Payne's Gray

Payne's Gray (one of the 6-paint Starter Set)

Pigment numbers:  PB15 + PBk6 + PV19

• Payne's Gray is a dark blue grey. This is a very transparent, dark paint with a wide tonal range which Anna uses A LOT! However, it's a very intense colour and therefore in order to get a really pale colour when you use it, you need to add lots and lots of water to it and sometimes you'll need to add a little Burnt Sienna in order to create a warmer, less blue, hue. Anna also uses Payne's Gray to darken other colours.

Recommended substitutes

• Daniel Smith: Payne’s Blue Gray (If you have the Daniel Smith 'Payne’s Gray' you’ll need to add a touch of French Ultra Marine to match exactly if following a tutorial). Make sure any alternatives that you use have a lot of blue in them otherwise you'll not get the same result.

As well as appearing in Anna's Complete Palette of 11 paints, Payne's Gray features in Anna's Limited Palette of 6 paint colours.