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Winsor Blue RS is a supersaturated, stronger color than watercolors in the non-staining category and more restraint is required when mixing or glazing it with other watercolors.

Transparent staining watercolors will stain the fibers of the paper they are applied to, and stain, overpower and dull non-staining watercolors they are mixed with.

For the best results, Winsor Blue RS can be glazed and mixed with colors in the transparent staining watercolor category.

COLOR MIXING WITH WINSOR BLUE RS WATERCOLOR

Winsor Blue RS wets, mixes, stains, and dries like a phthalo blue which has interesting results when mixed with other primary colors.

Add Winsor Yellow or Winsor Red to Winsor Blue RS to mix a variety of transparent staining green and purple colors that are clear and vibrant.

Mix Winsor Blue RS with an orange mixture of Winsor Yellow plus Winsor Red to create interesting mid-value transparent gray colors. For a darker gray, mix it with Permanent Yellow Deep plus Winsor Red.

Transparent staining watercolors can be layered one over another, wet over bone dry, successfully as long as the number of layers and density is controlled.

Before applying a layer of color from another category, use the transparent staining watercolor as the first layer.

Interesting textures and effects can be achieved by painting opaque colors over a layer of transparent staining watercolor and allowing some of the staining color to peek through using various lifting methods.

Semi-opaque or opaque colors are composed of coarser pigments that are stained and discolored when mixed with transparent staining watercolors. So, they are the least successful combinations.

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… and the recommended transparent staining watercolor for mixing grays with Winsor Blue RS

… in addition to the above list of colors, the following transparent staining watercolors are best for glazing or color mixing with Winsor Blue RS

To learn more about transparent watercolors, click the link to my blog post “Which watercolor paints are transparent.”

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Winsor Blue GS (green shade) watercolor is a transparent blue with a cooler temperature than Winsor Blue RS (red shade). It is Winsor & Newton’s equivalent of phthalo blue and is an indispensable near-primary blue.

Winsor Blue GS is similar in color to Cyanine Blue from the semi-transparent non-staining category, but it is a more saturated, intense, transparent staining color.

It is one of the “blues” in the transparent staining watercolor palette used for the glazing technique and mixing with other colors in its category.

Measured against a gray scale value finder, transparent staining watercolors range in value from 10% light to a maximum of 90% dark.

Colors in the transparent staining category can portray intensity and dark values without becoming muddy and are adequate for a full palette except for where opacity is desired.

PAINT CHARACTERISTICS

Winsor Blue GS is a supersaturated, stronger color than watercolors in the non-staining category and more restraint is required when mixing or glazing it with other watercolors.

Transparent staining watercolors will stain the fibers of the paper they are applied to, and stain, overpower and dull non-staining watercolors they are mixed with.

For the best results, Winsor Blue GS can be glazed and mixed with colors in the transparent staining watercolor category.

COLOR MIXING WITH WINSOR BLUE GS WATERCOLOR

Winsor Blue GS wets, mixes, stains, and dries like a phthalo blue which has interesting results when mixed with other primary colors.

Add Winsor Yellow or Winsor Red to Winsor Blue GS to mix a variety of transparent staining green and purple colors that are clear and vibrant.

Mix Winsor Blue GS with an orange mixture of Winsor Yellow plus Winsor Red to create interesting mid-value transparent gray colors. For a darker gray, mix it with Permanent Yellow Deep plus Winsor Red.

Transparent staining watercolors can be layered one over another, wet over bone dry, successfully as long as the number of layers and density is controlled.

Before applying a layer of color from another category, use the transparent staining watercolor as the first layer.

Semi-opaque or opaque colors are composed of coarser pigments that are stained and discolored when mixed with transparent staining watercolors. So, they are the least successful combinations.

Purchase watercolor paints using my affiliate links below:

Winsor Blue GS

… and the recommended transparent staining watercolor for mixing grays with Winsor Blue GS

… in addition to the above list of colors, the following transparent staining watercolors are best for glazing or color mixing with Winsor Blue GS

To learn more about transparent watercolors, click the link to my blog post “Which watercolor paints are transparent.”

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