Hansa Yellow Light

(C) 2019 Dale DiMauro

This week I introduced hansa yellow light to my palette. I had been thinking about this pigment for quite some time as it's color mixing attributes are appealing. Throughout the fall I had been searching for an opaque green to use for tree foliage. With more experimentation I hope to meet this need. 

Hansa yellow light mixes well with a range of blues creating fresh, you might say, 'garden' greens. This versatility is useful when painting the landscape.

In the color swatch above I mixed hansa yellow light with ultramarine. The next swatch consists of hansa yellow light with cerulean. The third swatch down combines hansa yellow light with phthalo blue.

In my limited exposure to this pigment I have learned that hansa yellow light is useful whether in a thin or thick application.

In conclusion, I learned this pigment is not as available as some other colors. The one I purchased is from Daniel Smith. In retrospect, this post may not be the most exciting for the reader but I believe there is value in the information presented.