Written by:Jennifer Lesczinski
3/17/2009 10:30 AM 

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Today is a great day to stock up on those greens you love to paint with!  In fact, in our Enkaustikos encaustic paint line we have quite a selection of green shades that may interest you.  From dark greens to light greens, theres a different shade for every clover you wish to paint!  Here's just a glimpse of some of our popular greens:

	Chromium Oxide Green Pigment Color Index name PG7 Chromium Oxide Green is a rich opaque earthy green. This green has a warm masstone, almost olive in nature, but has a cool undertone. When lightened with Titanium White it takes on a silvery green hue. An easy color to use in mixes as it does not over power.
	Cobalt Green Pigment Color Index name PG50 Cobalt Green is proably the closest paint we have that could be called a Kelly Green. Cobalt Green is opaque but only has a moderate tinting strength so it is easily altered to go warmer or cooler depending on your palette. If tinting with white alone, it will take on a cool minty shade.
	Cobalt Green Light Pigment Color Index name PG50 Cobalt Green Light is semi-transparent and has a low tinting strength. A very mellow green that is perfect just the way it is, no need to alter this color. This is a single pigment paint that is lighter than the Cobalt Green, in other words, no white added. It is also a slightly cooler green.
	Vagone Green Earth Mixture PG17, PB27 Vagone Green Earth is a green earth that has been enhanced with Prussian Blue.  Highly transparent, it makes it a perfect choice for glazing.  Vagone green  is a subtle mid-value cool green with moderate tinting strength and it tends  to have a graying effect which produces shades reminiscent of the colors one would see along the New England coast.

To view or buy these colors, see our Enkaustikos Color Line.

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