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Can’t live without… - Jan Thomson
Well, that’s not quite true, but if I had to choose just two pigments to take to my desert island they would be Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Sienna. With these two I can make warm and cool greys, soft underpaintings and juicy darks as well as the clear bright clear colours that they are when used solo. For this little sketch I used Maimeri Blu Oltremare Chiaro and Terra Di Siena Bruciata (don’t they sound good in Italian?). These two colours are my essentials in any brand, so it’s good to compare Maimeri with the others I’m more familiar with....
Canson Heritage WC paper - Jan Thomson
Heritage watercolour paper is top of the Canson range. This 100% cotton paper, as with their Moulin de Roy paper, is available in Hot Pressed, Cold Pressed and Rough. All of the Canson papers come in 24 x 32” sheets, which is a great way to buy it and if needed you can then cut to whatever size you like. I suggest for beginning painters that you buy a pack and share it with a friend, which is an economical way to try artist grade materials. So, I tried the same painting exercises that I did a few weeks ago...
Koh-I-Noor Mondeluz 12 Drawing/Sketching/Colouring Pencils Part 3
Part 2 of this series on the Koh-I-Noor Monedluz 12-set can be found Here. Italy is calling me! So I’ve finished my little sketch and I have to say I’m genuinely surprised with these pencils as they’ve been a real pleasure to create with, I particularly like the quality of pigment and the ease of blending they offer. They don’t crumble but they’re not too hard either, the colour is bright and can be used with water to create more hues. I’m going to add these to my list of constants. They don’t clog when you’re layering, they’re smooth and...
Koh-I-Noor Mondeluz 12 Drawing/Sketching/Colouring Pencils Part 2
Part 1 of this series on the Koh-I-Noor Monedluz 12-set can be found Here. Time to experiment. Straight away I notice the quality with each stroke they have an intense colour which is partly due to what they’re made of. The Koh-I-Noor Mondeluz Coloured Pencils are advertised as having highly concentrated pigments in combination with the use of high-quality kaolin white clay for the core. Kaolin white clay is a super fine clay named after the hill in China from which it was mined for centuries. It was first used for making fine china and porcelain. So there is your...
Moulin de Roy WC Paper - Jan Thomson
The Canson paper company had its beginnings in a small village in France in 1557. Since then it has become world famous for its high-quality art papers (as well as being responsible for making and launching the first hot air balloon in 1782!). Luckily for those of us who paint, they set aside aeronautical ambition and continued to research and produce art papers. Today I’ve been trying out their Moulin de Roy range. This paper is made from 100% cotton and would be a great everyday paper to use. It meets acid free and archival standards, so you can confidently...
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