Layering technique for vibrant greens, using Dr Ph. Martin’s Hydrus liquid watercolours. 3 colours used – Turquoise Blue, Hansa Yellow Medium and Blue Aqua 🙂
fuck me yes.
When I saw this all I could think about is how you can basically use this technique with any primary colors. You want a purple color, okay lets layer some reds and blues. You like orange? Alright lets layer some reds and yellows.
Generally this is a really great technique and I will deff be experimenting with this in the future.
For my artist friends that mix colors and especially want vibrant mixes, may I suggest trying Cyans, Magentas, and Yellows in your mixes (instead of blues and reds). For luxurious purples, try Quinacridone magenta (or similar pigments) with your favorite Cyan or manganese blue… Those same blues with a vibrant yellow will make wonderful greens. Of course, there are a bajillion greens to be had in nature, and in paint, so this is just one suggestion! You get a really poppin’ great orange out of the magenta + yellow mix, too. Experiment and have fun! Transparent watercolors are especially exciting to try these vibrant pigments with.
Here is an example of the greens, oranges (admittedly knocked back in saturation by myself), and purples I get from these mixes. I layer a bit less than the above demo by sanjanasart, but this is just a color example for you. Note the really vibrant greens on the leaves, whereas I toned it down a bit in the background so that it didn’t fight too much with the gryphon and wisteria.
😮 bloody beautiful, one of the main reasons why i love watercolours
Aliquid de Magis 