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Originally Posted by Julie Deane
Dawn actually only used...Utrecht Cadmium Yellow Light (her preferred yellow), French Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Red Medium.
The green you see is a mix of the ultramarine blue and yellow. White and possibly a bit of the red may also be added. She says that a simple color mix helps her to "think in terms of the spectrum".
She orders a linen with alkyd primer from an art supply store in New York City. Unfortunately, she couldn't remember which, but I believe they have "New York" as part of their name. It had a little bit of texture to it - not a whole lot, and I noticed little "nubbies" in the cloth. By that, I mean that some parts of the cloth protruded, not perfectly smooth.
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Hi Julie,
Thanks for the new insight on your experience. I'm surprised to know that Ultramarine is used in portraiture. Since i started painting, i did away with Ultras for my portraits! The only blue i have is Ceruleum Blue!
Alkyd primers? That's the second time i heard this term. How is it compared to acrylic primers used in usual canvases?
When i think about using linen, i naturally think about smooth surfaces, so it's quite a surprise for me to have textures on linen!
It must be quite a different feeling painting on this type of linen then?