Daniel Smith 284600197 Extra Fine Watercolor 15ml Paint Tube, Green Apatite Genuine

Apatite green genuine is a beautiful versatile colour!

A fabulous colour.Have had great fun with it!

Although this fascinating pigment is wildly granulating into various colours ranging from a dull brown, a medium green and a somewhat disconcerting vivid green as promised it does have a some limitations that painters should be aware of.Firstly: it is virtually impossible to control and being semi-staining will leave a green residue when one attempts to lift it.Secondly: it dries to a much duller finish than the ordinary range of Daniel Smith watercolours.Thirdly : it doesn't mix well as well with other colours as many other greens.This does, as far as I am concerned, limit its utility. I find it works well for abstract, semi-abstract and experimental pieces where one is happy to apply it as a wash, give it its head, see what happens and leave it alone. For more ordinary watercolour techniques it is probably wiser to stick with a standard Viridian or Perylene as a single pigment or use a mixed Sap/Hooker's/Green Gold convenience paint.

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Daniel smith has always been a professional quality paint in my experience and this one is no different. Super creamy, blends well, spreads on watercolor paper and blooms beautifully with a blend of colors only revealed with water. I bought this paint based on a review of the product on YouTube and I’m not disappointed.

I’ve never used this color before but I really like it. Of course Daniel Smith just can’t be beat. This is a great dark green that leans a tad towards yellow and as I say the granulation is superb!

Green Apitite was the single best addition to my palette ever. I’ve never had a color that I have been so pleased with. It’s a luxury to use it.