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Why do some artists go starry eyed about granulation , even to the extent of buying stuff to produce it.?,I dislike it when it appears in a sky which has Ultramarine as its blue colour. Granulation is ok for some aspects of landscape for a bit of texture on rocks etc.but I dont like it in light washes or large areas where it appears unnatural. Especially in skies which I like to use Ultramarine for ! Syd
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Well I don't mind a bit of granulation especially on roofs and in foliage and even in skies but I can see an argument against it the closer you get to photorealism. As for granulation medium I do use quite a lot of it in my abstract acrylic work where I am almost solely concerned with colours, textures and composition.