Prussian Blue Pearlescent Artist and author Sarah Simon

Artist and author Sarah Simon

Paint Makers Notes:  Forest Floor is a combination of Raw Umber (PBr 7) and Florentine Green (PG 17)

Stoneground’s Metallic Palette is wonderful for adding metallic and pearlescent accents to traditional watercolours

Lemon Ochre produces a bright

nearly black purple inspired by the spring blooms of black hellebore flowers

Prussian Blue Pearlescent Artist and author Sarah SimonPrussian Blue is a dark valued, cool blue more muted than Phthalo Blue and more green than Indanthrone Blue. Artist Notes: Combine Prussian Blue with Gamboge for a natural green similar in tone to the original Hookers Green. Paintmakers Notes: The first modern synthetic pigment, Prussian Blue became the first stable and lightfast blue pigment to be widely used in oil and watercolour paint in the 18th century. Prussian Blue quickly proved to be more