My Favourite Watercolour Dark Mixes
It’s the darks in watercolour that give your paintings punch.
It’s the diference between an amateur and a pro.
Juicy darks – Burnt Sienna is my favourite – leaning towards blue for cool darks , more brown for warm darks.
It is possible to mix some of the examples below much darker than these, try them yourself!
Colour pigment abbreviations as follows:
FUB – FRENCH ULTRAMARINE
COB – COBALT BLUE
CO – COBALT VIOLET
BU – BURNT UMBER
BS – BURNT SIENNA
LR – LIGHT RED
CR – CADMIUM RED
PS – PYROLL SCARLET
AC – ALAZARIN CRIMSON
RMG – ROSE MADDER GENIUNE
AU – AUREOLIN
RS – RAW SIENNA
HYM – HANSA YELLOW MEDIUM
HYL -HANSA YELLOW LIGHT
NY – NAPLES YELLOW
QC – QUINACHRADONE GOLD
IN – INDIGO
SP -SEPIA
VI -VIRIDIAN
CO – CADMIUM ORANGE
CLR – CADMIUM LIGHT RED
CYP – CADMIUM YELLOW PLAE
PG – PAYNES GREY
BM – BROWN MADDER
NG – NEW GAMBOGE
CT – COBALT TURQUOIS
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