Those extra tubes of gouache are from sets offered by Holbein, M. Graham, or Winsor and Newton. It costs a lot less per tube to buy them in sets rather than individually. I also sometimes pull unusual colors from the big set of Shinhan Pass, which is a watercolor/gouache hybrid. I also have a big jar of Richeson (casein), which I use when I want to work in a broader, more painterly style.
Although the set of colors that I actually bring in my kit evolves or changes on a given outing changes, I typically bring one or two reds, a couple yellows, and a couple blues, plus white. I like to have a high-chroma and a low-chroma version of each one. For example I might have cadmium yellow and yellow ochre, but next time I may want to change out the cadmium for a lemon yellow.
When I start a painting, I select even further from the 6-12 tubes of colors that I have in my kit, because I don't want to squeeze out any more colors than I actually need. If midway through a painting I find I need an additional color that I haven't squeezed out yet, I add that midway through.
When you say " I also have a big jar of Richeson (casein), which I use when I want to work in a broader, more painterly style.", what do you mean by "painterly" here? What is it about casein that lets you work in a more painterly style?
ReplyDeleteWhen I use casein, I tend to squeeze out more paint and use bigger brushes and thicker paint with less preliminary drawing. That's what I mean by more painterly. But I guess it's all painting.
ReplyDeleteThanks James!
ReplyDeleteWhat role do the Shinhan Pass paints play for you? Ive seen a few artists mention it had found its way into their palettes but since I have pretty full sets of both gouache and watercolor, i'm not sure what the benefit of having a tube of something somewhere inbetween would be.
ReplyDeleteIs it a subtle difference in how it rewets and handles?
Chris, I often throw a few Shinhan colors in with my other paints. I use both gouache and watercolor tubes together on the same painting.
ReplyDeleteHi James, do you carry any greens with you and if so, what’s a decent green for landscape? I’ve been trying out sap green and Hooker green which I believe is a mixture of Prussian blue and gamboge. Or would you recommend mixing greens on the spot as a better general practice and to learn the extents of a limited palette?
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