[Scriptoris] questions on colour

[Ciard49@aol.com]

Hi Clare, 
 
My palette includes Winsor & Newton gouache in these colors :
 
Cadmium Red pale    - bright red, Celtic red dot work,  etc  
Spectrum Red           -  dark blood red (Heraldic Red)
 
Alizarin Crimson        - with white  makes that late period neon pink
Lemon Yellow            -  bright yellow

Spectrum Yellow        - Celtic instead  of metallic gold (Heraldic yellow)
Yellow  Ocher             -  all those Celtic tan colored borders
Red  Ocher                -  Celtic reddish colored borders, 
                                -  with white makes lavender (clothing ala 
the Luttrell Psalter (1350), etc,  )
                                 with more white - the flesh tones in 
Luttrell, etc.
Ultra Marine blue       - with white makes  "baby blue"
 
I also have another blue     (Heraldic Blue)
                               less green than the Ultra Marine but can't 
recall the name just now - help  ??!
 
Jet Black
Permanent White
 
I use permanent white to mix colors because it is the only tube of white I  
have, and it works fine.
 
Chromium Oxide Green, only green I recommend, (Heraldic Green)
                            add  a little blue or black to darken or yellow 
to lighten.
 
I taught a class recently that called for mixing green colors in foliage. I  
was amazed at all the neon greens and just not right colors that students  
brought to class.  
 
I use Holbein Gouache Rich Gold for metallic. I think Winsor  Newton gold is 
too coppery.
 
Thanks
 
HL Ciard O'Seachnasaigh