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  Eric Member Username: Eric Post Number: 33 Registered: 4-2008 |
I agree with Eugene and Griz- I like the way Couch doesn't even call the colors by their brand name. He'll say red with a little blue in it or a cool red (alizarin crimson or quin. rose, etc.) or a cool blue or blue with a little green (phthalo blue, prussian blue) | ||
Grizrev Senior Member Username: Grizrev Post Number: 685 Registered: 8-2006 |
Eugene, you are so right. Following a "scientific" color wheel while you are painting sounds disastrous to the spirit of the occasion -- kind of like keeping a manual handy at your bedside for occasional reference whenever you are making love! Only an obsessive photorealist would be tempted! I much prefer the joy I observe in the way folks like Tony Couch and Joe Miller paint with a kind of built in serendipity -- "a little dab of some kind of blue, and a little of red, maybe this one, -- isn't that beautiful!!..." As you say, Eugene, with practice you'll figure out what works for you on your own palette. That doesn't mean you can't experiment with another manufactured red or blue from time to time and add it to your palette if you get more pleasing results for your own distinctive style or a particular kind of painting. Joyful experimentation and serendipity are the name of the game in watercolor. | ||
Eugene Senior Member Username: Eugene Post Number: 496 Registered: 8-2006 |
I think this is getting too scientific. And this color wheel is no new discovery. The printing business has been using (for years) tiny dots of three colors plus black to print their colored sheets.-- red(mageta), blue (cyan) , yellow . So are you going to use just these colors to paint? of course not! You'll still be greying your colors by mixing it with it's compliment. And it doesn't need to be an exact compliment. Example; I can neutralize green with Alizarin, magenta, burnt sienna, cad red, or any color on the red side. Naturally, the results will be different and -- you learn which works best with experience.---which is the best teacher.\ For me, the most important (and only) use of any color wheel is to learn the complimentary colors | ||
Lauraposs New member Username: Lauraposs Post Number: 1 Registered: 2-2009 |
Thanks for that post! It looks like a very informative site. | ||
Aleta Capel Unregistered guest |
Hi, Just a correction note on the web-site. The Real Color Wheel is located here @ www.realcolorwheel.com/realcolorwheel.htm This real color wheel matchesthe way crystals (elements of color) get dark. Mixing these opposite colors together will make shadow colors for every local color in nature - just as you see them. Again using the three primaries of Yellow, Magenta & Cyan are the correct colors NOT Yellow, Red & Blue like we were taught in school which was wrong! But...you knew that>>> GO FOR IT; ALL YOU ARTISTS!! | ||
Aleta Capel Unregistered guest |
I urge everyone who reads this to go to the link www.realcolorwheel.com and find out how inaccurate the old color wheel theory of red,blue and yellow is. Correct crystal colors with the primaries magenta,cyan,yellow will open up a whole new world of correct color theory for all artists!! Enjoy. Aleta CApel |
