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Yellow

2/5/2015

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I do not like any of the yellow paints I have been using... cadmium yellow light, medium, deep... and hansa yellow.  The problem for me is the transparency.  I often paint on a canvas I have primed with a mix of black gesso, purple,blue, and black, and I end up having to use several coats of yellow.  Often the yellow areas of my painting are very detailed and it is no easy task to paint a tiny detailed area over and over and have it look as neat as i'd like.  So... i'm wondering and experimenting with what I can add to yellow to make it more opaque.  I've tried titanium white, but it doesn't make that much of a difference.  Even painting yellow over a light background colour, i end up with brush strokes showing, and also having to do several coats.

Now, I love blue... pthalo, prussian, cobalt, ultra-marine, and when I blend these with white, I come out with a beautiful, smooth combination that is perfectly opaque, and usually requires only 2 coats.  It seems to go on more smoothly as well and the brush marks seem to disappear.  

Purple as well is beautiful... dioxazine purple... mixed with a little titanium white... one coat wonder.  :)

I have tried different brands of acrylic paint ... Stevenson, Golden, M.Graham...  to see if this would make a difference but haven't found that to be the case with yellow.  


Do different pigments blend better?  Should I try mixing my own paint with pigment and polymer emulsion?  This is a mystery to me.  If there are any other artists out there who read this, I would appreciate some feedback.



Mellow Yellow.... I think not.
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