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PRACTICAL
French ultramarine
blue + burnt sienna
+ Indian red
+ Burnt umber
Cobalt blue + burnt
sienna
+ Indian red
+ Burnt umber
Cerulean blue +
burnt sienna
+ Indian red
+ Light red
Davy’s grey –
add water
Julie Collins
studied painting at the University of
Reading. She is an associate member of
the Society of Women Artists and won 1st
prize for watercolour at the Royal West of
England Academy of Art exhibition in 2019.
Her work is exhibited widely in the UK and
her sixth book, Colour Demystiied will be
published in November 2020.
http://www.juliecollins.co.uk
t q French ultramarine blue, burnt sienna,
Indian red, raw sienna
Pale greys
There is one grey that I like to use straight from the
tube. Davy’s grey is a very good grey that can be
used for shadows – gradually add water to create a
good tonal range from medium to pale
Medium
and dark
greys
Some modified colours for skies in snow scenes
Very dark dark medium
Burnt umber +
Winsor blue (red
shade)
Burnt umber +
French ultramarine
blue
Burnt umber +
cobalt
Winsor blue = more red more blue
(red shade)
+ Indian red Winsor blue = more red more blue
(red shade)
+ light red
Winsor blue = more red more blue
(red shade)
+ permanent
rose
Dark + medium for the
trees and dry brushwork
More blue/more red –
pale, for the sky
French ultramarine blue +
burnt umber
French ultramarine blue +
light red
Colours used
French
ultramarine
blue
Burnt
umber
Light
red