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March 5, 2018 at 6:57 pm #452466March 6, 2018 at 6:17 am #579059
Manganese blue from AS is actually Phthalo Blue GS PB15:3 or equal.
Pb15:3 + Lemon Yellow gives lovely green color. Phthalo Emerald PG36 + White can be even more gorgeous….March 6, 2018 at 3:18 pm #579062March 7, 2018 at 4:46 am #579060@Gigalot Thanks for the insight!
Dan
A very interesting green color I did when mixed PG36 Phthalo Emerald with some Aluminum powdered pigment. Lovely color, Dan!
March 8, 2018 at 5:40 pm #579057How to mix a “vivid” green is an interesting request, actually.
Green is one of those colors whose chroma may actually exist in a mixture, rather than in a tubed form. I’m not positive about that, though, as some
“Thalo Greens” are rather intense, and pure.A more pure form of Orange can be found in a tube, rather than mixing one yourself, as can a more pure form of Violet. However, although I may be wrong, I believe that a slightly higher chroma of Green can be obtained by mixing one from the two primary colors of Cyan, and Yellow.
My choices for such a Green mixture would be the following:
For Cyan: Thalo Blue (PB15), Any brand
For Yellow: Transparent Yellow (PY128), Winsor & NewtonThese are both transparent colors, and they mix together to create an intensely dark, pure Green. When mixed with a bit of White, they burst into high chroma colors, that, when mixed together, create a high chroma Green.
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https://williamfmartin.blogspot.comMarch 8, 2018 at 6:49 pm #579064I think Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade) PG36 is the most chromatic green available as a pigment. Mixing with a green leaning transparent yellow would (I expect) give the most vivid yellow-green’s possible.
March 9, 2018 at 9:52 am #579063Gamblin’s (oils) “Manganese Blue Hue” is PB15:3 or 4 diluted with some kind of lightener. They also make an “Emerald Green” which is PG36 (they call this “Phthalo Emerald”) to which has been added a touch of yellow and white.
These greens, and many other high-chroma colors, are outside the gamut of computer screens, particularly consumer LCD screens. Only a few high-end devices can get close. So, whatever you see on screen, is not the real color. In fact, an un-calibrated LCD straight green (R=0, G=max, B=0) leans yellow, just as an un-calibrated red leans orange, and an un-calibrated blue leans cyan.
April 13, 2018 at 1:53 pm #579066I’m trying to mix a bright , vivid purple. All i get is mud…Help!
April 13, 2018 at 2:31 pm #579061I’m trying to mix a bright , vivid purple. All i get is mud…Help!
1. Ultramarine Blue RS + Quinacridone Magenta PR122.
2. Cobalt Blue deep PB74 + Quinacridone Magenta
3. Dioxazine Violet PV23 + Quinacridone MagentaManganese Violet PV16 is a single pigment paint.
May 16, 2018 at 10:05 pm #579065That link only took me to a page wanting my email and suggesting a free 5 class course. I didn’t see anything about mixing a vivid green. Is that the right link?
May 17, 2018 at 5:29 am #579058Manganese blue from AS is actually Phthalo Blue GS PB15:3 or equal.
Pb15:3 + Lemon Yellow gives lovely green color. Phthalo Emerald PG36 + White can be even more gorgeous….When I saw the thread title I immediately thought.. damm let me see if I guess how many posts before Gigalot is attracted by the word green without Pthalo as an adjective to it :P
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