You Asked For It, How To Mix A Granulating Yellow Watercolor

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I didn't know that palette would fit half pans so well! It's a meeden one, right?

[@ClarkFineArt]

@@thefrugalcrafter Yes it is!

[@berolinastrassmann]

Thanks to everyone leaving their suggestions. I have been looking for granulating yellows for some time. Thanks again!

[@ClarkFineArt]

Glad you like them and that this helped!

[@hannahthufvesson]

W&N has a PY159, their Lemon Yellow Deep. It's easier to use than the Schminke one, has slightly smaller particles and gives more of a body colour. I love it! (Kusakabe and Kremer also carry PY159 but I haven't tried those.) Sennelier PBr24 is very yellow and bright and granulates beautifully, Roman Szmal by the same name - Naples Yellow Deep - is deeper but still beautiful and granulating. 😊

[@ClarkFineArt]

@@hannahthufvesson thanks for sharing the information.

[@allison.darling]

I love A Gallo paints because they're handmade and use Rosemary essential oil as a preservative. It smells like heaven

[@ClarkFineArt]

@@allison.darling I have not tried their paints yet but they are on my list of brands I would like to try.

[@hanneke193]

PY 189 nickel tungsten yellow roman szmal

[@ClarkFineArt]

@@hanneke193 ooh thank you I will have to start a list for me to look them up.

[@elaineg60]

I have both Schminke PY159 AND Winsor Newton PY159 (less granulating but more pigmented/higher tinting strength), squeezed & mixed about a 60/40 mix in my primary palettes. I also have granulating PY42 and PY43 in my palettes. I mix MANY granulating mixes with other granulating colors for “super granulating” paints that also usually separate

[@ClarkFineArt]

Isn't it fun to mix and play with them. I love to see how they will react and separate.

[@elaineg60]

@@ClarkFineArt I made 2 “little” (I think they’re about 4x6..maybe a bit bigger..they are Baohong Sample booklets, 18 pages, 6 of each kind, cold press, hot press and rough. They have adhesive at one edge that I strengthen with duct tape..and I made a harder cardboard cover) “Swatch mix” books, put them together..they have the “recipes” of my favorite mixes …many of the ones in my first booklet are ones I made with my PY159 mixes. While many of these mixes are stunning..and look incredible with their separation…I rarely use most of my favorites unless I’m doing something abstract. I just can’t usually fit them into my landscapes or critter paintings. One mix though that I fell in love with and even got the pigments so I could make my own: PB35 & PR233…beautiful cool gray with the pink and blue granulation. I didn’t used to do urban or paintings of buildings until my bestie got me into it because of my “Hummingbird wing Gray” paint. Of course she’s a retired art professor AND she’s not legally blind like me. She showed me how useful that color can be in MANY different subjects. The one she’s still trying to figure out with me-ways to use it? PY159 mix + Amethyst. I know it sounds weird…but if you play with it you can get some beautiful separations…the warm gray/brown, purple and yellow..but also shades of a green. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I’ve used it in an urban painting…but wasn’t comfortable with the unpredictable results..sometimes you get the beautiful separation, sometimes a mud with a glint. 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

[@ClarkFineArt]

@@elaineg60 sounds like some beautiful mixes!! Thanks for sharing!

[@davejohnson5365]

Y216 turners yellow (m harding). Y184 bismuth yellow (M Graham). Both marked as granulating by the manufacturer

[@ClarkFineArt]

@@davejohnson5365 thanks for sharing them!

[@karenirving7088]

I love it thank you very much

[@ClarkFineArt]

@@karenirving7088 you are welcome! I’m glad you saw the video I hope it helps.