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Karin Wells · 04-09-2002, 09:58 AM

I have never found a brand of "Naples Yellow" that is the exact shade I like and is dense enough so that it doesn't paint like pudding.

I mix my own. The formula is Titanium white (or any white you like except pure zinc) + "Winsor Newton Yellow Ochre Pale..." (this brand only and "Yellow Ochre Pale" is NOY the same as "Yellow Ochre"!).

Because I mix my own, I can adjust the amount of yellow I add...i.e., less for the sunlit areas on a white cloth vs. adding more yellow for the sunlit areas on green grass.

I tend to use my homemade "naples yellow" as my UNIVERSAL COLOR OF LIGHT. It's good stuff and deserves this big title

04-09-2002, 09:58 AM	#4
Karin Wells FT Pro, Mem SOG,'08 Cert Excellence PSA, '02 Schroeder Portrait Award Copley Soc, '99 1st Place PSA, '98 Sp Recognition Washington Soc Portrait Artists, '97 1st Prize ASOPA, '97 Best Prtfolio ASOPA Joined: Jun 2001 Location: Peterborough, NH Posts: 1,114	THE UNIVERSAL COLOR OF LIGHT! I have never found a brand of "Naples Yellow" that is the exact shade I like and is dense enough so that it doesn't paint like pudding. I mix my own. The formula is Titanium white (or any white you like except pure zinc) + "Winsor Newton Yellow Ochre Pale..." (this brand only and "Yellow Ochre Pale" is NOY the same as "Yellow Ochre"!). Because I mix my own, I can adjust the amount of yellow I add...i.e., less for the sunlit areas on a white cloth vs. adding more yellow for the sunlit areas on green grass. I tend to use my homemade "naples yellow" as my UNIVERSAL COLOR OF LIGHT. It's good stuff and deserves this big title __________________ Karin Wells www.KarinWells.com www.KarinWells.BlogSpot.com