tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723076351673434531.post5401101982640914632..comments2024-03-12T09:32:53.219-07:00Comments on painting skies: Mixing bluesJanhendrik Dolsmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15441926123873464261noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723076351673434531.post-42585982421493149372016-10-14T10:30:54.969-07:002016-10-14T10:30:54.969-07:00The term 'flake white' can mean different ...The term 'flake white' can mean different things for different brands. Possibly it's a mix of different whites. It is when you're using Old Holland and then it's mainly used for glazing, it's not as opaque as titanium white. So if you want to mix an opaque blue, I'd use titanium. If you need a blue to glaze with, I'd use flake white. Or in my case Talens transparent white.<br />Yes, I meant the Old Holland Caribbean blue. You only need a little bit of it to change the character of for example cobalt blue. I think I bought this tube 10 years ago and it's still not empty... Janhendrik Dolsmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15441926123873464261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723076351673434531.post-89717625345371943062016-10-10T06:07:37.325-07:002016-10-10T06:07:37.325-07:00Excellent; Thank you so much!
I'm still chic...<br />Excellent; Thank you so much! <br /><br />I'm still chicken about attempting my first realistic seascape but I do paint a lot of birds and other outdoor images where it's required to paint sky with a degree of realism to complement the detail on the main subjects.. This helps! <br /><br />As you mentioned,Titanium white is a staple when it comes to sky. I do wonder what will happen if I use whites like flake white <br /><br />The point about Caribbean blue was interesting ( I think you meant the one by Ol' Holland) I have one by another brand Charvin but the color is a lot different. This one you've shown looks really rich. <br /><br />I'll look forward to hearing more on this! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15104533834475791092noreply@blogger.com