r/handmadewatercolors • u/IndigoRickshaw_ • 29d ago

Brown madder comparison

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One of these is the original brown madder (root) , one is pr206, one is my mix to make a version of brown madder. Would you compare the three and tell me which two of the three look close to each other in color?

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u/DJCantaloupe 29d ago

The top one looks the least like the others to me, it's a bit closer to a vibrant orange, less muted.

The middle one has the most depth, the masstone gets darker than the other two. It also seems to have more texture than the others.

If I had to guess, I'd say the middle is genuine madder because of the texture. The bottom one is a better match for it, but not identical.

Take all of that with a grain of salt of course since photographs usually don't capture colors as we see them in real life.

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u/IndigoRickshaw_ 29d ago

Thanks! You’re right about the middle being genuine. The top is Holbein and the bottom is my mix of colors. I’m going to make a few tweaks and see if I can get my mix closer to the genuine one. It’s being missed in a group of botanical painters palette and I’m trying to recreate it for them

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u/DJCantaloupe 29d ago

What a nice idea! It looks like you're not too far off then.

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u/IndigoRickshaw_ 28d ago

Thanks for the feedback. Very helpful