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Artist Review of Michael Harding Oil Paint in Cobalt Violet Dark

In this article, Depal Patel shares her appreciation for Michael Harding Oil Colours, a range long-admired by painters for their buttery texture, high-quality pigments and vibrant range of colours. Depal focuses on the quiet beauty of Cobalt Violet Dark, a colour she describes as ‘a transparent purple diva’. She explores its subtle tinting strength and transparency, qualities that make it a nuanced and versatile staple on her palette. Artist Review of Michael Harding Oil Paint in Cobalt Violet Dark by Depal Patel Michael Harding Oil Colours are my favourite oil paints. I also believe it’s worth investing in good tools, as they enhance both your experience of the oil paint’s rich, visceral nature and the quality of your final results. I think about oil paints in terms of their qualities when handling and painting, such as the level of chroma or saturation and therefore tinting strength. Are they transparent, semi-transparent, or opaque? Where do they ‘live’ on the colour wheel? I like different types of qualities in painting and will highlight a few things which are special in this review. Cobalt Violet Dark is an expensive pigment compared to other ‘purple peers’, but worth it, as it is …

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Artist Review of R&F Pigment Stick in Olive Yellow III

R&F Pigment Sticks are highly pigmented bars of oil colour, handcrafted in small batches with the purest traditional paintmaking ingredients. The stick format allows artists to paint directly onto the canvas without a brush, making them versatile, easy to transport, and perfect for expressive mark-making. In this article, Sheila Dodd shares her excitement about the portability and the vibrancy of colour of the R&F Pigment Stick in Olive Yellow III, and how this format of oil paint gives her the freedom to easily travel with her paints. Artist Review of R&F Pigment Stick in Olive Yellow III by Sheila Dodd As a painter, excited to travel to the foothills of Mont Ventoux with an international group of plein air painters, one of my first thoughts was which oil painting materials would be safe and compact enough to capture the sunlit landscapes and still lifes in the markets of Provence. Just as important was making sure everything could fit safely into my cabin baggage, especially after having expensive pigments confiscated on previous trips through airport security! Jackson’s website stocks the relatively new (to me anyway) R&F Pigment Sticks. Olive Yellow III looked like sunshine in a stick! It has …

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