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Comment by Peggy Guichu on October 17, 2010 at 8:56

Forgot, you can dip a Q-tip in your terp and pinch off the excess and it will get into very small places and places that might have started to dry. I've even used a pencil tip covered with wrapped kleenex to get into the very tight spots. So there is no reason to have any apprehension about trying out different mixes of your tubed paint. I'm so conscious of saving on paint that I put my palette in the freezer over night to keep it soft. That's saved me a lot of paint. And if you start with intense colors in your landscapes you can build to softer with a much better glow of the color once you are done. I know some landscape artists that start with a strong red substraight because it adds to the end result with a very nice glow.

If I want a transparent red I will use Alizeran crimson, but if I an opaque then I add cad med. red or if I want it toward the orange I add med. cad yellow. If I want it to be toward the purple but still transparent I add prussian blue. If I want it to be more opaque and lighter toward the blue or purple I add cerulean blue. Or I can use one of the purples right out of the tube, but it misses the punch if I do. I could go on but you get the idea. Just start mixing them up. I find my only concern is if I don't want to lose the transparency, not to use an opaque mix by accident. That's more important to me than values, hues, etc.

Comment by Peggy Guichu on October 17, 2010 at 8:40

I only use one brand which is Windsor Newton. It's not because it's the best, it's because that's what I can afford. I'd love to try out better brands some day. I mix everything. Even when I think I only need one pigment I always end up mixing it. I would say to you to start mixing anything. If it doesn't work just wipe it off. I mix it on my palette so if I don't like it, it never reaches the canvas, but once there it might not work with the surrounding colors so I just wipe it off and start over. There are lots of things you can use to wipe it off if you are working realistic and tight. A Q-tips works good. I use a lot of baby wipes for all sort of things with my paints. Usually to clean off my filthy fingers, but I wipe off paint with them, too.

Comment by Roena King on October 17, 2010 at 7:38

Ok, question. I dont think I could use these intense colors in a landscape, but I do admire them so. What tube colors do you use? Do you mix most of the time or use right out of the tube? and Do you use only a particular brand? I have about 48 different colors, all sorts of brands, because I aquired all my mother's paints and brushes. It will take my lifetime almost to use all the colors I have. I just need to figure out what to do with them. OK.......I've had my lunch break. I need to get back to the painting again. I have 2 oranges and 1 lemon for this attempt. I will let you know how it goes. Ro

Comment by Peggy Guichu on October 17, 2010 at 6:05

Thank you. I've never understood competition with anyone else but myself so I can't understand the secrets thing. I take that back. I really love winning at cards:) I'll tell anyone anything they want to know because it's fun. If I do something that you want to learn how to do just ask me. I love that. You might find a new way of doing it that would be fun for me to try. It's all about creating. Your art will look like yours and mine will look like mine even if we use the same colors and processes. Everyone has their own style. I don't get it really. If someone wanted to steal my art I would take it as a compliment. I think it's stupid to put watermarks all over your paintings so someone can't copy your image. Copy away. After the gallery destroyed 6 of my watercolor paintings so she could collect on the insurance, nothing can touch me. And yes "Abundance" took a long time to paint. She didn't destroy "Abundance" completely, but she tried. All my paintings take a very long time to do. I'd love to be able to use huge brushes, but that's not how I paint. I've tried and it doesn't work for me.

Comment by Roena King on October 17, 2010 at 3:46

I understand transparent washes (called in WC) and glazes (called in oil). I love your method of squirt out color and hope they work. Dang I admire you...........I just need to "be brave" and get my back side out there and paint more and try crazy things to see what will happen. //// Peg you are the kindest person as you would show me your trade secretes. I have heard many of the greats would not share their special knowledge! You are one special lady. Ro

Comment by Peggy Guichu on October 16, 2010 at 19:08

I could show you how I did this one. It's very similar to how I made the bubbles by doing very thin washes.

Comment by Roena King on October 16, 2010 at 16:46

I would love to see this one in person so that I could see the transparent layers up close. LOL Not that I could figure out how you do this stuff you do, but it would be fun to try. Ro