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Peter Smith

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I've always wondered. In case you have too... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payne%27s_grey Peter

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Alan Bickley

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Widely used by Edward Wesson in his day, think distant hills/mountains - Hilder used it only occasionally, because he preferred Neutral Tint. I’m in agreement here. I’m talking watercolour here obviously… Thanks Peter, I didn’t know its origins until now!
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Peter Smith

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Sorry the link doesn't seem to work, just put 'Payne's grey' into Wikipedia. I couldn't manage without it, I haven't touched black paint in years.

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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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It’s one of my most used colours, I know a lot of people hate it , Sylvia often tells me to dump the horrible stuff . It a very versatile colour that can be use for many things,  but it’s not for darkening other colours. 

Susan Woods

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My art teacher didn't like it at all and tried to move me to indigo which seems to have a greenish hue so I found that a bit bizarre But now I love it.  I keep trying to make a painting based on it and its mixes with magenta lemon yellow and light red. Unfortunately I don't have the skills yet but the experiments are fun.

Norrette Moore

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One of my first watercolours.  An exercise in tonal painting. Wholly in Paynes Grey.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I love how it can be almost a dirty white that’s so translucent to begin an almost black , and when it’s mixed with others in awash how it breaks down and blends in creating some superb washes . 
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Marjorie Firth

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But you can use many colours for a tonal painting, can’t you? Not running down Payne’s Grey at all though. It’s more nuanced than black and although I don’t use it often, I do have it just in case.
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Sandra Kennedy

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Lovely tonal excercise Norrette. I wouldn't have picked it was Payne's grey.

Norrette Moore

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Thanks Sandra.  Back then it would have been a very cheap paint.  Some of the better quality Paynes I have now, have more blue in them.