PanPastel 7-Color Flower Coloring 2: Curated by Susan Tierney-Cockburn
The PanPastel Flower Coloring 2 Set is a professional-grade collection curated by world-renowned paper floral artist Susan Tierney-Cockburn. This kit is specifically designed to provide the nuanced green and blue tones required to breathe life into handmade paper flowers. By focusing on a sophisticated spectrum of botanical greens and atmospheric blues, this set allows designers to move beyond flat colors, adding the realistic variegation, depth, and shadowing found in natural foliage and complex floral blooms.
Key Features and Artistic Benefits
- Botanical Value Ladder: Features a deliberate selection of Chromium Oxide Green (Light and Tint) and Bright Yellow Green Shade, enabling the rendering of everything from waxy evergreen leaves to soft, new-growth stems.
- Luminous Floral Shadows: Includes Ultramarine Blue Shade and Phthalo Blue Shade, which act as perfect cooling agents for creating depth in petal recesses and the undersides of leaves without the use of muddying grays.
- Structural Highlighting: The inclusion of Ultramarine Blue Light and Chromium Oxide Green Tint provides the technical means to add "frosted" or sun-bleached highlights to the edges of paper petals and foliage.
- Rich Foundational Contrast: Hansa Yellow Extra Dark serves as a powerful anchor for flower centers (stamen and pistils) and can be blended with the greens to create custom, warm-toned chartreuse shades.
- Specialized Designer Tools: Equipped with Sofft Painting Knives (No.1 & No.4) and covers, specifically chosen for their ability to navigate the delicate curves and tight creases of shaped paper flowers.
Application and Technical Guidelines
- Leaf Variegation: Use the Sofft Sponge Bar to apply a base layer of Chromium Oxide Green Light, then "scumble" Bright Yellow Green Shade onto the tips to mimic natural photosynthetic patterns.
- Defining Floral Anatomy: Utilize the No.1 Painting Knife to apply Hansa Yellow Extra Dark to the deep interior of a flower, creating an immediate sense of structural depth and biological realism.
- Atmospheric Shading: Apply a light wash of Ultramarine Blue Shade to the underside of paper leaves. This creates a realistic "cool" shadow that enhances the three-dimensional illusion of the handmade arrangement.
- Paper-Safe Application: Because PanPastel is a dry medium, it provides intense color saturation without warping the fibers of specialty floral papers, ensuring your arrangements maintain their intended architecture.
Technical Specifications
- Product Identification: PanPastel 7-Color Flower Coloring 2 - Susan Tierney-Cockburn Set
- Contents: 7 PanPastel Colors (9 ml each), 1 Palette Tray & Cover, 1 Sponge Bar, 2 Painting Knives (No.1 & No.4), 4 Knife Covers
- Included Colors: Hansa Yellow Extra Dark (220.1), Ultramarine Blue Shade (520.3), Ultramarine Blue Light (520.7), Phthalo Blue Shade (560.3), Chromium Oxide Green Light (660.7), Chromium Oxide Green Tint (660.8), Bright Yellow Green Shade (680.3)
- Primary Application: Paper Floristry, Botanical Illustration, Paper Crafting, Designer Decor
- Product Grade: Professional Artist Quality
