Permanent Rose watercolor is a pure transparent non-staining watercolor that has a reddish-pink color.
It is one of the “reds” in the transparent non-staining watercolor palette used primarily for the glazing technique.
Measured against a gray scale value finder, transparent non-staining watercolors are generally light in value ranging from 10% to a maximum of 70% value.
So, the colors in the transparent non-staining category are adequate for a complete palette, except for where darker passages require colors with values higher on the gray scale.
PAINT CHARACTERISTICS
Permanent Rose is redder and slightly darker than Rose Madder Genuine which has more blue in it.
Like other transparent non-staining watercolors, Permanent Rose can be lifted from a dampened watercolor paper without leaving a strong stain behind.
COLOR MIXING WITH PERMANENT ROSE WATERCOLOR
Mix Permanent Rose with Cobalt Blue to create delicate transparent violet colors.
Mix it with Hooker’s Green to create a beautiful transparent mid-value gray color.
Add Aureolin or New Gamboge to Permanent Rose to mix a variety of orange colors instead of using Cadmium Orange.
Permanent Rose can also be successfully mixed with watercolors in the semi-transparent non-staining category.
Mixed with semi-opaque or opaque colors, it will create a combination that is cleaner and more transparent than using only opaque colors.
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… and the recommended transparent non-staining watercolors for glazing or color mixing with Permanent Rose
… also the recommended semi-transparent non-staining yellow watercolor
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