Essential Watercolor Greens 💚 (Ad-Free YouTube Video) (Patreon)

This is an ad-free version of my latest video, where I walk you through 12 of my favorite and most essential watercolor greens — with clear swatches, real examples of how each green behaves on paper, and plenty of practical mixing ideas.

Greens can completely change your watercolor work — whether you’re painting lush botanicals, believable landscapes, tropical birds, or moody shadowy foliage. And yes, you can mix green… but you can’t always mix every green you might need. This guide will help you understand which greens are worth having as dependable “convenience” colors, which ones granulate for gorgeous texture, and which ones glaze cleanly without turning muddy — so you can build a palette that actually fits your style.

As a bonus, I’ve also prepared a downloadable handout with all the swatches and my favorite usage notes, so you can keep it as a handy reference while you paint 👉 download the PDF file in this post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/essential-greens-149084955

🍃SINGLE-PIGMENT GREENS:

Phthalo Green Blue Shade from W&N aka Winsor Green Blue Shade (PG7): https://amzn.to/40ytMS8

Phthalo Green Yellow Shade from W&N aka Winsor Green Blue Shade (PG36): https://amzn.to/3DWjceR

Aqua Green from W&N (Phthalo / no CI): https://amzn.to/3QE3vLB

Perylene Green from Daniel Smith (PBk31): https://amzn.to/4a3PY8V

🍃CONVENIENCE GREENS:

Sap Green from from QOR (PG36/PR101/PY150): https://amzn.to/416tqPy

Hookers Green (PG 36, PY 3, PY 150, PO 48) from Daniel Smith: https://amzn.to/43OcWOc

Green Gold (PY150, PY3, PG36) from Daniel Smith: https://amzn.to/4glhRgi

Green Gold from QOR (PY129): https://amzn.to/49vWHaN

Phthalo Yellow Green from Daniel Smith

🍃GRANULATING GREENS:

Viridian Green from W&N

Cascade Green from from Daniel Smith (PBr 7, PB 15): https://amzn.to/49vWswp

Green Apatite Genuine from Daniel Smith (PrimaTek): https://amzn.to/3x1Mt4o

Desert Green (Pr 108, PG26) from Schmincke: https://amzn.to/4bQUQSs