because
it is a liftable transparent. It also granulates well and some brands have a
more sedimentary quality than others. I love the way it glazes and mixes
softness into a variety of triads. The liftable triad I enjoy for a delicate
play of color in Winsor & Newton or Daniel Smith pigments is
Aureolin, Rose Madder Genuine and Cobalt Blue.
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<DIV>As for Cerulean, that one can be great for a finish glaze because it is
more opaque than many watercolor pigments. Often manufacturers use a white in
it so it has a thickness and opacity that lowers light. I like it for water
and some skies—just not the brilliant clear blue ones where I prefer my thalos
or French Ultramarine. A similar hue to cerulean but with a better body is
Sennelier's beautiful "Cinnerous Blue", also known as Bleu Cindre.</DIV>
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<DIV>Dioxinine Violet—great staining color that glazes fabulous blacks. I
often mix it with Thalo Green for a luminous black that knocks your socks
off.</DIV>
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<DIV>Have fun with your new found friends, once orphans. And if you don't find
you still don't like them, I'll buy all your remaining tubes of these fabulous
colors!</DIV>
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<DIV>Annette</DIV>
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<DIV>On Nov 5, 2009, at 6:11 PM, Patrick Davis wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Hi, gang.</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Getting back at painting after a long layoff causes
me to examine what I am doing... and with what. Looking at my palette, I
realize there are certain colours I never or almost never use. Most notable
for me are two blues, cerulean and cobalt, the former neglected because it
is chalky and the latter because to me it seems gutless. I'm sure some of
you do use these, so maybe you'd share with me what you use them for?</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Another orphan is dio purple, but it is shunned for
the opposite reason: it does not play well with others.</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Any comments on these?</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">cheers</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">pat</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Check out the Aquanet web site:</DIV>
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<DIV>Annette Compton</DIV>
<DIV>Compton ART</DIV>
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