Query / Answer
What is your favorite black mix?
Great question! I look first at what colors I'm already using in a
painting. If I can, I try to use colors already in my palette. The first
black I remember Kay teaching was Winsor red and Winsor green. It's
especially good if you want a thick rich dark that maybe has a hint of
red or green. But I tried it once on a painting where my shadows were
kind of purple and it was awful. I had to scrub it all out. I also
really like indigo plus sepia. And ultramarine plus Indian red, though
not quite black, can be amazing. And, surprising to me, indigo plus
burnt sienna seems to go pretty black. I hate to think of all the
combinations I'm forgetting about.
Mary B.
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