Description
- Pigment: PBk 10 | Series: 1Lightfastness: I – Excellent Transparency: Opaque Staining: 2-Low Staining Granulation: Non-Granulating Exploration of this color reveals some surprising pigment properties beyond its obvious opacity.
- First, Graphite Gray disperses well and quickly in water so floating the dense pigment onto water or into a wet wash offers and interesting handling method.
- A dry brushstroke quickly followed by a wet brushstroke spreads some of the pigment leaving the texture look of the drybrush.
- Aged and weathered wood, fence posts and old buildings are fine candidates for this pigment and approach.
- Try this: overpaint a value sketch with a light glaze.
- As graphite pencil is entirely acceptable in watercolor, a synthetic graphite pigment, namely Graphite Gray, seems surprisingly natural.