What colors can I mix to make Phthalo Blue?

There is no exact color combination that is able to make phthalo blue due to it being a synthetically created, high chroma color. That said, you can mix colors with either french ultramarine blue or cerulean blue hue and get a very similar look with minimal effort or expense required on your part.

Is Phthalo Blue the same as primary blue?

Phthalo Blue

Available in Green Shade and Red Shade versions, with the green shade being the most common. Phthalo Blue Red Shade is another primary blue option if transparency, staining or non granulating properties are desired.

Is Phthalo Blue the same as cobalt blue?

Phthalo blue is a darker blue where as cobalt blue is a regular blue with both offering solid versatility when mixed with other colors. Both colors are widely available and usually retail at around the same price per tube of paint for each color.

Is Prussian blue similar to Phthalo Blue?

Prussian blue is, as a compound, Ferric hexacyanoferrate. Phthalo blue is a copper phthalocyanine compound that I can’t decisively find a name for. They’re chemically very different as pigments. Prussian blue is SUPPOSED to be darker and less saturated and bright than Phthalo blue.

What shade is Phthalo Blue?

Phthalocyanine Blue or Phthalo Blue is a bright, crystalline, synthetic blue pigment from the group of phthalocyanine dyes. Daniel Smith offers two versions of Phthalo Blue, one’s a green shade and the other a red shade. The pigment used are PB 15:3 and PB 15:6 respectively.

Is cerulean blue like Phthalo Blue?

Cerulean blue, is another pigment that fits into the same “sky blue” blue family as Phthalo. Like Manganese, It’s much less intense, so it will not overpower your mixtures.

Can I use ultramarine instead of Prussian blue?

Thankfully you are easily able to mix a little black paint with ultramarine blue to get it just as dark as Prussian blue to allow you to use it as a direct alternative.

What is the closest to Prussian blue?

Winsor Blue has many of the same properties as Prussian blue, including its intense richness of pigment, its transparency and great tinting abilities, but is also completely permanent and lightfast.

How do you make Prussian blue with ultramarine blue?

Is ultramarine blue primary blue?

Examples of warm blues are Ultramarine and Indanthrone Blue. Cobalt Blue is almost a primary blue but it is also included here. To see a paint-out with comments on a huge range of blues in many brands see my Blog post here.

What is the difference between ultramarine blue and Prussian blue?

Prussian Blue Vs Ultramarine

It is ever so slightly lighter than Prussian blue and also has slight hints of purple in it but is close enough to the color of Prussian blue that it falls into a similar trap of Phthalo blue in that they are so similar that most people will go with one or the other rather than both.

What blue is primary blue?

The optimal additive primaries are RGB. The optimal subtractive primaries are cyan (which is red absorbing), magenta (which is green absorbing), and yellow (which is blue absorbing).

What can I use instead of ultramarine blue?

Ultramarine Blue >>> Cobalt Blue. Burnt Sienna >>> Light Red, Burnt Umber.

What blue is closest to ultramarine blue?

You are able to mix cerulean blue with a small amount of light green and lemon yellow to get close to ultramarine blue but adding the slightest hint of violet really helps to get you as close as possible.

What color is similar to cerulean blue?

Ultramarine
Ultramarine is the best alternative because that color is also a transparent pigment with a good tinting strength. To create a duller blue, add a touch of yellow along with the magenta.

Which watercolors are granulating?

Granulating watercolours are more common in the earth colours, blues, purples, and green, but fewer red and yellow pigments are granulating colours. The two other factors that have a significant effect on granulating watercolours are water and paper.

How do you make a yellow Ochre watercolor?

To mix your own yellow ochre you can:
  1. Start with any base yellow. In the picture above I used cadmium yellow.
  2. Add a touch of red to darken and warm the yellow.
  3. Add a touch of blue to darken and desaturate the yellow.
  4. Make any further adjustments as necessary.

What is Phthalo blue used for?

Phthalo pigments are transparent, highly staining, and reliably lightfast. They are commonly used in industrial and printing applications, as well as in artist paints. Phthalocyanine dye is even used as a toothpaste colourant. The spectrum of Phthalo pigments ranges from deep, warm blues to cool spring greens.

How do you make granulated watercolor?

I often brush a little water on the paper, then add the watercolor mixed with more water. This allows the particles to float until the heavier particles clump and do their thing on the paper. One method to force granulation is to add a lot of water to your pigment, then go back and charge your wash with more pigment.

How do you increase granulation in watercolor?

As a rule, granulation is more visible and clear when there is a lot of water both on the paper and mixed with the paint itself. So if you would like to increase granulation, use more water. Also, one of the factors in creating granulation is the quality of the water you use.

How do you make granulating watercolors?

What are granulating Colours?

What is a granulating colour? Granulation is a property some paints have in which pigments pool together in small groups once applied. This produces a so-called flocculated or curdled effect. The granulated pigments will show up as small, unevenly dispersed dots and/or spots in the paint layer.