tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post3480573943101319364..comments2024-03-28T15:56:29.919-07:00Comments on Jane Blundell Artist: White Nights 2019 full range, with 2020 and 2021 updatesJane Blundellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809568287344145772noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-13164992130463788702023-05-12T06:42:08.215-07:002023-05-12T06:42:08.215-07:00Hi Jane, I’m a great fan of your work (my compute...Hi Jane, I’m a great fan of your work (my computer seems to be full of your advice and blogs!). I wondered if you could possibly suggest a pallet of transparent paint colours for me as I am trying to begin a new phase in my art ‘career’! I am planning to start glazing/layering techniques this year and want to start with transparent colours. It seems impossible to choose a selection. I do mostly use ‘White Knight’ paints though! <br />Any advice or suggestions on suitable blogs/Utube vids/articles etc would be most gratefully received.<br /><br />Many thanks, MyraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-28081994559061054912022-08-17T00:24:55.406-07:002022-08-17T00:24:55.406-07:00Jane here - in White Nights, that would be Quinacr...Jane here - in White Nights, that would be Quinacridone Red.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-66497795565614962262022-08-05T03:59:14.108-07:002022-08-05T03:59:14.108-07:00Hi Jane, thank you for these color swatches. It sa...Hi Jane, thank you for these color swatches. It saves me a lot of time. What color from White Nights would you suggest as a substitute for Winsor Newton Permanent Rose?Lenahttps://example.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-77201285296185625382022-05-21T23:16:44.186-07:002022-05-21T23:16:44.186-07:00And about Geranium Red PR242, yes, it mixes purple...And about Geranium Red PR242, yes, it mixes purple with Ultramarine. Well, it is not as bright as Quinacridone mixes, but certainly still count as purple not brown. Angelica Martahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02206178037601409483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-91462632073560485202022-05-21T23:05:39.818-07:002022-05-21T23:05:39.818-07:00Hi Jane, my Emerald Green PG7 is much more saturat...Hi Jane, my Emerald Green PG7 is much more saturated in real life than what is shown here. Is it just the limitation of the camera/scanner and the screen?Angelica Martahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02206178037601409483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-30444125549245239562022-04-13T03:05:35.026-07:002022-04-13T03:05:35.026-07:00Hi Jane!
is it possible to replace Aureolin P.Y.15...Hi Jane!<br />is it possible to replace Aureolin P.Y.151 with Yellow P.Y.154. ? Or is it not a good replacement?<br />I use Lemon as Cool Yellow and Indian Gold as Warm Yellow, but looking for Mid Yellow one.Tin_Livahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403554016370931564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-86981848919722236912022-03-03T18:03:46.526-08:002022-03-03T18:03:46.526-08:00Hi, i was wondering how the scarlet here compares ...Hi, i was wondering how the scarlet here compares to holbein's scarlet lake. Been researching what warm red to replace the cadmium red light in my 12 piece set because its too orange for me. I love holbein's scarlet lake, and it would be nice to have something like it in my white nights paletteTrissha Zamorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418933194596380779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-35127230741163701322021-11-11T21:01:50.420-08:002021-11-11T21:01:50.420-08:00I believe that the pans and tubes are the same for...I believe that the pans and tubes are the same formulation and those I tried from tubes dried fine in the pan. Jane Blundellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02809568287344145772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-71693357281969468352021-11-11T18:15:12.335-08:002021-11-11T18:15:12.335-08:00Wow, thank you for going back and updating info on...Wow, thank you for going back and updating info on this range! In your experience, when filling pans from the tubes, do they dry as well as the pre-filled pans that come from White Nights? Do you find either form (tube or pan) to ever be as problematically gooey the way you have with M Graham?Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-48158166568676119952021-10-10T06:14:21.726-07:002021-10-10T06:14:21.726-07:00It's not unknown for a company to substitute i...It's not unknown for a company to substitute in sets. Many actually state they will in the fine print, others just toss a random shade in there intentionally or by accident. If you want to darken your Ultramarine deep go with a small amount of it's mixing complementary (options include raw umber PBr7, quinacridone orange<br />PO48, benzimidazolone orange PO62, burnt sienna PBr7, or burnt umber PBr7). This will visually darken it, but indanthrone is a different pigment than ultramarine so it will have different characteristics.. including granulation. Watch out for prussian blue, another dark blue, it is not lightfast.waymire01https://www.blogger.com/profile/03156993957158840093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-39238901647564480042021-10-10T04:08:18.142-07:002021-10-10T04:08:18.142-07:00I believe Indanthrene blue has been discontinued a...I believe Indanthrene blue has been discontinued and replaced with Indanthrene blue light (both are PB60). Ultramarine deep is a newer color in the line also.Your set might have been put together just before the new Indanthrene was released. The current color chart can be found on this page:<br /> <br />https://nevskayapalitra.eu/brands/#white-nights<br /><br />I hope this helps a little.Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09256630122272265756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-15407282353554465732021-10-09T23:42:27.655-07:002021-10-09T23:42:27.655-07:00Hi! I stumbled onto your blog here while looking i...Hi! I stumbled onto your blog here while looking into my new watercolors. I was looking at my color chart (White Knights set of 36) and there is a difference between the chart and the color pan that's in there which is disappointing. I wonder if anybody else had this happen? Instead of the Indanthrene (a color I typically really love) it was replaced with Ultramarine Deep. It came with an Ultramarine and I haven't swatched them or even unwrapped the pans yet so I'm not sure how different the Ultramarine will be from it's "deep" counterpart. I guess I can buy the tube of Indanthrene if I want. Has this been the case for anyone else? The pallet came wrapped and boxed up very nicely so it appears not to have been tampered with. I'm not sure if it was an error of not. I did notice a comment way at the beginning where someone said they mixed red (one I don't have) with blue and it came out a dark Indanthrene? Does anybody else know a way I can mix colors from this set to get close to it? I like darker blues so I don't mind if it's darker like they said in the comment. I have SO MUCH swatching and color mixing charts to do I'm exhausted thinking about it, but I can't wait to see all these colors and how they mix together. But man is it so much work making those charts! Well, that was my question. Six Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13592057479732767156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-27989363382039244022021-08-20T19:34:10.085-07:002021-08-20T19:34:10.085-07:00Hi Jane. Thanks for share your knowledge. Accordin...Hi Jane. Thanks for share your knowledge. According your tests with these paints what's best option in terms of transparency, mixing and flowing: pans or tubes. Thanks a lot!Elsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14394781367072697816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-33698771252418711742021-08-20T19:06:11.945-07:002021-08-20T19:06:11.945-07:00Great advice there waymire01.
I'd certainly a...Great advice there waymire01. <br />I'd certainly agree that 36 colours is more than necessary. Have a look at my suggestion from the 20th January in the comments above - it gives a workable and very mixable range. Learn to mix the colours and only add extras if you either really like the characteristics or really want a convenience colour.Jane Blundellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02809568287344145772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-91990964097492727992021-08-20T08:24:54.169-07:002021-08-20T08:24:54.169-07:00Not Jane.. but the most reliably lightfast brand f...Not Jane.. but the most reliably lightfast brand for sets is Van Gogh. Every paint they offer is LF1, and they have been verified in independent UV testing. Their artist line, Rembrandt, also offers a 36 pan set that is all LF1... and their lightfast ratings are very reliable. Another option if you want a large set is the 48 pan Paul Rubens Artist set.. it contains only a couple of fugitive colors that are labeled correctly and has also been independently UV tested and performed as claimed... it's available on Amazon and is a much lower price point than most professional sets. Only bad thing is you can't buy individual replacement tubes, they only come in sets. Golden (Qor) is very reliable and does extensive testing on their paints but does not offer large sets. Pretty much every other brand has issues in one way or another. For example in independent testing over 25 colors from Daniel Smith showed fading after only three months even though they claim to be LF1. You have to know your pigments, review independent UV tests (go to kimcrick.com for a ton of information on lightfastness and independent real life testing)and be selective on your purchases to ensure your paints are actually lightfast. Keep in mind, you don't need a 36 pan set to achieve any color you want. If you have the "right" colors you can mix any shade easily with as few as seven colors... eight if you want pastels. Learning color theory makes you a better painter regardless of how many paints you own... and it's actually easier to achieve cohesive color schemes with a limited palette. The problem is many sets do not offer the "right" colors, or colors that mix well together. You need a good, lightfast split primary (warm and cool of yellow, red, and blue) plus a brown that is the mixing complementary of one of your primaries for easy grey. A good option to achieve this is ultramarine for your warm blue and burnt sienna for your brown.waymire01https://www.blogger.com/profile/03156993957158840093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-58593419391439091362021-08-20T00:40:54.542-07:002021-08-20T00:40:54.542-07:00Hello Jane! Would you be please kind enough to sug...Hello Jane! Would you be please kind enough to suggest me 36 colour set of the most lightfast and versatile pigments? I have experimented with a few brands and mostly with small 6 to 12 colour sets. Now I think I am ready to dive deep and have a full blown 36 colour set! Thank you!Saujanya Roynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-35604269264234996802021-08-12T10:48:11.536-07:002021-08-12T10:48:11.536-07:00Thank you for your posts. Literally, an unique sou...Thank you for your posts. Literally, an unique source. Have you heard that they stopped producing Indanthrene blue replacing it with a barely half-look-alike Indanthrene light, and Shakhnazarskaya red without any replacing at all? They also removed fugitive Lakes from the range this year. (Orange, violet, blue, etc) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-21266158787450954472021-08-03T09:09:41.923-07:002021-08-03T09:09:41.923-07:00Hi Jane...is there an equivalent to cobalt violet?...Hi Jane...is there an equivalent to cobalt violet?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01945751942938071918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-38425737833959075752021-07-10T21:47:47.513-07:002021-07-10T21:47:47.513-07:00Hi, Jane!
I love your blog and I always came here ...Hi, Jane!<br />I love your blog and I always came here to check your updates. I'm not exactly a beginner but since 2010 I don't paint anything due to a creative block. I'm really want to try again with a brand that I always wanted to use. Can you recommend me a good White Nights 24 set colors? I would like to do a custom set (I like to paint flowers the most but I do portraits too). Sorry, for my poor english..Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10445299456568878876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-71055883654599964822021-06-13T02:20:07.035-07:002021-06-13T02:20:07.035-07:00I have order all 12 of white night pans (except I ...I have order all 12 of white night pans (except I could only find the old scarlet), so excited to start my watercolour Joyner!!!Djborntoreadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714628150673559787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-55244791204352333612021-05-31T00:31:19.110-07:002021-05-31T00:31:19.110-07:00I generally suggest a mid primary yellow, a rose r...I generally suggest a mid primary yellow, a rose red, ultramarine, burnt sienna and perhaps a warm or earth yellow and or a cool blue like Cobalt Azure Blue. Jane Blundellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02809568287344145772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-17712901771072345852021-05-31T00:28:54.733-07:002021-05-31T00:28:54.733-07:00As it is a lightfast rating, it does rather depend...As it is a lightfast rating, it does rather depend how much light you expect to expose it to. If you are working in a sketchbook, it can last longer. If you are selling your work, don't go near anything that isn't rated ASTM I or II.<br />Jane Blundellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02809568287344145772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-61509831269736670532021-05-30T01:16:44.859-07:002021-05-30T01:16:44.859-07:00I've always been curious about the brand since...I've always been curious about the brand since so many say good things about it, but the lightfastness issues are just too much. They are getting better but still mislabeling colors. Even some of their new releases contain PO64 which is highly fugitive.waymire01https://www.blogger.com/profile/03156993957158840093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-22960782998680852492021-05-30T01:10:33.290-07:002021-05-30T01:10:33.290-07:00A split primary (transparent as possible cool and ...A split primary (transparent as possible cool and warm of red, yellow, and blue) plus burnt sienna. You can do anything with that. I have several brand specific mini palettes set up in that format.waymire01https://www.blogger.com/profile/03156993957158840093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881888600945229981.post-21371402768165615312021-05-18T21:58:13.171-07:002021-05-18T21:58:13.171-07:00You can open this blog post and the W&N and Va...You can open this blog post and the W&N and Van Gogh ones together to compare them. Keep in mind that the Van Gogh range is a student range though.Jane Blundellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02809568287344145772noreply@blogger.com