#granulating paints

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Sixth House and Seventh House, hopelessly intertwined, cushioned by roses, pierced by thorns, through Palamedes Sextus and Dulcinea Septimus.

This was the image that came into my head, and settled there. I couldn't change my mind, so, I had to paint it.

Technical details etc under the cut.

Japanese watercolours (gansai) on 300 gsm paper. Photographed in different lights with a little tweaking to better look like the original. Also, scanners always screw me over, and, I've never learned to work in digital. I don't have time to get into it, I want to paint with my physical mediums instead...

I use mainly natural hair brushes, although synthetic ones have come a long way lately!

Painted with gansai paints, Japanese watercolours. From Tambi (small regular, and Galaxy #2 palettes) and from Kobaien, one of the finest ink and pigment-makers in Japan, also very old, who I was privileged to receive a full palette of "sui" colours from to act as a tester. It's amazing.

Kobaien website: https://worlds-oldest-inksticks.jp/

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Granulation Showdown Part 2: Blue Boogaloo

Granulation Showdown Part 2: Blue Boogaloo

Once again I document granulating watercolour pigments. Apologies for the bad pictures. I can swatch and scan some again when I do my newer paints.

Lapis Lazuli Genuine (Daniel Smith), Cobalt Azure PB35 (Schmincke), Ultramarine Deep PB29 (Maimeri Blu), Ultramarine Blue PB29 (DS), Cobalt Blue PB28 (W&N), French Ultramarine PB29 (Sch), French Ultramarine PB29 (DS), Ultramarine Green Shade PB29…

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