Let's talk abouuuut... Van Dyke Brown! Van Dyke Brown was the first professional grade pigment I played with and it was the one to convince me to make the switch. It's marvelous elasticity in water and it's intense opacity and elegant granulation made me realize there might be a world of watercolor out there that I am missing out on! I use quite a fair bit of Van Dyke Brown, it's a personal favorite, but I rarely mix it unless I want to "borrow" it's spreadability. When mixed in with high granulating pigments and applied wet in wet, the granulating pigment will stay put and do its job, while Van Dyke Brown will spread like fireworks! I absolutely love to work with this pigment from Sennelier, and I gladly recommend it, especially if you love to paint with more natural tones, because it can be used to reprezent the color of the earth or furr and skin textures in animals. Anyway, that's all for today 😋 As usual, Love, Aly ❤ . . . #pigmentartini #handmadesketchbook #handmadeleatherjournal #leatherjournal #leathersketchbook #handmadejournal #beautifuljournals #beautifulsketchbooks #antiquesketchbooks #watercolorjournal #handbound #grimoire #bookofshadows #bookbinder #fauxleather #veganleather #paintjournal #earthpigments #paintmaking #handmadewatercolors #ochre #ochrepainting #earthpaint #naturalpaint #naturalpigments #naturalartist #earthartist #paintingsofinstagram #pigments #pinkartini https://www.instagram.com/p/CRwQOuPBMCg/?utm_medium=tumblr