These are the last new paints I will buy, promise! At least for now...
I got these delivered from Deserres the big art store in Montreal, they carry a lot of brands and the web site is easy to navigate and order things (the actual store I go to is closed, but still does the mail orders). The first paint was goethite (PY43) from Daniel Smith company, which is a kind of ochre but more brown, you see it on the pyramids on the 4 sides of the painting. It has a slight granulation, which gives it the appearance of a sandy beach. In fact, goethite is the colour and texture of a sandy beach, and it handles well. The second paint is, quinacridone violet (PV19) is a very dark rose-red, almost violet in appearance hence the name, you see it in the two shapes top left and bottom right. I had a version of this earlier in the year from Sennelier company but it was very runny. This one from Schmincke company is drying better on the palette, and it is very potent. Thirdly, is umber (PBr7) from ShinHan PWC, a Korean company that makes premium paint at a very low price. Their umber has a greyish, greenish cast and is thick, but dries with a warmpth to it, you see it in the two shapes top right and bottom left. I included some other similar colours for comparison, the names in the margin of the painting indicate the colours.
The number of brown paints I have is out of control now! Here is a comparison from left to right goethite (PY43, DS), raw sienna (PBr7, DS), yellow ochre (PY43, DV), raw umber (PBr7, DV), umber (PBr7, PWC), raw umber natural (PBr7, DV), and for comparison, isoindolone yellow (PY110, HWC). They all have slight differences in consistency and hue, with the biggest difference being the value, the umbers are noticeably darker valued. I can already sense some redundancies here, but look forward to exploring them more. I will have to do a series of toasted marsh mellows.
DS= Daniel Smith, DV = Da Vinci, PWC = ShinHan PWC, HWC = Holbein Watercolour
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