Prussian Blue Oil Paint Substitute

Today we will be making yet another beautiful blue.

Prussian blue oil paint substitute. Burnt sienna light red burnt umber and if you haven t yet acquired your paints whether in oils acrylics or watercolour etc. Here is your color mixing guide list of paints so far. Colbalt blue pthalo blue red shade not my fave substitute poland blue cerulean blue less intense cool blue manganese blue phthalo blue white. Also known as chinese blue berlin blue paris blue steel blue iron blue bronze blue paste blue and.

Prussian blue pb 27 prussian blue is of significant importance in the art world as it is known to be the first man made pigment. My prepared black will have 2 parts ivory or mars black 1 part burnt umber and 1 8 part prussian blue. Payne s grey prussian blue ultramarine blue warm purple bias red this color is good for mixing violet with a cool red or gray with burnt sienna. I have recently found that the permalba oil colors have nearly the same consistency as the bob ross and alexander paints and the permalba is made by weber the same company who produces the ross paint it is the best substitute i have found and it saves me 5 dollars per tube with virtually the same result i hope this helps and happy painting to you.

In 1787 johann wolfgang von goethe knew of an ultramarine substitute that was created by scraping a blue residue off lime kiln walls near palermo italy. I hope you all enjoy the video be sure to comment below. And it will dry faster than when using ivory black. Then go for two sets of three primaries one warm one cool together with a couple of other mixers.

Witness the power and versatility of prussian blue. This color granulates for textured washes. You can experiment with making a very deep rich black using just prussian blue and burnt umber. Color mixing guide list of oil paints.

Pthalo blue winsor blue monestial blue prussian blue. A rough outline of the first half of the video.