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On Pigments

On Pigments

Reading Time: 11 minutesGetting to the bottom of how pigments (and indeed different preparations thereof) behave ultimately can become a bit of a rabbit hole. I will aim in this post to wander, perhaps cicuitously, through some of my thoughts and considerations when exploring and using different pigments 

Lemon Yellow (Nickel Titanate) – Winsor and Newton

Lemon Yellow (Nickel Titanate) – Winsor and Newton

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis is a cool yellow containing PY53 as a single pigment. It is: Pigment(s) PY53 was developed in the 1960s and is may be known as as Nickel Antimony Titanium Yellow Rutile or Nickel Titanium Oxide. It has the chemical formula NiO·Sb2O3·20TiO2 – this is 

Watercolour Landscapes: St Aidan’s, Rounday, Meanwood

Watercolour Landscapes: St Aidan’s, Rounday, Meanwood

Reading Time: 2 minutesAnd some more… I’ve really been beavering away with the watercolours this last couple of weeks. This was a bit of a quick experiment – actually the fourth of a set of quick experients. The original image was posted on the a photography group. This