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Let's talk abouuuut... Van Dyke Brown! Van Dyke Brown was the first professional grade pigment I played with and it was the one to convince me to make the switch. It's marvelous elasticity in water and it's intense opacity and elegant granulation made me realize there might be a world of watercolor out there that I am missing out on! I use quite a fair bit of Van Dyke Brown, it's a personal favorite, but I rarely mix it unless I want to "borrow" it's spreadability. When mixed in with high granulating pigments and applied wet in wet, the granulating pigment will stay put and do its job, while Van Dyke Brown will spread like fireworks! I absolutely love to work with this pigment from Sennelier, and I gladly recommend it, especially if you love to paint with more natural tones, because it can be used to reprezent the color of the earth or furr and skin textures in animals. Anyway, that's all for today 😋 As usual, Love, Aly ❤ . . . #pigmentartini #handmadesketchbook #handmadeleatherjournal #leatherjournal #leathersketchbook #handmadejournal #beautifuljournals #beautifulsketchbooks #antiquesketchbooks #watercolorjournal #handbound #grimoire #bookofshadows #bookbinder #fauxleather #veganleather #paintjournal #earthpigments #paintmaking #handmadewatercolors #ochre #ochrepainting #earthpaint #naturalpaint #naturalpigments #naturalartist #earthartist #paintingsofinstagram #pigments #pinkartini https://www.instagram.com/p/CRwQOuPBMCg/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Taking a break from discussing food to discussing the pigment highlight of this month which is Permanent Alizarin Crimson from Daniel Smith. Apart from the fact that it layers beautifully and that it's smooth and transparent with quite strong variation of value ranges, it mixes so gorgeously with Sap Green and Phthalo Green and with my favorite green: Undersea Green (also from Daniel Smith). When mixed with the latter the deep burgundies and chocolate browns are deep and harmonious while the Undersea Green gives them specs of blue and green, just a treat to the eyes. Anyway, I keep adding new entries in my Pigment Journal, and if you want to follow all of them you can check the hashtag #pigmentartini or the Highlight with the same name I created on my feed and you'll find all of them there 😋 What are your thoughts on this pigment? Do you use it? Does it appear often on your palette? Would love to read your thoughts 😊 . . . #permanentalizarincrimson #danielsmithwatercolors #handmadesketchbook #handmadeleatherjournal #leatherjournal #leathersketchbook #handmadejournal #beautifuljournals #beautifulsketchbooks #antiquesketchbooks #watercolorjournal #handbound #bookofshadows #bookbinder #fauxleather #veganleather #medievaltome #paintjournal #earthpigments #paintmaking #handmadewatercolors #pink #red #earthpaint #naturalpaint #naturalpigments #naturalartist #paintingsofinstagram #pigments (at Brussels, Belgium) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSeZDaKCzbz/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I have been preparing a little surprise for you... can you guess what it is? 😋 If you want to know more, well - you know me - always "spilling the beans" for the love of it. This absolutely gorgeous sketchbook is handmade and I got it for a more than fair price from @lauers_place. It's incredibly beautiful and so precious I actually spent weeks just thinking about how I should handle it to avoid any possible damage. I finally broke it in and I just cannot wait to show you what this project is about. One hint: I'm not using it as a regular sketchbook... more like a journal. Enticed?😜 Watch out for my next post this week and you'll get all the scoop on things. PS - I got a kitty and she's finally coming home this week after a period of 3 months wait! I'm so beyond excited! Cannot wait to bombard you guys with kitty photos in my stories LOL All the kitty lovers here, raise your hands 😽 . . . #pinkartini #pigmentartini #handmadesketchbook #handmadeleatherjournal #leatherjournal #leathersketchbook #handmadejournal #beautifuljournals #beautifulsketchbooks #antiquesketchbooks #watercolorjournal #traditionalart #illustratorsoninstagram #practicemakesprogress #artistsoninstagram #watercolourweekly #artistsupportingartist #handbound #handmade #grimoire #grimoireforthegreenwitch #bookofshadows #bookbinder #fauxleather #veganleather #medieval #medievaltome #diary #notebook #BoS (at Belgium) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQtU3xiBMSs/?utm_medium=tumblr