Top from left: Rare Green Earth DS, Perylene Green DS, Perylene Green W&N, Cobalt Green DS, Verona Green Earth Liquitex, Green Gold OH, Green Gold DR, Green Gold W&N and Rick Green Gold DS. I particularly like Perylene Green PBk31 for deep passages in florals or landscapes, Green Gold PY129 for florals, Green Apatite Genuine for wonderful granulation in landscapes and Jadeite for landscapes and as an alternative to phthalo green BS. Some are useful alone, some are wonderful in mixes. Single Pigment Greens - Viridian PB18 by Da Vinci, Daniel Smith and Winsor & Newton Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) PG7 by W&N, Da Vinci, W&N and Daniel Smith Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade) by Daniel Smith and Winsor and Newton.īelow are a number of other single pigment greens. (for more on mixing greens see my website here.) None of these greens is really useful alone - they are generally best mixed with a yellow or a yellow ochre/earth to create realistic greens. Made with PG36 it is very popular but not a colour I choose to use. Phthalo Green Yellow Shade is a more neutral green. It is lovely for florals but doesn't have the power of phthalo green PG7, which is a very staining pigment.

Viridian is a softer, granulating and liftable version of Phthalo Green.

The Daniel Smith version is a disappointment and doesn't rewet well. The advantage of using single pigment greens is that you don't have a multitude of pigments in the mix if you then mix them with other colours.īelow are 3 examples of Viridian on the left. You can also see them all, and more, on my website here. Here I will cover a range of single pigment greens, convenience green mixtures and wonderful special effect greens.

While there are many artists who do not have a green in their palette, I am not one of them! I paint too many botanicals to keep away from greens.

Daniel smith mixing chart