Got a package via Fed Ex today, rushed from the heart of Dick Blick. They didn’t want me to wait until the twenty-second as indicated when I’d placed the order. Five new paints – all greys/grays/sorta-grey.
I had just enough time to try these out on a bit of Arches hot press 140 and I knew I should have found some cold press instead. But here you go, joined by five other greys I already had and, in the middle, the common mixed grey of french ultramarine and burnt sienna. All Daniel Smith except for the one, noted as Holbein.
The new ones were pretty non-granulating compared to the others, at least on this paper. I think the grey titanium will be useful.
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Fascinating contemplation of grays, however you spell them. Green-greys, brown grey, lavender grays. So many gradations. So many moods. I can see why they’re interesting you so much, for subtlety, nuance, playing with the feeling. I’d like to see them on the other paper. I’m drawn to the Grey Titanium and Joe Z’s Cool Grey, but I don’t have particular applications in mind as you do.
Thanks once again for continuing my education!