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My name is Andy Henly, and I have been painting watercolours since 2006 or thereabouts, after a chance encounter with a DVD set by Frank Clarke called "Simply Painting". I live on the Nottinghamshire - Derbyshire border in England. This is close to the beautiful Peak District, and I sometimes take inspiration from there. I also enjoy painting Scottish, Welsh and Irish landscapes. I have been asked how I manage to get so many different colours into my paintings, and do I really need hundreds of tubes. Actually no. I have what I call two bands of colours. Band A are colours which are vital to me. Band B are colours I like to use, but aren't totally necessary. Band A - Lemon Yellow Burnt Umber Paynes Grey Cobalt Blue Light Red Raw Sienna Alizarin Crimson Ultramarine Blue I also keep a tube of white gouache or a tube of white acrylic paint to hand for when I need to lighten an area of the painting. Band B - Cerulean Blue Yellow Ochre Hookers Green Cadmium Red You can probably mix any colour you need using Band A colours (as recommended by Frank Clarke), either mixed together or with water. |
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