Unit I, Lesson 7--Viridian Green Color Chart

Viridian Green Color Chart

Viridian Green is a transparent vibrant green that leans blue.  It is very powerful, and it does not look natural straight from the tube.  (See the first column above.)  In other words, I wouldn't use it to paint vegetation without some serious graying first.  It makes gorgeous grays when mixed with the reds on my palette.  It is beautiful.

Materials needed:

• Oil Colors
• Alizarin Permanent
• Cadmium Red Deep 
• Transparent Oxide Red
• Cadmium Yellow Light 
• Cadmium Lemon 
• Viridian Green (lots of it)
• Phthalo Blue
• Ultramarine Blue
• Titanium Zinc White
• Canvas pad--I used Centurion oil-primed linen, 9"x12"
• Masking tape--I used 3/4" tape

Unit I, Lesson 7 took me about 2.5 hours to complete.  

Step One: Divide the canvas

Divide your canvas pad using the method outlined in Unit I, Lesson 1.  See my time-saving T-square trick here.

Step Two:  Arrange the colors

The colors remain in the same order as in the first color chart.

Step Three:  Mix the colors and apply the paint

I continued to use my value scale as explained in Lesson 6, here.

Viridian Green

Viridian Green--Value 1

Viridian Green tint--middle row

Viridian Green tint--middle row (Value 5-6)

Viridian Green tint--second row

Viridian Green tint--second row (Value 3)

Viridian Green tint--fourth row

Viridian Green tint--fourth row (Value 8)

Viridian Green tint--bottom row (Value 10)

Viridian Green Color Chart in progress.  Columns from left to right--Viridian Green; Viridian Green + Phthalo Blue; Viridian Green + Ultramarine Blue

Viridian Green Color Chart in progress, black and white to show value steps.

Step Four: Remove the tape

Viridian Green Color Chart in progress.

Step Five:  Let it dry

Viridian Green Color Chart.  Columns from left to right:  Viridian Green; Viridian Green + Phthalo Blue; Viridian Green + Ultramarine Blue; Viridian Green + Alizarin Permanent; Viridian Green + Cadmium Red Deep; Viridian Green + Transparent Oxide Red; Viridian Green + Cadmium Yellow Light; Viridian Green + Cadmium Lemon. 

Two more color charts to go!  Woo hoo!

You can access all of the lessons in this unit from the Index of Lessons page here.

Upcoming Lesson

Unit I, Lesson 8--Phthalo Blue Color Chart

Materials needed:

• Oil Colors
• Alizarin Permanent
• Cadmium Red Deep 
• Transparent Oxide Red
• Cadmium Yellow Light 
• Cadmium Lemon
• Viridian Green
• Phthalo Blue (lots of it)
• Ultramarine Blue
• Titanium Zinc White
• Canvas pad--I used Centurion oil-primed linen, 9"x12"
• Masking tape--I used 3/4" tape

Unit I, Lesson 8 took me about 2.5 hours to complete. 

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