<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">What an interesting thread.<br>Those two blues are indispensable in my palette.<br>I use both in my portraits.<br><br>The cerulean is great for getting flesh tones in the shadow areas<br>and I also use it in the shadows of blond hair.<br><br>I also keep a container of home made "black" that is made with <br>pthalo green, winsor red, sepia and cerulean blue. The cerulean gives<br>this black its opacity. I think I got this recipe from Judy Morris in a Northern light book.<br><br>Cobalt blue makes beautiful grays when mixed with burnt sienna.<br>Also great for shadows because of the transparency. When I mix ultramarine with burnt siena the mixture turns more brown---like a burnt umber. when I use cerulean mixed with burnt sienna the mixture looks greenish. So I have found nothing that replaces the cobalt to
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style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sat, November 7, 2009 10:38:13 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Aquanet] orphans in the palette<br></font><br>
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You must admit, the DS Indanthrone Blue is a must if you're going to
paint blue jeans. ; )<br><br>
Carol <br><br>
</font>At 09:24 AM 11/7/2009, Lorraine P. Dietrich wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite" class="cite" cite=""><font face="Tahoma">Hi Pat and
Annette, <br>
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<font face="Tahoma">I like cobalt blue very much, soft, good mixes. I
think cobalt is a must in a WC palette.<br>
I also like Blue Apatite from Daniel Smith, grainy blue-grey, more
transparent than Bleu Idanthrčne (got rid of it ). <br>
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<font face="Tahoma">Last year, I made a huge clean-up of my palette, got
rid of some colors I had but almost never used. added some new, I am very
glad about that because now, my palette is more efficient and more "
ME ". <br>
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<font face="Tahoma">I prefer Mauve permanent from Da Vinci, it's more
permanent. <br>
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<font face="Tahoma">Vive l'Aquarelle,<br>
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<font face="Tahoma">Lorraine P. DIETRICH, IAF,
NEWS</font></blockquote></div></div>
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