Thank you for watching me ramble about pigments and paint a bison calf 🦬 (when editing I noticed I said buffalo a few times when I meant to say bison, but I didn't have the energy to redo the voiceover so enjoy the brain fluff ups haha) The final changes to the palette, including the last colour change will be in a future video :) What have you been up to recently?
FYI about the Moonglow - I'm sure you know that it's not lightfast; but its very easy to mix your own lightfast version! And since you are already doing that for some of your preferred blacks & purples, I assume you're more likely to give this a go. These are all using Daniel Smith watercolors, of course, and the formula goes like this : 50% Viridian + 25% French Ultramarine + 25% Quinacridone Coral. If you should prefer more of a lighter, greenish-blue-y dominant look when it seperates, then add a tad bit more Viridian. If you should prefer more of an intense blue-y shadow in the seperation, add a tad more French Ultramarine. If you like and prefer more of a violet-&-pink dominant effect in the seperation, add a bit more of the Quinacridone Coral. Enjoy!
I saw most posts and videos about it between 2017 and 2018. Production of Original Quin Gold PO49 was discontinued around 2000, but Daniel Smith was able to stock up on a lot of the remaining supply. They were the last company to still produce the original pigment in watercolour, and their supply ran out on 13th September 2017 after 17 years according to their website. So long ago now 😱
I've seen some people soak their watercolour papers before use to stretch them out fully. Does that wash the sizing off? If so, could that make your expired paper useable again?
The process of stretching will remove some sizing, but it's normally recommended you try to prevent too much being lost. If you soak the paper too long and it removes too much of the sizing it will increase the absorbency of the paper, and may in turn not be pleasant to paint on either. It could be worth a try on unmounted paper if it had already gone bad just to see what happens, since there's no fallout if it's ruined further 🤔 The boards that went bad are paper mounted to a board so I'm not sure how soaking for extended periods may affect the board and the method used to adhere the paper to it. One way to find out I suppose!
Thank you for watching me ramble about pigments and paint a bison calf 🦬 (when editing I noticed I said buffalo a few times when I meant to say bison, but I didn't have the energy to redo the voiceover so enjoy the brain fluff ups haha)
The final changes to the palette, including the last colour change will be in a future video :)
What have you been up to recently?
Wonderful video, love bisons and this wasp side story was captivating! :D
Haha I'm glad you enjoyed it! The wasp eventually made it outside 😭
@@daenafae Thanks for the follow up, now the side story has an ending :D
FYI about the Moonglow - I'm sure you know that it's not lightfast; but its very easy to mix your own lightfast version! And since you are already doing that for some of your preferred blacks & purples, I assume you're more likely to give this a go. These are all using Daniel Smith watercolors, of course, and the formula goes like this : 50% Viridian + 25% French Ultramarine + 25% Quinacridone Coral. If you should prefer more of a lighter, greenish-blue-y dominant look when it seperates, then add a tad bit more Viridian. If you should prefer more of an intense blue-y shadow in the seperation, add a tad more French Ultramarine. If you like and prefer more of a violet-&-pink dominant effect in the seperation, add a bit more of the Quinacridone Coral. Enjoy!
Thank you for the recipe! 💜 I'll give it a go once I've used up the last my of Moonglow.
I didn't know about all this history with the availability of quinacridone gold and the drama! How many years ago did this happen?
I saw most posts and videos about it between 2017 and 2018. Production of Original Quin Gold PO49 was discontinued around 2000, but Daniel Smith was able to stock up on a lot of the remaining supply. They were the last company to still produce the original pigment in watercolour, and their supply ran out on 13th September 2017 after 17 years according to their website. So long ago now 😱
I've seen some people soak their watercolour papers before use to stretch them out fully. Does that wash the sizing off? If so, could that make your expired paper useable again?
The process of stretching will remove some sizing, but it's normally recommended you try to prevent too much being lost. If you soak the paper too long and it removes too much of the sizing it will increase the absorbency of the paper, and may in turn not be pleasant to paint on either. It could be worth a try on unmounted paper if it had already gone bad just to see what happens, since there's no fallout if it's ruined further 🤔 The boards that went bad are paper mounted to a board so I'm not sure how soaking for extended periods may affect the board and the method used to adhere the paper to it. One way to find out I suppose!