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I Tried Mixing the Schmincke Super-Granulating Watercolours – Part 1

Earlier this year Schmincke released a limited edition range of super granulating watercolours and I couldn’t wait to try them. When I looked at the pigment mixes I wondered if I could see if I could re-create them with what I had available. I watched this video by Kimberly Crick Art which was really useful and I used this Jackson’s Art blog post by Evie Hatch as my colour guide.

The range is…

Granulation Showdown Part 2: Blue Boogaloo

Once again I document granulating watercolour pigments. Apologies for the bad pictures. I can swatch and scan some again when I do my newer paints.

Lapis Lazuli Genuine (Daniel Smith), Cobalt Azure PB35 (Schmincke), Ultramarine Deep PB29 (Maimeri Blu), Ultramarine Blue PB29 (DS), Cobalt Blue PB28 (W&N), French Ultramarine PB29 (Sch), French Ultramarine PB29 (DS), Ultramarine Green Shade PB29…

Granulation Mix Swatches (Part 2)

Some more colourful rectangles

50. W&N Scarlet Lake x Permanent Mauve*

51. W&N Scarlet Lake x Ultramarine*

52. W&N Scarlet Lake x DS Moonglow*

53. W&N Scarlet Lake x DS Amethyst*

54. W&N Scarlet Lake x Cobalt Turquoise*

55. W&N Scarlet Lake x DS Cobalt Teal Blue*

56. W&N Scarlet Lake x Lunar Blue*

57. W&N Scarlet Lake x DS Blue Apatite*

58. W&N Scarlet Lake x DS Hematite*

59. W&N Scarlet Lake x DS…

Granulating Mix Swatches (Part 1)

After making a colour mixing chart where at least one of the paints was granulating, I wanted to make some nice swatches of my favourite mixes. They look quite aesthetic, and if you share my love of granulation, or just watercolour paints, you might find them useful. All swatches are on Arches cold press paper from blocks. Some of the paint names I wrote down weren’t clear and sometimes I did not…

I’m a self confessed granulation nerd. In school I gravitated towards inks and watercolours primarily for the unique properties of the pigments in water. Anne Blockley‘s work was some of the first to show me the textural possibilities and I’ve been hooked ever since.

Anne Blockley Old ink painting – Salome Mutter Old ink and watercolour textures – Salome Mutter

  I played about with ink for a…