Re: deep dark shadows monochromatic gum

On Wed, 8 Feb 2006, Christina Z. Anderson wrote:

> Viridian works great, except it is incredibly intense and garish and goes a
> long way. I used to use it all the time, but not any more because it doesn't
> fit into my tricolor scheme of things.
> Chris

Chris, Admittedly I date myself with this observation -- but in my old
watercolors (still in use from time to time) "viridian" lacked the
covering power of the thalos, and I soon switched to "thalo green."

So naturally I wonder if what's now called viridian isn't actually a
thalo?

cheers,

Judy
Received on Thu Feb 9 14:39:35 2006