A recipe for carrots
Posted: October 3, 2014 Filed under: Uncategorized 13 CommentsA few months ago I added some Cadmium Orange to my palette, thinking that I would like to use it — along with Cerulean Blue — to mix some warm greys. The pigment was so runny and much to my annoyance it leaked all over the palette even though I let it dry for days. Months later it is still gooey even though there’s hardly anything left in the well. I guess I should just get rid of the rest of it since I don’t even use it for painting carrots. I much prefer to mix my own orange hues by blending Azo Yellow or Gamboge with Alizarin. I find that if I vary the amount of yellow and red in the mix the washes I can obtain are much more interesting than orange straight from the tube.
Beautiful! Are those figgs below?
Those are red onions.
mmmmm thats really good, I’m hungry!
Shari I would like to tell you that las Wednesday I started my first lesson of water color, I will tell you when it’s finished 😉
bye bye
Renata
Enjoy your lessons Renata.
Perfect for pumpkins too?
Yes, perfect for pumpkins!
The two Cadmium Oranges I have both ran like a fierce storm at sea. I am trying other oranges like Pyrrol Orange (PO71 & PO73). You, however, made it look worthy!!!
I also have some Pyrrol Orange. Thanks for reminding me. I’ll try that inside but I seem to remember that’s it quite a bit redder.
Love your sketches, thanks for sharing! Have you tried translucent orange from Schmincke (no 218; PO71). I’ve introduced it to my pallete some weeks ago and love it.
Thanks for commenting Tanja. I have never tried that colour. I don’t even know where I would buy Schmincke paints in Montreall but I will certainly try to find this. Thanks for the tip.
gorgeous shades of orange and life in this piece!
New to the blog and have enjoyed scrolling through the trail of postings. I too have had problems with the oranges not firming up in my travel palette and running all over; I finally just left them out. I haven’t tried the Schmincke or the pyrrol orange either but seem get by with mixing the few times I need orange.
Glad you found me Barbara. I seem to have a lot more success mixing oranges than using them straight from the tube, although lately I like Pyrrol Orange because of its transparency. Thanks for writing!