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Translucent Brown Oxide

By Perry | July 18th, 2010
Trans. Oxide Brown
I remember using this color in a still life when I was about 12 years old. I struggled to render a reflection in a tabletop. After much repainting, I went to my professor for help. He said “Man, I sometimes have to put two or three layers on the thing before I get it right.” [...]
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Stil de Grain

By Perry | July 18th, 2010
Stil de Grain
This color is a variant of Yellow Ochre but it is quite transparent and coarsely ground. It’s not remarkable in mass tone but it really comes alive when rubbed or scrubbed. The name Stil de Grain has in the past referred to fugitive organic pigments.
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