Notes on Lavender

Lavender is a fantastic color for experimentation and loose interpretation. It’s so varied — it can be anything from light blue to Barney purple.

The blue-leaning lavenders stayed in heavy rotation this month. My favorites are at the top.

Because it’s muted, lavender has a wonderful way of letting other colors show off.

Lavender is like an aromatic in a soup. It might not be the dominant flavor, but it allows the main ingredients to shine.

Prompt: Mix your own version of lavender using your favorite materials!

• white

• ultramarine blue / or violet

• (optional) tiniest bit of magenta (adjust to your liking)

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Here are the drawings I made in the video.

Idea, process, product

Favorites

• Daniel Smith Lavender Watercolor

• I also used the Lagoon Inktense pencil for a lot of my line work this month. It’s about as purple as a blue can get without being violet.

• Liquitex Marker in light blue violet

• Sky Blue Neocolor ii

• Ecoline Ultramarine Violet

• Canson sketchbook

• There are more color videos here!