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Watercolor Wishlist

Verditer Blue (Daniel Smith)

It is great for skies, and one of the oldest color pigments in history but this is a mix of cobalts and white. I usually prefer Ultramarine Blue, Prussian Blue or Neutral Tint for skies but this color would really add to my collection. (And yes, I do have white paint but not cobalts so I can't mix it myself)

Brown Stil De Grain (Maimeri Blu)

I love earth colors and I am always on the look-out for any new unique earth colors. It's like a mix of phthalo green yellow shade and venetian red. I hope it's grainy.

Olive Green (Maimeri Blu)

I am not sure about this one because Oxide Of Chromium can be tricky to know when to use. A lot of artists call this color their least favorite or even their most hated color. It's not that flashy or mainstream but if you study nature, you can see it everywhere, especially as hightlights. I like to add it with my Phthalo Greens because those pigments scream if they get too much space. Oxide Of Chromium is like a quiet and often overseen person who actually is a very important part of the group, even if it doesn't know it. It needs to speak up more.

Phthalo Turquoise (M. Golden QoR)

 QoR have made their own binder and it is supposed to be a lot more smooth and super flowy. A lot of artists don't like how uncontrollable and free the the paint runs over the paper. But I think this color might be very good as a free flowy pigment. I hope it is as dominant as Nickel Azo Yellow, and just pushes all of the other pigments out of the way and create beautiful shifts.

Sepia (M. Golden QoR)

From my experience, not a lot of artists are a fan of sepia but it is one of my favorite colors. There are a lot of watercolor purists (pigment puritans in my opinion) that rage against the use of black and white pigment in watercolor painting. I love it, but a lot of brands use Ivory Black in their mixture for Sepia. The original pigment was made from cuttlefish ink and that kind of explains why they don't use it anymore. So Sepia of today is often a mixture of Ivory Black and Umber, and that freaks artists out. They think it turns their colors muddy and less vibrant, but why the hey would they use Sepia if they wanted vibrant colors? Everything in life isn't a mixture of bright happy colors. Sometimes things are colorless and dark from the beginning and that is beautiful too.