Getting deep with indigo

I love indigo, in all its moody darkness, but let’s look at some other ways we can work with this cool blue hue.

Mixing the dreamiest greens you’ve ever seen.

Yellow and indigo combine to create magical greens like what you’re seeing behind the lions below.

Liquid watercolors in yellow, red, and indigo.

Creating chromatic blacks

You can layer it on top of orange to create stunning chromatic blacks that’ll make your heart skip a beat.

I drew this in our Unlikely Friends Animal Game session

Mute it and dilute it

I muted indigo with white gouache to start the coffee shop sketch, then went full intensity for the dark areas. Aren’t the textures delicious?

An Inktense Block in Deep Indigo / Dark Indigo Graphitint pencil

Want to see diluted indigo in action?

In the video, watch how I build layers of liquid watercolor to create the owl illustration below.

It’s fun to play with a new color you don’t use every day.

I can’t wait to see which color you vote for next month!