tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post21437036541143115..comments2024-03-28T15:56:29.919-07:00Comments on Jane Blundell Artist: Wallace Seymour Vintage WatercoloursJane Blundellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809568287344145772noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-75778191524599624822023-05-07T23:56:03.475-07:002023-05-07T23:56:03.475-07:00what is the % gum arabic and honey to pigment, and...what is the % gum arabic and honey to pigment, and does it change with pigment? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-61217276132510436892019-05-25T16:43:02.510-07:002019-05-25T16:43:02.510-07:00This is Christopher the owner of Select fine arts ...This is Christopher the owner of Select fine arts the art store mentioned above.<br /><br />The whole pans have honey in them so it is a different experience in some ways from the vintage. This is the link that brings you to our watercolour page.<br /> <br />https://selectfineartmaterials.com/index.php/product-category/paints/watercolours/<br /><br />There are four lines of watercolour paint from Wallace Seymour: <br /><br />Vintage: Is highly pigmented, no fillers, some pigments are hand mined and historically sourced, the pigments are carefully prepared by Pip and Rebecca according to 18th century methods. The result is the pigments are allowed to present themselves with all their influencing properties which is not the case for modern watercolours. The native earths often need gum Arabic to help disperse the particles in an even fashion if that's what is desired.<br /><br />Whole pans: Gum Arabic and honey. This line is again maximum pigmentation, handles like modern whole pans.<br /><br />Historic whole pans: these are like the regular whole pans except that they target historical colours, in particular rarified colours like Lapis Lazuli etc.<br /><br />18th century cakes: These have all the historical colours but are in a format which was used by Joseph Mallord William Turner RA. These cakes or pucks are made with north African gum Arabic which, only in the first use, sometimes need warm water to get them flowing' but after that cold water is fine, also very highly pigmented.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05574386158707492788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-73946855877338303092019-03-06T20:57:38.149-08:002019-03-06T20:57:38.149-08:00Thank you for the link to that. I don't often ...Thank you for the link to that. I don't often leave links up but this is a useful one. Quite an effort!Jane Blundellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02809568287344145772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-79892037140916740282019-03-06T07:00:08.427-08:002019-03-06T07:00:08.427-08:00Here is link to a video of me using Vintage, I kee...Here is link to a video of me using Vintage, I keep the vintage in the tubes generally. I do use a glass palette. To reconstitute the dried vintage on my glass palette I use vintage gum arabic using a stiff palette knife I grind it back into a fluid paste as it normally comes out of the tube. I also tried Holbeins gum arabic and it worked as well.<br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/SelectFineArtMaterials/videos/187115562219662/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05574386158707492788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-77930995571065966052019-01-11T14:49:15.690-08:002019-01-11T14:49:15.690-08:00I have one tube which I have mixed one to one in t...I have one tube which I have mixed one to one in the pan with honey. The pan doesn't dry out and stays put in the pan even when upside down. Glycerine just doesn't seem to work the same with this formulation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-18245443355462251552018-01-03T15:03:46.690-08:002018-01-03T15:03:46.690-08:00I tend to use glycerin rather than honey and yes p...I tend to use glycerin rather than honey and yes perhaps you could add both glycerine and more gum Arabic, but I think it is best that you just use these from the tube or get the Artists Watercolour pans for beautifully behaved pan colours. If I explore the tubes further, I'll update...<br /><br />Thank you for the Select Fine Art Materials suggestion - they stock the Historic colours in full pans as well as the Artists Watercolour full pans. I wonder how they re-wet?<br /><br />Good luck in the lottery :-)Jane Blundellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02809568287344145772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-85643864263808428692018-01-02T22:45:51.666-08:002018-01-02T22:45:51.666-08:00Could you add gum arabic and a little honey with t...Could you add gum arabic and a little honey with the glycerin to get them to dry out less and rewet better? Of course, then why buy them at all? Might as well buy another paint. <br /><br />I found a distributor that is willing to ship the Wallace Seymour Paints to the U.S. They are out of Canada and carry the entire line. <br /><br />When I win the lottery, I'm going to order 18 half pans. <br /><br />Select Fine Art Materials, www.selectfineartmaterials.commlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.com