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Re: tricolor gum question - yellow



Paul, Cad Yellow Pale is a very high chroma hue, in this case, a very bright and intense yellow. You could try Yellow Ochre, but it is an opaque pigment, or try Naples Yellow or even Raw Sienna. These last two have nice transparent properties so they would be better than the Ochre.
Jim

On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 2:56 PM, Paul Viapiano <viapiano@pacbell.net> wrote:
Hi all...
 
After making several tricolor gums, I am feeling that my yellow layer is a bit on the heavy side. Where I am expecting muted yellow-browns in my final print, I am seeing a brighter shade slightly on the garish side. I see this with oranges as well. Where I expect a more terracotta color I am seeing a brighter orange.
 
How can I correct for this? Should I mute the yellow by doubling the gum arabic in the pigment mixture? Or expose that layer less?
 
I can also change colors...at the moment I use Cad Yellow Pale, along with Quin Red and Phthalo Blue RS, all Daniel Smith pigments. Maybe toning the Cad Yellow down with something like Raw Sienna will mute the vibrancy...
 
Thanks!
 
Paul