You may have noticed in watercolor, some colors create uniform and even washes, while others create wonderfully textured surfaces. This texture is a result of what we refer to as granulating pigments.
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Dear Marten, I usually paint with acrylics but now want to try Cobra water mixable oils on a wooden panel. I have an unprimed hard wood panel and would like to know if a few coats of gesso will be all that is required before the paint is applied or do I also need an oil ground to ensure its archival quality?
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Dear Marten, I am trying to learn a little bit about the differences between the student grade and artist grade watercolors you offer; specifically between the Van Gogh and Rembrandt watercolor lines. Very roughly, do the Rembrandts contain double the pigment that the Van Goghs do (or more or less than this)?
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Dear Marten, I love your Rembrandt oil paints. What is the difference between your Titanium White and Mixing White?
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Dear Marten, I am new to your watercolors. Can you tell me which colors in your van Gogh line of watercolors you consider to be the primary colors?
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Dear Marten, I have an acrylic background and am used to paints drying very quickly. I am currently using an introductory COBRA set, and am somewhat puzzled at the extremely slow drying time. How many days would you say it takes to "dry" ?
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Dear Marten, Can you please advise a way or mixture I might use to keep my Cobra Solvent-Free Oil Colors from freezing when painting in plein air at cold temperatures (between 0'F to -15 or colder)?
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Dear Marten, I am taking a class in basic oil painting and we were given a list of 14 colors for our course. One of the colors, Ochre Red, I can’t find on your color chart.
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Dear Marten , Both your cadmium yellow light and cadmium yellow lemon are described as having the same pigment content (PY35). If they are the same pigment, what makes them noticeably different colors?
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