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October 2, 2010 at 3:59 am #988801
There are a number of old threads discussing lemon yellow, but as the names of pigments have changed, I found them a little confusing to read:confused:. So I thought I’d resurrect the question in a new form: which pigment do you like best for lemon yellow?
If possible please specify:
– Brand
– What you like about it
– What you use it forThanks for your help!:)
Moss
Critique and comments always welcome and much appreciated.October 2, 2010 at 5:43 am #1143255I have Daler Rowney’s Lemon Yellow, PY3, which is a clear, clean transparent color. I like it a lot.
I also have Fragonard Titanium Yellow, PY3, which is also clear and clean, but seems to have a greenish tinge to it. I don’t use it very often.
Sylvia
October 2, 2010 at 8:53 am #1143281Thanks Sylvia! To be honest, I don’t really know if I need a lemon yellow. I already have PY154 (Winsor Yellow) and PY129 (WN Green gold) but have colour insecurity… so I thought I’d see what everyone else was using…
Moss
Critique and comments always welcome and much appreciated.October 2, 2010 at 12:19 pm #1143262Well I have three favorites:
WN PY 35 lovely color alone, fair mixer
Cotman PY 175 nice transparency
Schmincke PY 184 nice warm color (even nicer in oil) but pretty opaque
Interesting survey, wish we had more responses!October 2, 2010 at 1:12 pm #1143285I have Sennelier lemon yellow, which is PY3. It is light and bright and clean, with a slight greenish cast, which is exactly what I need right now for painting some pale greenish-yellow flowers. I like being able to make gradation mixes with lemon yellow and my warm yellow (Cotman cad yellow hue), to show changes of light on the flowers. Oh, I have green-gold too. That is much more rich and golden than the lemon yellow.
October 2, 2010 at 8:50 pm #1143256Fragonard’s Titanium Yellow (PY3) has a greenish tint to it.
Of course, Winsor & Newton’s Green Gold has a very yellow cast in its palest configuration as well.
Sylvia
October 3, 2010 at 2:32 am #1143280Thanks for everyone’s responses!
Moderator: is it possible to add on PY3 to the poll list or is it too late?
Cath,
Since people have already voted on the choices you had in the poll, I think it is a little too late to add another one at this point. People can vote “Other” and mention the PY3 paints in their comments though. SylviaMoss
Critique and comments always welcome and much appreciated.October 3, 2010 at 3:15 pm #1143276I I like the WN and DS. The DS is not the same so I buy their nickel titanate which is the same as WN’s. The WN is quite creamy too but has a green cast to it.
Reggie
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October 4, 2010 at 8:52 pm #1143263i think depends what i need i like py35 when i want opaque (i dont have yet lemon hue but “two basic versions” in ) yellow (sometimes opaque is better) but when i want transparent mostly i use py3 and py65. these three are my basic yellows when we forget yellow ochre. also like green gold (i think called this way) even mixed with correct red but this is not lemon yellow. i think i have cheap py154 paint i dont like it goes muddy easily (also py3 goes but cleans easily) basic reason is i think how much paint contains pigment.
January 24, 2011 at 8:21 pm #1143261My fave lemon yellow is by MaimeriBlu…nice and cheap, too.
Michele
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January 24, 2011 at 11:21 pm #1143288I like Cotman Lemon Yellow (PY175)
Dave
February 3, 2011 at 8:07 pm #1143265I like Cotman Lemon Yellow (PY175)
Dave
Cotman Lemon Yellow is surprisingly good even if from a student line. It ranks with many artist grade Lemon Yellow’s…
Tony
February 9, 2011 at 5:00 pm #1143266Winsor & Newton makes two Lemon yellows. Lemon Yellow (nickle titanate) PY53 is an opaque granulating paint with a AA permanence rating. I don’t care for the opaque colors, not a bit fan of granulating paints for most of my paintings. Winsor Lemon PY175 is a semi-transparent staining paint that I really like. It’s permanence rating is lower at A but that is acceptable in my book since I rarely use it alone. It doesn’t discolor over time, the main issue being fading. If it is used by itself most likely it’s a very small area of light value so fading won’t hurt the painting much – after 75-100 years!
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http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000516056786April 10, 2011 at 7:50 am #1143286For me PY151 from M. Graham – called Azo Yellow – works fine. Earlier used Winsor & Newton’s PY175 – Winsor Yellow. Azo Yellow is good and more importantly lightfast substitute for Winsor Yellow PY175 (at least according to manufacturer… according to handprint they are pretty much the same lightfastness).
Use this one when need a cool yellow for mixing (not very often) or for very strong, bright accents in areas with need of great contrast (tonal or colour).
(Using it very sparingly, actually prefer to work more with earth yellows PY43/PY42.)Daniel
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