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Winsor Blue GS (green shade) watercolor is a transparent blue with a cooler temperature than Winsor Blue RS (red shade). It is Winsor & Newton’s equivalent of phthalo blue and is an indispensable near-primary blue.

Winsor Blue GS is similar in color to Cyanine Blue from the semi-transparent non-staining category, but it is a more saturated, intense, transparent staining color.

It is one of the “blues” in the transparent staining watercolor palette used for the glazing technique and mixing with other colors in its category.

Measured against a gray scale value finder, transparent staining watercolors range in value from 10% light to a maximum of 90% dark.

Colors in the transparent staining category can portray intensity and dark values without becoming muddy and are adequate for a full palette except for where opacity is desired.

PAINT CHARACTERISTICS

Winsor Blue GS is a supersaturated, stronger color than watercolors in the non-staining category and more restraint is required when mixing or glazing it with other watercolors.

Transparent staining watercolors will stain the fibers of the paper they are applied to, and stain, overpower and dull non-staining watercolors they are mixed with.

For the best results, Winsor Blue GS can be glazed and mixed with colors in the transparent staining watercolor category.

COLOR MIXING WITH WINSOR BLUE GS WATERCOLOR

Winsor Blue GS wets, mixes, stains, and dries like a phthalo blue which has interesting results when mixed with other primary colors.

Add Winsor Yellow or Winsor Red to Winsor Blue GS to mix a variety of transparent staining green and purple colors that are clear and vibrant.

Mix Winsor Blue GS with an orange mixture of Winsor Yellow plus Winsor Red to create interesting mid-value transparent gray colors. For a darker gray, mix it with Permanent Yellow Deep plus Winsor Red.

Transparent staining watercolors can be layered one over another, wet over bone dry, successfully as long as the number of layers and density is controlled.

Before applying a layer of color from another category, use the transparent staining watercolor as the first layer.

Interesting textures and effects can be achieved by painting opaque colors over a layer of transparent staining watercolor and allowing some of the staining color to peek through using various lifting methods.

Semi-opaque or opaque colors are composed of coarser pigments that are stained and discolored when mixed with transparent staining watercolors. So, they are the least successful combinations.

Purchase watercolor paints using my affiliate links below:

• Winsor Blue GS

… and the recommended transparent staining watercolor for mixing grays with Winsor Blue GS

• Winsor Yellow
• Permanent Yellow Deep
• Winsor Red

… in addition to the above list of colors, the following transparent staining watercolors are best for glazing or color mixing with Winsor Blue GS

• Carmine
• Alizarin Crimson
• Winsor Violet
• Permanent Violet
• Indanthrene Blue
• Winsor Blue RS
• Winsor Green BS
• Permanent Green #1
• Hooker’s Green Light
• Winsor Green YS

To learn more about transparent watercolors, click the link to my blog post “Which Watercolor Paints Are Transparent.”

See my YouTube playlist “Watercolor Paint Characteristics & Color Mixing” for more videos. And, subscribe to my YouTube channel.

Indanthrene Blue watercolor is a transparent primary blue with a warmer temperature than most blues similar in color to French Ultramarine, but it is a more saturated, intense, staining color.

It is one of the “blues” in the transparent staining watercolor palette used for the glazing technique and mixing with other colors in its category.

Measured against a gray scale value finder, transparent staining watercolors range in value from 10% light to a maximum of 90% dark.

Colors in the transparent staining category can portray intensity and dark values without becoming muddy and are adequate for a full palette except for where opacity is desired.

PAINT CHARACTERISTICS

Indanthrene Blue is a supersaturated, stronger color than watercolors in the non-staining category and more restraint is required when mixing or glazing it with other watercolors.

Transparent staining watercolors will stain the fibers of the paper they are applied to, and stain, overpower and dull non-staining watercolors they are mixed with.

For the best results, Indanthrene Blue can be glazed and mixed with colors in the transparent staining watercolor category.

COLOR MIXING WITH INDANTHRENE BLUE WATERCOLOR

Indanthrene Blue wets, mixes, stains, and dries like a phthalo blue which has interesting results when mixed with other primary colors.

Add Winsor Yellow or Winsor Red to Indanthrene Blue to mix a variety of transparent staining green and purple colors that are clear and vibrant.

Mix Indanthrene Blue with an orange mixture of Winsor Yellow plus Winsor Red to create interesting mid-value transparent gray colors. For a darker gray, mix it with Permanent Yellow Deep plus Winsor Red.

Transparent staining watercolors can be layered one over another, wet over bone dry, successfully as long as the number of layers and density is controlled.

Before applying a layer of color from another category, use the transparent staining watercolor as the first layer.

Interesting textures and effects can be achieved by painting opaque colors over a layer of transparent staining watercolor and allowing some of the staining color to peek through using various lifting methods.

Semi-opaque or opaque colors are composed of coarser pigments that are stained and discolored when mixed with transparent staining watercolors. So, they are the least successful combinations.

Purchase watercolor paints using my affiliate links below:

• Indanthrene Blue

… and the recommended transparent staining watercolor for mixing grays with Indanthrene Blue

• Winsor Yellow
• Permanent Yellow Deep
• Winsor Red

… in addition to the above list of colors, the following transparent staining watercolors are best for glazing or color mixing with Indanthrene Blue

• Carmine
• Alizarin Crimson
• Winsor Violet
• Permanent Violet
• Winsor Blue GS
• Winsor Blue RS
• Winsor Green BS
• Permanent Green #1
• Hooker’s Green Light
• Winsor Green YS

To learn more about transparent watercolors, click the link to my blog post “Which Watercolor Paints Are Transparent.”

See my YouTube playlist “Watercolor Paint Characteristics & Color Mixing” for more videos. And, subscribe to my YouTube channel.

Permanent Violet watercolor is a transparent purple with a warmer temperature, redder in color than Winsor Violet or Permanent Mauve, and it is a more saturated, intense, staining color.

It is one of the “violets (purple color)” in the transparent staining watercolor palette used for the glazing technique and mixing with other colors in its category.

Measured against a gray scale value finder, transparent staining watercolors range in value from 10% light to a maximum of 90% dark.

Colors in the transparent staining category can portray intensity and dark values without becoming muddy and are adequate for a full palette except for where opacity is desired.

PAINT CHARACTERISTICS

Permanent Violet is a supersaturated, stronger color than watercolors in the non-staining category and more restraint is required when mixing or glazing it with other watercolors.

Transparent staining watercolors will stain the fibers of the paper they are applied to, and stain, overpower and dull non-staining watercolors they are mixed with.

For the best results, Permanent Violet can be glazed and mixed with colors in the transparent staining watercolor category.

COLOR MIXING WITH PERMANENT VIOLET WATERCOLOR

Add Winsor Green BS to Permanent Violet to mix a variety of brown colors that appear delicate and filled with light.

Mix Winsor Yellow with Permanent Violet to create interesting mid-value transparent gray colors. For a darker gray, mix it with Permanent Yellow Deep.

Transparent staining watercolors can be layered one over another, wet over bone dry, successfully as long as the number of layers and density is controlled.

Before applying a layer of color from another category, use the transparent staining watercolor as the first layer.

Interesting textures and effects can be achieved by painting opaque colors over a layer of transparent staining watercolor and allowing some of the staining color to peek through using various lifting methods.

Semi-opaque or opaque colors are composed of coarser pigments that are stained and discolored when mixed with transparent staining watercolors. So, they are the least successful combinations.

Purchase watercolor paints using my affiliate links below:

• Permanent Violet

… and the recommended transparent staining watercolor for mixing grays with Permanent Violet

• Winsor Yellow
• Permanent Yellow Deep

… in addition to the above list of colors, the following transparent staining watercolors are best for glazing or color mixing with Permanent Violet

• Winsor Red
• Carmine
• Alizarin Crimson
• Winsor Violet
• Indanthrene Blue
• Winsor Blue GS
• Winsor Blue RS
• Winsor Green BS
• Permanent Green #1
• Hooker’s Green Light
• Winsor Green YS

To learn more about transparent watercolors, click the link to my blog post “Which Watercolor Paints Are Transparent.”

See my YouTube playlist “Watercolor Paint Characteristics & Color Mixing” for more videos. And, subscribe to my YouTube channel.

Winsor Violet watercolor is a transparent purple with a warm temperature similar in color to Permanent Mauve, but it is a more saturated, intense, staining color.

It is one of the “violets (purple color)” in the transparent staining watercolor palette used for the glazing technique and mixing with other colors in its category.

Measured against a gray scale value finder, transparent staining watercolors range in value from 10% light to a maximum of 90% dark.

Colors in the transparent staining category can portray intensity and dark values without becoming muddy and are adequate for a full palette except for where opacity is desired.

PAINT CHARACTERISTICS

Winsor Violet is a supersaturated, stronger color than watercolors in the non-staining category and more restraint is required when mixing or glazing it with other watercolors.

Transparent staining watercolors will stain the fibers of the paper they are applied to, and stain, overpower and dull non-staining watercolors they are mixed with.

For the best results, Winsor Violet can be glazed and mixed with colors in the transparent staining watercolor category.

COLOR MIXING WITH WINSOR VIOLET WATERCOLOR

Add Winsor Green BS to Winsor Violet to mix a variety of brown colors that appear delicate and filled with light.

Mix Winsor Yellow with Winsor Violet to create interesting mid-value transparent gray colors. For a darker gray, mix it with Permanent Yellow Deep.

Transparent staining watercolors can be layered one over another, wet over bone dry, successfully as long as the number of layers and density is controlled.

Before applying a layer of color from another category, use the transparent staining watercolor as the first layer.

Interesting textures and effects can be achieved by painting opaque colors over a layer of transparent staining watercolor and allowing some of the staining color to peek through using various lifting methods.

Semi-opaque or opaque colors are composed of coarser pigments that are stained and discolored when mixed with transparent staining watercolors. So, they are the least successful combinations.

Purchase watercolor paints using my affiliate links below:

• Winsor Violet

… and the recommended transparent staining watercolor for mixing grays with Winsor Violet

• Winsor Yellow
• Permanent Yellow Deep

… in addition to the above list of colors, the following transparent staining watercolors are best for glazing or color mixing with Winsor Violet

• Winsor Red
• Carmine
• Alizarin Crimson
• Permanent Violet
• Indanthrene Blue
• Winsor Blue GS
• Winsor Blue RS
• Winsor Green BS
• Permanent Green #1
• Hooker’s Green Light
• Winsor Green YS

To learn more about transparent watercolors, click the link to my blog post “Which Watercolor Paints Are Transparent.”

See my YouTube playlist “Watercolor Paint Characteristics & Color Mixing” for more videos. And, subscribe to my YouTube channel.

Alizarin Crimson watercolor is a transparent red with a color temperature that leans toward cool. It is a saturated, intense, staining color but its durability and permanency rating is low.

Alternative color substitutes that have higher permanency ratings than Alizarin Crimson are Carmine or Rose Madder Genuine. Or try Permanent Alizarin Crimson by Winsor & Newton made from a mixture of PV19-Quinacridone Violet and PR179-Perylene Maroon pigments.

Alizarin Crimson is one of the “reds” in the transparent staining watercolor palette used for the glazing technique and mixing with other colors in its category.

Measured against a gray scale value finder, transparent staining watercolors range in value from 10% light to a maximum of 90% dark.

Colors in the transparent staining category can portray intensity and dark values without becoming muddy and are adequate for a full palette except for where opacity is desired.

PAINT CHARACTERISTICS

Alizarin Crimson is a supersaturated, stronger color than watercolors in the non-staining category and more restraint is required when mixing or glazing it with other watercolors.

Transparent staining watercolors will stain the fibers of the paper they are applied to, and stain, overpower and dull non-staining watercolors they are mixed with.

For the best results, Alizarin Crimson can be glazed and mixed with colors in the transparent staining watercolor category.

COLOR MIXING WITH ALIZARIN CRIMSON WATERCOLOR

Add Winsor Yellow or Permanent Yellow Deep or Winsor Blue (phthalo blue) to Alizarin Crimson to mix a variety of orange and purple colors.

Mix Alizarin Crimson with Permanent Green #1 or Winsor Green YS to create interesting mid-value transparent gray colors. For a darker gray, mix it with Winsor Green BS or Hooker’s Green Light.

Transparent staining watercolors can be layered one over another, wet over bone dry, successfully as long as the number of layers and density is controlled.

Before applying a layer of color from another category, use the transparent staining watercolor as the first layer.

Interesting textures and effects can be achieved by painting opaque colors over a layer of transparent staining watercolor and allowing some of the staining color to peek through using various lifting methods.

Semi-opaque or opaque colors are composed of coarser pigments that are stained and discolored when mixed with transparent staining watercolors. So, they are the least successful combinations.

Purchase watercolor paints using my affiliate links below:

• Alizarin Crimson
• Permanent Alizarin Crimson

… and the recommended transparent staining watercolor for mixing grays with Alizarin Crimson

• Winsor Green BS
• Permanent Green #1
• Hooker’s Green Light
• Winsor Green YS

… in addition to the above list of colors, the following transparent staining watercolors are best for glazing or color mixing with Alizarin Crimson

• Winsor Yellow
• Permanent Yellow Deep
• Winsor Red
• Carmine
• Winsor Violet
• Permanent Violet
• Indanthrene Blue
• Winsor Blue GS
• Winsor Blue RS

To learn more about transparent watercolors, click the link to my blog post “Which Watercolor Paints Are Transparent.”

See my YouTube playlist “Watercolor Paint Characteristics & Color Mixing” for more videos. And, subscribe to my YouTube channel.

Carmine watercolor is a transparent red with a color temperature that leans toward cool. It is similar in color to Alizarin Crimson, but is a more durable, saturated, intense, staining color.

It is one of the “reds” in the transparent staining watercolor palette used for the glazing technique and mixing with other colors in its category.

Measured against a gray scale value finder, transparent staining watercolors range in value from 10% light to a maximum of 90% dark.

Colors in the transparent staining category can portray intensity and dark values without becoming muddy and are adequate for a full palette except for where opacity is desired.

PAINT CHARACTERISTICS

Carmine is a supersaturated, stronger color than watercolors in the non-staining category and more restraint is required when mixing or glazing it with other watercolors.

Transparent staining watercolors will stain the fibers of the paper they are applied to, and stain, overpower and dull non-staining watercolors they are mixed with.

For the best results, Carmine can be glazed and mixed with colors in the transparent staining watercolor category.

COLOR MIXING WITH CARMINE WATERCOLOR

Add Winsor Yellow or Permanent Yellow Deep or Winsor Blue (phthalo blue) to Carmine to mix a variety of orange and purple colors.

Mix Carmine with Permanent Green #1 or Winsor Green YS to create interesting mid-value transparent gray colors. For a darker gray, mix it with Winsor Green BS or Hooker’s Green Light.

Transparent staining watercolors can be layered one over another, wet over bone dry, successfully as long as the number of layers and density is controlled.

Before applying a layer of color from another category, use the transparent staining watercolor as the first layer.

Carmine should be applied only in a saturated wash, especially for creating dark flesh tones and earth-tone mixtures resembling olive green, siennas, and umbers.

Interesting textures and effects can be achieved by painting opaque colors over a layer of transparent staining watercolor and allowing some of the staining color to peek through using various lifting methods.

Semi-opaque or opaque colors are composed of coarser pigments that are stained and discolored when mixed with transparent staining watercolors. So, they are the least successful combinations.

Purchase watercolor paints using my affiliate links below:

• Carmine

… and the recommended transparent staining watercolor for mixing grays with Carmine

• Winsor Green BS
• Permanent Green #1
• Hooker’s Green Light
• Winsor Green YS

… in addition to the above list of colors, the following transparent staining watercolors are best for glazing or color mixing with Carmine

• Winsor Yellow
• Permanent Yellow Deep
• Winsor Red
• Alizarin Crimson
• Winsor Violet
• Permanent Violet
• Indanthrene Blue
• Winsor Blue GS
• Winsor Blue RS

To learn more about transparent watercolors, click the link to my blog post “Which Watercolor Paints Are Transparent.”

See my YouTube playlist “Watercolor Paint Characteristics & Color Mixing” for more videos. And, subscribe to my YouTube channel.

Winsor Red (thalo red) watercolor is a transparent red with a cool temperature similar in color to Permanent Red and Quinacridone Red, but it is a more saturated, intense, staining color.

It is one of the “reds” in the transparent staining watercolor palette used for the glazing technique and mixing with other colors in its category.

Measured against a gray scale value finder, transparent staining watercolors range in value from 10% light to a maximum of 90% dark.

Colors in the transparent staining category can portray intensity and dark values without becoming muddy and are adequate for a full palette except for where opacity is desired.

PAINT CHARACTERISTICS

Winsor Red is a supersaturated, stronger color than watercolors in the non-staining category and more restraint is required when mixing or glazing it with other watercolors.

Transparent staining watercolors will stain the fibers of the paper they are applied to, and stain, overpower and dull non-staining watercolors they are mixed with.

For the best results, Winsor Red can be glazed and mixed with colors in the transparent staining watercolor category.

COLOR MIXING WITH WINSOR RED WATERCOLOR

Add Winsor Yellow or Permanent Yellow Deep or Winsor Blue (phthalo blue) to Winsor Red (thalo red) to mix a variety of orange and purple colors.

Mix Winsor Red with Permanent Green #1 or Winsor Green YS to create interesting mid-value transparent gray colors. For a darker gray, mix it with Winsor Green BS or Hooker’s Green Light.

Transparent staining watercolors can be layered one over another, wet over bone dry, successfully as long as the number of layers and density is controlled.

Before applying a layer of color from another category, use the transparent staining watercolor as the first layer.

Use Winsor Red as a transparent under-glaze in areas intended to be dark, such as shadows in a landscape. Colors painted over it will have more life and warmth.

Interesting textures and effects can be achieved by painting opaque colors over a layer of transparent staining watercolor and allowing some of the staining color to peek through using various lifting methods.

Semi-opaque or opaque colors are composed of coarser pigments that are stained and discolored when mixed with transparent staining watercolors. So, they are the least successful combinations.

Purchase watercolor paints using my affiliate links below:

• Winsor Red

… and the recommended transparent staining watercolor for mixing grays with Winsor Red

• Winsor Green BS
• Permanent Green #1
• Hooker’s Green Light
• Winsor Green YS

… in addition to the above list of colors, the following transparent staining watercolors are best for glazing or color mixing with Winsor Red

• Winsor Yellow
• Permanent Yellow Deep
• Carmine
• Alizarin Crimson
• Winsor Violet
• Permanent Violet
• Indanthrene Blue
• Winsor Blue GS
• Winsor Blue RS

To learn more about transparent watercolors, click the link to my blog post “Which Watercolor Paints Are Transparent.”

See my YouTube playlist “Watercolor Paint Characteristics & Color Mixing” for more videos. And, subscribe to my YouTube channel.

Permanent Yellow Deep watercolor is a warm transparent yellow similar in color to Cadmium Orange thinned to a relatively transparent state.

It is one of the “yellows” in the transparent staining watercolor palette used for the glazing technique and mixing with other colors in its category.

Measured against a gray scale value finder, transparent staining watercolors range in value from 10% light to a maximum of 90% dark.

Colors in the transparent staining category can portray intensity and dark values without becoming muddy and are adequate for a full palette except for where opacity is desired.

PAINT CHARACTERISTICS

Permanent Yellow Deep is a supersaturated, stronger color than watercolors in the non-staining category and more restraint is required when mixing or glazing it with other watercolors.

Transparent staining watercolors will stain the fibers of the paper they are applied to, and stain, overpower and dull non-staining watercolors they are mixed with.

For the best results, Permanent Yellow Deep can be glazed and mixed with colors in the transparent staining watercolor category.

COLOR MIXING WITH PERMANENT YELLOW DEEP WATERCOLOR

Add Winsor Red (thalo red) or Winsor Blue (phthalo blue) or Winsor Green (phthalo green) to Permanent Yellow Deep to mix a variety of orange and green colors.

Mix Permanent Yellow Deep with Winsor Violet to create interesting mid-value transparent gray colors. For a darker gray, mix it with Permanent Violet.

Transparent staining watercolors can be layered one over another, wet over bone dry, successfully as long as the number of layers and density is controlled.

Before applying a layer of color from another category, use the transparent staining watercolor as the first layer.

Interesting textures and effects can be achieved by painting opaque colors over a layer of transparent staining watercolor and allowing some of the staining color to peek through using various lifting methods.

Semi-opaque or opaque colors are composed of coarser pigments that are stained and discolored when mixed with transparent staining watercolors. So, they are the least successful combinations.

Purchase watercolor paints using my affiliate links below:

• Permanent Yellow Deep

… and the recommended transparent staining watercolor for mixing grays with Permanent Yellow Deep

• Winsor Violet
• Permanent Violet

… in addition to the above list of colors, the following transparent staining watercolors are best for glazing or color mixing with Permanent Yellow Deep

• Winsor Yellow
• Winsor Red
• Carmine
• Alizarin Crimson
• Indanthrene Blue
• Winsor Blue GS
• Winsor Blue RS
• Winsor Green BS
• Permanent Green #1
• Hooker’s Green Light
• Winsor Green YS

To learn more about transparent watercolors, click the link to my blog post “Which Watercolor Paints Are Transparent.”

See my YouTube playlist “Watercolor Paint Characteristics & Color Mixing” for more videos. And, subscribe to my YouTube channel.

Winsor Yellow watercolor is a clear, transparent yellow with a cool temperature similar in color to Cadmium Yellow Light, the lightest color on the color wheel.

It is one of the “yellows” in the transparent staining watercolor palette used for the glazing technique and mixing with other colors in its category.

Measured against a gray scale value finder, transparent staining watercolors range in value from 10% light to a maximum of 90% dark.

Colors in the transparent staining category can portray intensity and dark values without becoming muddy and are adequate for a full palette except for where opacity is desired.

PAINT CHARACTERISTICS

Winsor Yellow is a supersaturated, stronger color than watercolors in the non-staining category and more restraint is required when mixing or glazing it with other watercolors.

Transparent staining watercolors will stain the fibers of the paper they are applied to, and stain, overpower and dull non-staining watercolors they are mixed with.

For the best results, Winsor Yellow can be glazed and mixed with colors in the transparent staining watercolor category.

COLOR MIXING WITH WINSOR YELLOW WATERCOLOR

Add Winsor Red (thalo red) or Winsor Blue (phthalo blue) or Winsor Green (phthalo green) to Winsor Yellow to mix a variety of orange and green colors.

Mix Winsor Yellow with Winsor Violet to create interesting mid-value transparent gray colors. For a darker gray, mix it with Permanent Violet.

Transparent staining watercolors can be layered one over another, wet over bone dry, successfully as long as the number of layers and density is controlled.

Before applying a layer of color from another category, use the transparent staining watercolor as the first layer.

Interesting textures and effects can be achieved by painting opaque colors over a layer of transparent staining watercolor and allowing some of the staining color to peek through using various lifting methods.

Semi-opaque or opaque colors are composed of coarser pigments that are stained and discolored when mixed with transparent staining watercolors. So, they are the least successful combinations.

Purchase watercolor paints using my affiliate links below:

• Winsor Yellow

… and the recommended transparent staining watercolor for mixing grays with Winsor Yellow

• Winsor Violet
• Permanent Violet

… in addition to the above list of colors, the following transparent staining watercolors are best for glazing or color mixing with Winsor Yellow

• Permanent Yellow Deep
• Winsor Red
• Carmine
• Alizarin Crimson
• Indanthrene Blue
• Winsor Blue GS
• Winsor Blue RS
• Winsor Green BS
• Permanent Green #1
• Hooker’s Green Light
• Winsor Green YS

To learn more about transparent watercolors, click the link to my blog post “Which Watercolor Paints Are Transparent.”

See my YouTube playlist “Watercolor Paint Characteristics & Color Mixing” for more videos. And, subscribe to my YouTube channel.

Green Gold watercolor is a vibrant glowing spring green color as seen in flower stems, leaves, and grasses lighted or backlit by the sun.

It is one of the “yellow greens” in the semi-transparent non-staining watercolor palette used for the glazing technique and mixing with other colors.

Measured against a gray scale value finder, semi-transparent non-staining watercolors are generally mid-light in value ranging from 20% to a maximum of 80% value.

So, the colors in the semi-transparent non-staining category are adequate for a mid-tone palette, except for where darker passages require colors with values higher on the gray scale.

PAINT CHARACTERISTICS

Green Gold is slightly more opaque than transparent non-staining watercolors and requires more restraint to remain luminous when mixing with other colors.

Semi-transparent non-staining watercolors have similar characteristics to transparent non-staining watercolors, but with a wider range of colors to add to a palette.

Green Gold can be layered in several glazes using other semi-transparent non-staining watercolors if each layer is allowed to dry thoroughly before applying the next layer.

COLOR MIXING WITH GREEN GOLD WATERCOLOR

For a variety of green colors, add Green Gold to Sap Green, Viridian, or Hooker’s Green to lighten them. Or add a touch of these green colors to Green Gold to darken it.

Mix Green Gold with Permanent Magenta to create interesting mid-value semi-transparent gray colors. For a darker gray, mix it with Permanent Mauve.

Green Gold can also be successfully mixed with watercolors in both the transparent and semi-transparent non-staining categories.

It also makes beautiful, luminous washes when glazed with the other watercolors in the transparent non-staining category.

Mixed with semi-opaque or opaque colors, it will create a combination that is cleaner and more transparent than using only opaque colors.

Purchase watercolor paints using my affiliate links below:

• Green Gold
• Sap Green

… and the recommended semi-transparent non-staining watercolor for mixing grays with Green Gold

• Permanent Magenta
• Permanent Mauve

… also the transparent non-staining category of watercolors for glazing or color mixing with Green Gold

• Aureolin
• Rose Madder Genuine
• Permanent Rose
• Cobalt Blue
• Viridian
• Hooker’s Green

To learn more about transparent watercolors, click the link to my blog post “Which Watercolor Paints Are Transparent.”

See my YouTube playlist “Watercolor Paint Characteristics & Color Mixing” for more videos. And, subscribe to my YouTube channel.