Descriptions of FW Ink Colors
Redsflame red is a bright true redscarlet is a bright almost orangey red, but very close to flame red
red earth is red with brown
Pink
process magenta is hot dark pink
Orange
flame orange is a true orange
Yellows
lemon yellow is a very bright yellow with just a touch of green in itprocess yellow is a true bright yellow
Indian yellow is a darker yellow, with a touch of red in it--like a setting sun or egg yolk
yellow ochre and raw sienna are warm tans--very close to each other--yellow ochre slightly lighter and slightly more yellow
Greens
olive green and sap green are both green with a little black in them--olive is more muted, sap is a very tiny bit greeneremerald is a bright dark green
light green is a bright lighter green, pretty much emerald with yellow and white added, like lime green or the color of new leaves
Blues
Prussian blue is a deep dark blue with a little black and a little greenindigo is a deeper blue-black, somewhat cooler than Prussian blue
Rowney blue is a dark true royal blue
marine blue is a deep blue with a little green
process cyan is bright true swimming-pool blue
turquoise is bright blue, like pro cyan, but with a little yellow in it
Purple
purple lake
Browns
antelope brown is a neutral brown, perhaps coffee-coloredburnt umber is a bit warmer than antelope brown, with a little red, more like chocolate
sepia is a bit cooler, with black in it
Other colors (they are all opaque)
blackwhite
flesh is beige, the color of most kinds of bandaids
gray
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