The latest Just Paint has some comparisons and samples of the new OPEN medium. I’m excited by the description of it being “greasy” with a long working time. It makes me think of how i’ve played with the tar gel to get a paint i can push around. There’s some small works i did with oil pastels ages ago, and i’d like to get that effect.
There’s two introductory sets. The colors i’m used to are the modern colors:
Introductory Set of 6, Modern Colors — This set contains .75 oz (22 ml) tubes of 6 modern colors, including one each of Hansa Yellow Opaque, Pyrrole Red, Quinacridone Magenta, Phthalo Blue (Green Shade), Phthalo Green (Blue Shade), and Titanium White.
I think my mixing sheets have a different red (Naphthol Red Light), and Hansa yellow is such an impotent pigment. For $16.76 at Dick Blick, this will be a good place to play and experiment. I’m not sure when i’ll invest: Christine has a big painting on the easel at the moment, and i’ve been utterly preoccupied by yarn.
UPDATE: At some point in the past couple of weeks, Golden sent a hard copy of their Just Paint and a sampler including Alizarin Crimson, Phthalo Blue (Green Shade), and Titanium White in 8 ounce sampler tubes. I look forward to playing with them! 2008-10-15