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edhopper

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10. You don't need the black or the Greens

Reply to bif (Original post)

Mon Oct 19, 2020, 02:09 PM

Oct 2020

you can make black with blue and umber and mix any green you need with other colors. Adding black to a color really dulls it.
I would ad Alizarin Crimson for a more intense red and violet. Pthalo blue is also good when you need a really strong blue.

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Okay, you're going on a trip and can only take 10 tubes of paint. [View all] bif Sep 2020 OP

Watercolors, Daniel smith. GreenPartyVoter Sep 2020 #1

Nice!!! LiberalLoner Sep 2020 #7

I paint with acrylics also. I like your list. I'd add cadmiun yellow deep. brush Sep 2020 #2

I agree with CYD. bamagal62 Sep 2020 #4

Cad lemon bamagal62 Sep 2020 #3

Permanent rose is I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2020 #6

Ok I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2020 #5

Perm rose comment leighbythesea2 Nov 2020 #12

Oil paints... LiberalLoner Sep 2020 #8

I would add Ultramarine blue lunatica Sep 2020 #9

You don't need the black or the Greens edhopper Oct 2020 #10

My choices: femmedem Oct 2020 #11