M. Graham Intermediate 10-Color Watercolor Paint Set, 1/2-Ounce Tube

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Desert Southwest set of 5 contains: Quinacridone Rust, Yellow Ochre, Indian Yellow, Mineral Violet and Turquoise.

Warm Yellow – Hansa Yellow Deep: PY65 (Semi-transparent / single pigment). This pigment gives a beautifully warm, vibrant, and pure yellow appearance. It only undergoes a very slight color shift as it dries, keeping most of its color saturation. Makes fantastic oranges when mixed with warm reds. i bought this set last year, i love the creaminess of m. graham paints and am enjoying the color selection. i will say using phthalo green instead of phthalo blue surprised me, but it does work. i don't use neutral tint, but otherwise its a very useful collection Winsor & Newtonwatercolors (or watercoloursfor the diehard WN fan)have been in production since 1835 and currently offer 96 colors. Through the years, WN has consistently produced an excellent product which has resulted in the brand often being described by artists as "The Standard."Basically the hues are brilliant as mentioned. The pigments for all the tubes are so intense you don’t need to squeeze out too much to get a good mixing. Paint texture is very consistent and mixing is easy. Even when the paint is dried on the palette, it is easily dissolved with water again, without loosing any of the paint quality when freshly squeezed from the tube. I have yet to find a tube of M. Graham paint whose pigment did not squeeze out superbly blended. Frankly, I don’t know why any watercolor painter would not use these pigments. If you haven’t experienced M. Graham watercolors yet, I would strongly encourage you to do so! When you select your paints, the characteristics you need to take into consideration are the following:

I have a few things to say about why M. Graham watercolor paints take up permanent residency in my painting palette. Jewel Tone set of 5 contains:Maroon Perylene,Permanent Green Light,Anthraquinone Blue, Cobalt Violet and Hansa Yellow. Warm Blue – French Ultramarine: PB29 (Transparent & single pigment). This hue also counts as a blue-violet, almost purple color. The pigment used for French Ultramarine is quite granular but it’s also a very stable, single pigment, warm blue.Adding Azo Yellow to Sap Green in varying amount lightens and brightens the green if you are painting light on trees and grasses. Adding Ultramarine cools off the green and deepens the hue, relatively great for shadows of trees. Alizarin Crimson greys out the green adding more variety to the hue. You may also add mixed orange , violet and even Burnt Sienna to get a broader range of hues and a spectrum of warm and cool greens for your painting. You will also see that from my test, it is easier to add Sap Green to mixed Orange than it is vice versa. Shades of Summer set of 5 contains:Sap Green,Bismuth Yellow, Cobalt Teal,Permanent Green Pale andScarlet Pyrrol. Because of WN's longstanding popularity, this brand is very convenient to find; even general craft stores often carry them.Though WN is typically the most expensive of the three, in addition to their 14 ml sizes, WN offers many of their colors in an economical 37 ml size.

Granular paints tend to have a grainy texture when dry. This appearance is due to the uneven distribution of pigment particles on the paper surface. Granular pigments react this way because they are larger, heavier, and more irregular in shape than other small, fine pigments. This is a characteristic of the pigments themselves. How to choose?

Watercolor

I don’t think you should select your watercolors without knowing a little bit about what you’re buying first. And that means you need to understand a few basics about the characteristics of watercolor paint.

Graham & Co started making honey based watercolours in Oregon, USA in 1992, reviving a centuries old tradition. They are dedicated to making the best watercolours in the world. Why I Use M. Graham Watercolors By Mike Bailey AWS and NWS member Mike Bailey @me_bailey_art shares why M. Graham paints permanently reside in his palette in the latest M. Graham blog. The basic box set comes with 3 Primary colors, a green and a brown. The color range is quite limited, but I would show how this limited palette is able to offer a good range of colors when mixed. The tubes in this box set are ½ ounce tubes; the Hues are namely, Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, Azo Yellow or Aureolin, Sap Green and Burnt Sienna.

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Cool Blue – Phthalo Blue GS: PB15:3 (Transparent & single pigment). The “GS” means “Green Shade”. The green shade option is what makes this a cool blue. This is an excellent blue paint with a fine texture and good saturation.