A Granulation Situation: Making DIY Dusk Watercolors!
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- Join me on the granulation paint saga!
I experimented with making my own granulating Dusk colors similar to the new Van Gogh Dusk colors: shrsl.com/2ikap
I used Quin Magenta, Medium Yellow, Pthalo blue and Pthalo green mixed with a black watercolor containing Pbk11.
I used Renesans Mars Black: www.etsy.com/l...
Daniel Smith Lunar Black would also work: shrsl.com/2ikav
I also experiment with Jane Davenport Inkcredible ink and I really loved the effect: shrsl.com/2ikb5
I also tried Salt waterand granulation medium: shrsl.com/2ikba
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I love the entirety of your channel, but I can't even express the JOY i got from this video!
And how i agree with how mixing (wasting) paint is much better than scrolling facebook!
also, I was aware of pb11 and its lovely effects, but this video just made me fall in love and created needs I didn't have previously...not complaining!
WE need joy and texture brings me joy!
Thanks for this one Lindsay!
@@KobieK I suppose you have not watched the video. That video brought me joy, Jay. It clearly did not do it for you, and I suppose its okay. I'm sending you hugs, in hopes they help you go through whatever you're going through that makes you object to my expression of gratitude I adressed to a creator I like.
You don't have to lime what I like, Jay.
But you still get a hug if you want one :)
LOVE this. I have Daniel Smith lunar black on hand - so had to do my own swatches immediately! My favorites ended up being M. Graham and QOR quinacridone colors, especially the golds. Beautiful. Thanks so much for the inspiration!
Very amazing effects! Can you do a painting tutorial with these to show us how to use this?
I was planning to do something similar myself and you beat me to it! Tho I’m sure I’ll still play around. Wondering if the Renesans paints didn’t respond as well because they are honey based? Be interesting to see if Senn or M Graham does the same. FYI , if someone is REALLY on a budget, Van Gogh’s oxide black is also made of PBk 11. There’s a nice PBk 11 in the Roman Szmal Aquarius paints, as well. New to me - I’ve never even thought about trying to paint with salt water and what the effects might be! I’ll have to try that! This was not a boring video at all, I think maybe you were just getting tired and things weren’t going necessarily as planned, lol! I had fun, though and learned things too.
I love this! In my opinion learning is never a waste of materials. And I say I'm "playing" when I am trying something new or learning a new process. There is no pressure in playing; the goal is to have fum.
Try putting a little plastic wrap or wax paper inside the lid. It will help protect the edges from the salt water and will make it much easier to get the top off. If the lid is a ring with an insert it is easier because you can wrap the plastic around the insert. Thanks again Lindsey, I truly appreciate your time and effort.💗
Why is watching someone swatch different techniques entertaining? Lol.
Great idea! I love Daniel Smith's Lunar Earth used in a similar way. Added to any green it makes a very granulating sap green with a "dirt" effect like DS's Green Apatite Genuine. It is prettier than I am describing it! Haha. One tube will last me a lifetime and I've shared half pans with my art group friends. I am going to have to get some of the Renesans Mars Black!
To whoever reads this, I hope you have an amazing day with only happiness beause your deserve that
Artsy Z Thanks! Long day at work😳😃
I really needed that! Thank you! ❤️
Oh my god I'm early ! This video is seriously so useful ..thank u!
Glad it was helpful!
"From dusk till dawn,with Lindsay's art,one can't go wrong."-Lynn
Lindsay,you inspire us everyday with your beautiful talent and your palette.I'm just happy to be doing my art journals the way I like and buy,buy, buy art supplies.Sometimes i come to believe that just buying art supplies is just a hobby,just can't get enough.By watching you lindsay through the years since I found "your channel" I have learned a lot.I can honestly say all of your subscribers love you!.🌹😀🏆🤗
aww, thanks Lynn!
@@thefrugalcrafter you are welcome
Aww yey I love that. 👍🏻
@@RJHail you're welcome
I was going to buy some Van Gogh dusky colours today, then I remembered this video. So I only got the PbK11 pigment and the magic happened. The mixes are just awesome and I can't wait to make a painting with them.
I only spent 2€ and now I can make all the dusky colours combo I want. Thanks, Lindsay!!! 🥰🥰🥰
YES, I had much rather watch you doing anything artsy over depressing news any day. Thank you so very much for helping me keep my sanity. God bless.
Becky B
19:35. Yes I am still watching! I would love a painting tutorial with these mixed pigments.
I learned a new thing about myself, thought I only liked clear, bright colors but I love these beautiful colors also. love experimenting and watching you experiment. thanks
The grippy shelf liner makes great jar openers. It's saved my hands many times and a lot of lids a nutcracker would have destroyed.
That black is magnetic! Run a magnet on the back of your painting while it is settling to dry, it's cool
I just tried this with the Renesans' Mars black, and it is so cool. I had no idea! Thanks for sharing that!
I'll have to try this!
Lindsay, I love this science experiment so much, and thanks for the shout out! I agree that playing in paints is way better than watching the news or scrolling FB these days. :) I wondered this morning why I was having so many orders for Mars black, and came to your channel to watch. Wonderful, and thanks again!!
I'm now sat going through my paints to see if I have one. 😂😂 I need to play like this too.
Ooh, I love the colors. Excited to watch. 🎨 I’m a rookie watercolor artist. This is so useful, thx Lindsay.
What a fun idea. I’m always impressed by the nifty ideas you dream up!
This was wonderful! "Chemistry/Sciencey" is the reason I started watching you 8 years ago.
For my salt water, I keep a piece of plastic wrap between the lid and the mason jar to keep it from crusting closed. This was a super fun experiment! Lol when you are tired you’re pretty hilarious. X3
loved this! PBK11 and phthalo blue reminds me of old denims, so pretty!. And using salt water (in general) is such a great idea that i feel silly i never thought of it! 100% doing that tomorrow!
Wow, haven't thought about granulation much (well, I got what I got and I don't have quite so many different watercolours in my stash yet - just my Pelikan transparent ones (which were my starters), some of the Van Goghs in half pans 3 or 4 White Nights half pans, which I bought, because I missed some primaries and secondaries in the Pelikan box - and some Gansai type ones and my sumi paints) , yet, but those look really beautiful 🥰. Especially the blue rivulets! I love stormy, churny sea water :) Somehow those paints really remind me of my Boku Undo Sumi paints, though those don't seem to granulate. Well, probably because the sumi ink in them doesn't ^^'
Does granulating medium (or Qor aquasol) ever work well? All experiments I have done, are just bleh. Am I doing something wrong? I have given up on both of them. Love the misty colours, think I like the blues and purples best. Thanks Lindsay for experimenting for us!
I haven't got the hang of the granulation medium
Love it, Lindsay! I was trimming cheap chip brushes, that I use as color dusters, and playing round with different brushable media on my underused stencils. It was like having art lab together with you!
Thanks Lindsey! Sometimes I cover jars that I don’t want the metal to affect the contents, with saran wrap. :-) Then just put the lid on as usual. This even works when you break a plastic lid, And the ring around it and threading are still intact. Little pro tip hack for you! LOL
This is very exciting to me! I adore granulation in certain applications. These are vibrant and moody at the same time. The ocean and beach are my happy place. Still need a lot of practice painting them, though. These colors will be so helpful! Also any night scene. Thanks again Lindsay! Hugs
Thank you for this , I love the dusky colors!!! Will def be using ...
And I love watching you, you are a riot and so real 🤣
I loved this video! Felt like an old school frugal crafter vid of let’s rethink spending more money and see if we can create it with what we already have/more affordable supplies. I have a pan of a granulating black and I would love to see a tutorial with this technique applied because I’m having some trouble thinking of what to paint with it and it’s so beautiful. Thank you for sharing punchy Lindsay with us, it’s like I’m right there crafting with you! ❤️
I bought a small tube of DS Lunar Blue because "look at that shiny squirrel (on double sale at my local art store)!!" It's Cerulean Blue with Lunar Black. I did the cellophane trick and left it until almost dry. I took off the plastic and oh wow, the crystals. So at another big sale I bought the Lunar Black. The first option I tried was Opera Pink. Oh wow. And then Pthalo Green. And then a bright orange mix of Pyrrol Scarlet and Hansa Yellow. Each was at least as good as the last. My mixes were waterier on purpose than yours are and I think it helped show through the granulation. I used the most obnoxious colors in my collection. But oh wow, fun. After reading on the DS web site, I've been known to experiment with organic versus inorganic pigments, the reason why their Undersea Green is so cool. Because the inorganic/organic pigments don't interact, it creates a fun halo effect when one pigment runs away from the other. I've also played with a PR 101, which likes to chase away blues. That was fun. As a beginner I have a few paintings and a library of cool blobs, LOL. It's all good escape and with the DS it takes hardly any paint.
Thank you SO much, Lindsay. I am a sucker for moody colors and was also always kinda amazed by granulation colors but it never quite got to me to a point where I'd buy them, cause most of the time I want a soft effect to my painting and also I always wanna be flexible. So I didn't want to just have some colors I'd never get out and couldn't use for every painting. But buying this ONE black and mixing it with all my colors to achieve those wonderful moody granulation colors - I'm shook right now, tbh. :D Thank you so much, I'm looking forward to trying all the mixes!
I'm going to try this technique as a background for some Halloween cards. Love your videos, they always make my day!
I have both Daniel Smith's Lunar Black and Turner's Mars Black. DS granulates more and adding DS Lunar Black and Lunar Earth has a neat effect.
I liked that demo very much ... granulation medium and lunar black have been on my shopping list for several months...lunar black just moved up in priority!
This became hysterically funny by the time I’m in at 2/3 video. Much more fun than watching Political Debates or Facebook.
I have laugh at your awful sprayer. I have one to with the trigger rather than the push top, but the plastic they used to mfg the the bottle, has gone brittle & fallen apart. I’ve had it less than 2 years. My experience in the past is the pumps quit working not the bottle. I’ve been hoping to find another bottle from anything & screw on the nozzle sprayer, but all have been too narrow so far. My spouse said I get plumbers tape & try it. But the plastic was so brittle it just kept breaking down. So your awful sprayer just made me laugh so much, along with everything else ( cant get in the jar) story of my life,along with large cans like pork & Beans. Thanks for the fun!
Love this so much! Would love more fun ideas like this 😀 A while ago you did a PDF document on warm and cool colours I’m sure I saved it but can’t find it please could you send me the link?
I really Enjoyed this experiment! It was Fun!Thank you so much for sharing.
Thanks, Lindsay! I had worked this out a while ago. I don't have the W&N Granulation medium but I have the Schmincke one which is 100% ethanol. In my opinion it doesn't work well and so I was experimenting. I have seen videos online where the W&N medium is used and it seems to take a lot of medium to really work well. I am wodering what is in that as it is not labelled or marked as hazardous or so I have heard...
The clips from Dollar Tree are good bag clips for snacks, etc!! Loved your experiment and watched it all the way through like any other of your videos. I always something!!
Meant to say learn something.
Lindsay, I use Tim Holtz Sprayer and its really good, have you tried it? I specially like that you can actually block it so that you can take it in your bag and it does not spray. If you use it quickly it sprays fine and if you use it slow it sprays in big drops. It has never clogged yet also. It is a bit more expensive that those cheapy sprayers from the dollar stores but I think its totally worth it, I use it now as my standard sprayer for water for all arts.
Ooooo, love art science. My two favorite subjects together. Those colors are amazing. I'd be tempted as well but like you I'd run, yep, run, to my supplies to try to recreate them. That's part of the fun. Off to play with my paints. Perfect fall colors as well. TFS.
Love love loved this video...!
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge of watercolors & other media.
You truly are knowledgeable artist, very easy to listen to & absorb what I need to know.
I often miss school at SAIC, but with your professor-level videos I can feel like I am still there.
You are an amazing teacher & we are SO lucky you share what you have learned with us & make fun...!
Thank you so very much.
I like chemistry & I'm a researcher so experimental design with a control Is my cup of tea :) Also like sleepy Lindsay
Glad you did this as I hoo hummed about ordering mars black with last blick order and now bummed I didn't as it's a great granulating color. Can make some great perylene colors too.
This was soo cool! I have the inks and maybe I could get a tube of the granulating black! Thanks for sharing!! 💕
Thank you for this video. I never was able to grasp what you meant when you said granulation, but now I see it and it is pretty cool. I have a tube that is called lamp black will that work? Have you tried it with distress oxides? I think that might be fun to try, unless there is an issue that would be a problem. And, BTW thanks for the anti scunk bath recipe. It either worked or the smell just finally wore off. Rocky and I are friends again.
I think the oxides are too opaque and heavy to get the look. You want the contrast of a transparent color.
Lamp black won’t work. It doesn’t granulate. You want a black that has pigment PBk11. Van Gogh, Roman Szmal (Aquarius), and Renesans all make reasonably priced options. Daniel Smith and Rembrandt both make pricier options.
Very nice idea , thank you for sharing. 😊👍❤️❤️❤️
I definitely got excited about all of these amazing colors that this one tube of black changed the way about looking at different colors to expand the world of watercolors. I completely forgot what this does to get my brain thinking of all the things I can paint. OOooo👻 this is going to be fun painting this Halloween 🎃 painting. Thanks Lindsay I gott go now and paint 🥰 my brain is turning the wheels faster than I can blink 🤭🤭Giggles 🤭🤭Take care, Stay Safe and Healthy and keep smiling that cheerful smile of yours. I enjoyed to infinity xoxo Vicki from the State of Utah ❤❣
I love granilating paints. 😊 I've put this video in my 'watercolour' playlist and I'll experiment with my own stash. 😊
I really enjoyed this video very enlightening. Thank you Lindsay x
Happy hump day, Lindsay! I ordered about 7-8 tubes from your friend, April, on Etsy. Always wanted to try Renasans, seemed too pricey for my budget. QUESTION: what color yellow did you use in your 3rd sample in this video? Don't think you said. I was looking for some of your fall leaves tutorials, found one of yours from 2013! (wc pencils). Great video. Thank you!
Fanna Turano
Denver, CO
(former Newporter!!!)
Gamboge I think
I love watercolor but I don't know much about it yet. The granulation looks like leather to me. So cool.
How neat! I have a tube of that renasans Mars black. I see some playing in my future.
I loved this but .......... do you have Sod's Law in the States? I use Daniel Smith watercolours but don't have a black. Because hey, who needs black? I've got a Jackson's delivery arriving tomorrow and if only I'd seen this before finalising the order I could have added Lunar Black. Because now I NEED Lunar Black and it's Sod's Law that I made the order without including the one thing I REALLY NEED. A great video though and I felt your pain at having to work later than intended. We've all been there 🤗
We call it Murphys law here lol!
hi! I've watched this video yesterday and since I love granulation (a lot^^) I ordered a Mars Black. It just arrived and I tested out some combinations myself! I am so so happy right now :D It works like a charm and the colors are so lovely! I especially love the combination with opera rose :D It's amazing! And I never would have thought about these mixing combinations myself. So: Thank you so much!
Just a few thoughts... 1. The dried solid salt granules does add some interesting looks of its own with the black mix. 😍. 2. “Muddy paint better than scrolling Facebook” - hahaha yessss!!!! 3. Which video did you do the comparison of painting with regular vs salt water? And most importantly.... 4. Yes, we are your ‘people’ ~ we are a tribe of like-minded people who are all creative, curious, and silly. We live real and authentic lives and are unashamed to sometimes be a hot mess. We use our creativity as a way to express ourselves - and calm our souls in chaotic times. We balance everything by choosing priorities that are based on the needs of our families and ourselves... and sometimes that requires us to put something off or take a shortcut. That does not make us - YOU - lazy. We are all doing our best and that’s why we love you. Please stop calling yourself lazy... you inspire us with your hard work and creative energy and we relate to your real & sometimes chaotic life. No one needs to feel guilty for the ‘small stuff’ ... especially you! Thank you for hard work and commitment to making such great content! 🥰🥳🙃🥰
The salt vs regular water was a painting of a boat. I think if you search salt water in my channel it will come up.
Found it, thank you!!! 😊
Loved watching your experiments 😁.
I am seriously addicted to DS Lunar Black at this point, it's so useful for quickly suggesting textures. Had to upgrade to a 15ml recently, despite the price here in Europe, as it soon finds its way onto all my palettes. Have a pan of Roman Szmal's Aquarius Black version which is lovely too but there's something special about that DS one.
Wow! Now I have to go and get the PBk11 tube from Van Gogh.
Could you substitute mars black with lamp or ivory black and mix the colors with salt water? I cant find pbk11 or granulation medium ^^'
Give it a try and see, I think pbk11 granulated best but it may work
Anything is better than scrolling fb. Love this video, I'm thinking for some time of getting some of those fancy mixtures but this video is awesome. Hope you do more. Maybe keep salt water in plastic container. Or the glass with plastic lid.
I moved it to a plastic container:)
I love this video and the great response you received . However, I am not sure what happened with the granulating medium experiment? Maybe try applying it after applying inks and paints that have less water. For example, paint a wash on watercolor paper (100% cotton) then charge in a bit more color or inks and then add the granulating medium (with pipette) and let it work, do not mix it into the paints/ink.
Maybe that will work, I think the bottle said to mix it in with the color. It's a disappointing product for me.
You should consider stand up comedy. Hahahahha so funny.
Thanks for the tips. I made versions of the dusk colors a few weeks ago that turned out good but I purchased the Van Gogh anyways. They are so inexpensive on Jerry's and I already had an order to place so I thought what the heck. I purchased all of the colors at less than $3 a tube. I was super impressed with the quality. Makes me want more Van Gogh colors. I never thought to try to make dusk colors with other pigments. Thanks for wasting your products for us. I don't consider it a waste though when I play this way. I learn something every time even if it's negative.
Van gogh is an excellent paint for the price. Enjoy!
I was looking at buying some granulating watercolors today and decided to wait. I'm glad I did! Thank you so much for doing these experiments!
I could have written this myself! Glad I waited too. Thank you Lindsay. 🤩
?Question. Hi there Lindsay, You made me laugh so much with your commentaries. Will you consider showing us a how to use them in a painting? They could probably work with planets, or grunge look right?
That's a good idea!
I love this kind of experimentation
S0 much fun to watch. I always get a kick out of you when it's late and you're getting punchy...Great experiment..Sandy
Yes I have pb11 in Van Gogh paint. So I can have a go at this tomorrow
haha! Thank you so much for testing this! I know the name of Mars Black is supposed to come from an association with the Roman god Mars to a property of the pigment, but... the ink and first salt set especially, both look like the photos of martian and lunar landscapes!
This was great! I can't wait to try it. I love all your videos! 😃
I just did this last week! I squeezed half lunar black and half whatever colors in a half Pan and mixed them together so I can use them in a pan form. I did a Quin rose, a blue and a Phthalo green. So gorgeous
Oops I previously said lunar blue. I meant lunar black
This was fun to watch. Beautiful colors. Tfs.
I always LOVE experiments. Thanks so much Lindsay!
Still watching (eagerly actually) ;)
I just watched Iris Langrit mix QOR paints with other brands paints. QORs binder Aquasol created amazing effects that resembled the trendy super-granulating colors. I would love to see your brain wrap around the concept & bust out your QOR paints to mix with other brands. She was worried about the video being too long so she didn't really jump into it on video, anyway. You have no qualms about making long videos & showing us lots of different ways to use our paints. I don't have a studio, lights or the supplies to do it. You're equipped to so a comprehensive expose' on QOR mixed with artist grade or good student grade paints 😊 I'd bet a QOR granulating black mixed with other brands woukd be amazing 😃
Try a peanut butter jar, no salt water corrosion.👍
#experienceofexperiments you are the best !
This was very cool to watch! I love your videos!
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Love this. As soon as I’ve finished this run of shifts, I’ll do some swatches with DS Lunar Black. I have granulation medium so I may try that and make some salt water too. If you’re interested in seeing the results, I can put the swatches on Instagram & hashtag you.
Yes please!
Already done 😊
Oh you made me laugh. Thank you 💕🥰
It looks like leather texture ! So pretty
I love to do beach scenes but always have to put grass or rocks in the foreground. If I have granulating medium how would I paint the sand up close and further away does the med change the color.. I grew up on the beach and can't get it right. Thanks stay safe ❤️
I paint a lot of beach scenes, and love Daniel Smith Buff Titanium for the sand.
I have not been too impressed with the granulation medium. I'd use a toothbrush to speckle the sand.
This is SO COOL, Lindsay! Thanks!
Oh this is very interesting. I will have to try making my own now. :) I love watercolors.
You should!
Yours look so much better than the other one.
No lie-received Van Gogh Black Oxide yesterday afternoon. Spent hours mixing colors. Unfortunately did not watch this until last night Now I know bright,transparent colors are the way to go! Plan more mixing this afternoon. Great video-I loved this.
Was thinking of this video after I just received a new handmade paint..PBk14, Magnesium Grey(black in mass tone)..AND IT SHIMMERS! NO added mica, like some of the PrimaTek colors, just natural. Kourtney, the young lady who made it from scratch said it even surprised her!
I’m not big on mica colors…but I LOVE the very slight shimmer I can get with some PrimaTek mixes. This black one though…shimmery shadows! Unfortunately, I’ve been a bit under the weather..it seems like I get some new, weird diagnosis every time my girls force me to go to the doctor…🙄😖😂. Cie la vie… I had just received that paint and some new primateks (that I’m liking WAY too much these days), including Bronzite and had only done a full mixing chart for Bronzite and started my new shimmery shadow mixes…when I ended up back in bed. It’s ok though, I’m making a spreadsheet of all my paints & including mixing notes (Thank God for iPads!). I’m hoping to feel better today so I can go through as many mixes with it as I can. Kourtney is thinking of making a set of just shimmery shadow mixes for her shop. I’m curious if the shadow blue, purple and green can possibly take another colors to come up with some dupes of some of the popular darker mixes…with a touch of shimmer! We shall see!! 😁
I was totally cracking up! Great "experiment"! You used your paints so we don't have to, lol. Turner tube of Mars Black is very inexpensive ($4?), but has that Japanese type of formulation, so not as granulating as DS Lunar Black. Still great to have on hand. Really love these jewel tones. I think I'll try to make them in half pans and see what happens. Thanks for the inspiration 🙏🏼🎨
This was an excellent video Lindsay!! Your experimentation showed me things I hadn't considered. Now for my own experiments!! TFS!!!
Lindsay, this was so much fun. I really enjoyed your experimentation. Thank you for sacrificing so much pigment on our behalf. I think these colors would be a lot of fun for Halloween kind of paintings or cards. I love how the PBK 11 granulated.
What fabulous effects. I'm just learning how to use watercolours and I have found your channel incredibly helpful and fun. I was so fascinated by this that I watched to the end.(Just wanted you to know!!)
Thankyou Lindsay. Greetings from Western Australia. xx
So this vid was years ago but if you haven't tried Lunar black yet- DEFINITELY DO! 🤩👍
It has insane granularity and texture for days! I bought a half pan just to try it out and after a little over 3 months with it, it's nearly time for me to buy a tube to refill the pan.
Thanks for bringing us along on your granulation journey! Very helpful! 🙏😊
You boring, never. Thank you for explaining things like this that I would never understand otherwise. Take care and God bless you and yours. Sincerely Becky B from Arkansas
Thank you so much for the insightful experiments! I've been thinking on getting a tube of granulating black to add to my colors for that unique effect 👍💕
I sometimes feel when I experiment I waste paints, but i always try to remember "what is progression without practice and experimenting?" Even when the day comes when all the paints are used up, i'd look back and say "i've gotten better at my craft" ✌🌈
Woohoo! I just love the granulation of mixing black with colors. Never dawned on me to use the dye based for more brilliant looks. Thanks Lindsay. I was going to put those dusk colors on my wish list. But why? Just a tube of pbk11.
I've successfully made granulating colors with Daniel Smith hematite.
I'll definitely try it with Mars black.
I'm always doing this with lunar black! Any time I dont know what to paint, I end up with swatches of differemt colors combined with lunar black. I like trying to mix my own "lunar" colors, but honestly mine never really turn out as well as the ones daniel smith sells. I also love doing this experiment with Daniel smith graphite gray and seeing how close I cab get to my graphitint pencils. Ive had the granulation medium in my blick cart for months but its still out of stock and none of my local places have it, so I look forward to playing with that one day. I just love granulation and letting special effects paints do their thing without having to rely on my rendering ability (or lack thereof) to make things look interesting,lol. Thanks so much for the video :) Its very useful to see how things mix out.