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# Hilary Page

Watercolor Artist and Author

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://hilarypage.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Pages

- [Home](https://hilarypage.com/) - If you're painting you're happy!So here's to making you happy! I'm the author of three art instruction books published by Watson-Guptill Publications, New York. The titles are Watercolor Right from the Start, 1992 Color Right from the Start, 1994 Hilary Page’s Guide to Watercolor Paints, 1996 with continual on-line updates. The Guide has become an
- [Books](https://hilarypage.com/books/) - Hilary Page has four published books. The books are: ; Watercolor Right from the Start (see below), Color Right from the Start (SOLD OUT), Hilary Page's Guide to Watercolor Paints (SOLD OUT) with free updates. And autographed copies of Portraits Right from the Start when purchased directly from the author. Watercolor Right from the Start
- [Reflectance Curves and Color](https://hilarypage.com/reflectance-curves-and-color/) - REFLECTANCE CURVES AND COLOR MIXING FOR ARTISTS Reflectance curves show the color mixing potential of each pigment. They confirm a color’s bias or leaning towards warm or cool - It's necessary to know a color's bias for successful color mixing. Becoming familiar with the reflectance curves for each paint takes the guesswork out of color
- [Painting Adventures](https://hilarypage.com/painting-adventures/) - Hilary Page (the Artist Magazine Feb.2024) A chance meeting with an artist in Egypt changed my painting life. The meeting happened at a small desert Inn located on the abrupt line between the arid desert and verdant, arable land by the Nile at Luxor. An unusual British woman with her head wrapped like an Egyptian
- [Galleries](https://hilarypage.com/galleries/) - Hilary Page's paintings range from Abstract Mountains, Travel and Buildings, to Flowers, Portraits, "Life" figures, Houston Area Cotton Gins, and Texas! Enjoy as you mosey on through them! Click to enlarge. And contact Hilary for details of size and price - hilarypage21@gmail.com - if you want to purchase a painting email me first to check availability
- [Articles](https://hilarypage.com/articles/) - I don't just re-hash information from others. I do my own research and my own tests. I come to my own conclusions and gives original insights. Articles are posted on this site. My article on "Visual Complements the Difference between Visual and Mixing Complements" will change the way you think about color and change the
- [Reflectance Curves](https://hilarypage.com/395-2/) - A reflectance curve translates the wavelengths of light that we see as a colored surface into a graph showing the colored wavelengths that are reflected when the surface is illuminated by white-light. Each wavelength is measured in nanometers (nm) by a spectro-photometer that is a color measurement device, sort of like
- [DVDs](https://hilarypage.com/dvds/) - Hilary Page has produced seven DVDs/videos. All DVDs are jam packed with information and are mostly longer than your regular video. They are presented in an entertaining manner before live audiences, making them especially enjoyable to watch. The videos complement the books. Videos 1 & 2 go with Watercolor Right from the Start. Videos 3
- [Supplement - Guide to Watercolor Paints](https://hilarypage.com/supplement-guide-to-watercolor-paints/) - Welcome to WEB UPDATE For Update Lists email: hilarypage21@gmail.com SEE PAGE 10 page 1 "Web Update" is the original update for Hilary Page's Guide to Watercolor Paints published by Watson-Guptill publications. C O N T E N T S About "WEB Update" - The samples and tests page 2 MaimeriBlu 72 paints page 3 Venezia-
- [Order Form](https://hilarypage.com/order-form/) - FREE SHIPPING FOR ALL ORDERS IN THE USA. International Customers outside of the USA, email hilarypage21@gmail.com before ordering on line or by check (see below) Check to get shipping
- [Visual Complements](https://hilarypage.com/visual-complements/) - The Difference between "Visual" and "Mixing" Complements© BY HILARY PAGE This information will change the way you paint! Most artists know that complementary color pairs can be used for two functions. These are (1) for color mixing- to make clear colors more neutral and (2) for visual color enhancement- to make juxtaposed colors appear more
- [PORTRAITS Right from the Start](https://hilarypage.com/portraits-right-from-the-start/) - My fourth book! PORTRAITS Right from the Start Painting Creative Portraits in the Traditional Vein The NEW, long anticipated PORTRAITS Right from the Start is here at last! From the author of the acclaimed Hilary Page’s Guide to Watercolor Paints (Watson-Guptill publications) here is another iconoclastic book. "Deceptively simple: Highly informative." "User friendly but
- [Aureolin Alert: The Defective Paint](https://hilarypage.com/aureolin-alert-the-defective-paint/) - This is a serious warning about Aureolin PY40 (Cobalt Yellow) in ALL brands. Despite the ASTM 's good recommendation (rated ASTM II), my tests show that the pigment Aureolin PY40 turns BROWN and FADES even in a dry state. I recommend that you do not use this paint any more. The perfect substitute for Aureolin
- [Sparkling Interference Paints](https://hilarypage.com/sparkling-interference-paints/) - A most exciting innovation of watercolor paints are the sparkling, absolutely lightfast and tarnish free interference colors including the silver and gold. They have to be viewed at an angle for the sparkle to show. Viewed straight on, they produce a slightly muted effect. The challenge for artists is to make them work both ways

## Galleries

- [Life](https://hilarypage.com/bwg_gallery/life/) - [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="20" gal_title="Life"]
- [Travel and Buildings](https://hilarypage.com/bwg_gallery/travel-and-buildings/) - [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="19" gal_title="Travel and Buildings"]
- [Flowers](https://hilarypage.com/bwg_gallery/flowers/) - [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="15" gal_title="Flowers"]
- [Abstract Mountains](https://hilarypage.com/bwg_gallery/abstract-mountains/) - [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="17" gal_title="Abstract Mountains"]
- [Portraits](https://hilarypage.com/bwg_gallery/portraits/) - [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="11" gal_title="Portraits"]
- [Texas Scenes & Landscapes](https://hilarypage.com/bwg_gallery/texasscenes/) - [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="10" gal_title="Texas Scenes"]
- [Cotton Gins and Buildings](https://hilarypage.com/bwg_gallery/cottongins/) - [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="9" gal_title="Cotton Gins and Buildings"]
- [Sculpture](https://hilarypage.com/bwg_gallery/sculpture/) - [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="12" gal_title="Sculpture"]

## Albums

- [Galleries](https://hilarypage.com/bwg_album/galleries/) - [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="8" gal_title="Galleries"]

## Gallery Share

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