Feb 21, 2016 · I have several blues on my palette, but mainly use Ultramarine Blue, Prussian Blue and Winsor Blue. Ultramarine as a general purpose blue which also with browns makes a wide range of …

Feb 28, 2020 · True – going from those two blues to only Ultramarine reduces your gamut, especially limiting chroma in the blue to green range. But…to some artists, limiting the palette is a good thing by …

Nov 25, 2016 · Cobalt Blue tends to be the “neutral” blue, while Ultramarine and the blues in that direction are “warmer”, and Phthalo and the blues in that direction are cooler. If one paints with …

Sep 22, 2015 · The green shade of Ultramarine (Winsor & Newton Artists Oils Ultramarine Green Shade, for example) is very close in hue to cobalt blue, and I’d recommend it as a less expensive …

May 19, 2013 · My instructor, Jerry Yarnell, teaches using Liquitex burnt sienna and ultramarine to make grey. For a gorgeous black, he uses a clean mix of 1/3 each burnt sienna, ultramarine blue and …

Jul 12, 2015 · Ultra blue is also sold as French blue, Gmelin’s blue, Royal blue and New blue. Different brand-names offer different strengths, degree of grinding, and consequently, differences in tinting …

May 16, 2013 · When I see Cobalt Blue and French Ultramarine side by side in swatches, I don’t see much difference except that Ultramarine may be a teensy weensy bit warmer and granulates more. …

Dec 22, 2020 · The classic natural black seems to be ultramarine and burnt umber and I use this all the time. It’s great as you can control the bias of the “black” with more blue or brown. What are your …

Jan 16, 2018 · In both I started out with ultramarine blue but switched quickly back to indanthrone blue. After all this time, ultramarine blue just looks insipid in comparison. And yes, indanthrone blue en …

Apr 20, 2016 · Synthetic Ultramarine is a lightfast pigment. “Ultramarine disease/sickness” is a term probably best known to a small circle of art conservators who are handling paintings that have …