How to mix any color

[danielmcmillen]

I have water colors that, is what I had on hand all should be transparent.

I am asking about the list of colors in post #29

Cadmium Red Light----Orange-Red, Opaque
Quinacridone Violet----Violet-Red, Transparent
Cadmium Yellow Light----Orange-Yellow, Opaque
Hansa Yellow Light----Green-Yellow, Semi-Transparent
Cerulean Blue----Green-Blue, Opaque
Ultramarine Blue----Violet-Blue, Transparent
Phthalocyanine Blue----Green-Blue, Transparent
Phthalocyanine Green----Mid-Green, Transparent
Burnt Sienna----Neutralized Orange, Transparent
Yellow Ochre----Neutralized Orange-Yellow, Semi-Opaque
Raw Sienna----Neutralized Orange-Yellow, Semi-Transparent
Titanium White----White, Opaque

There is only 4 opaque colors in the list, others are transparent, semi-trans and semi-opaque. Are these all Gouache or a mix of water colors and Gouache. I know it is a piddly question, but I just want to know what he is using.

MAC

[danielmcmillen]

Yes it does! sorry about the last post I didn't see it until after I pasted it.

I have a lot of water colors so I will test them and see however I am also get Gouache as listed. I can see ( because of your explanation ) how it would be better. I have also Ordered the book " Blue and yellow don't make green "
you have defiantly peeked my interest!


MAC

[danielmcmillen]

It seems I am the only goofy enough to post a mix card.
I really learned a lot doing this, how much paint, the affects of more or less mixing, loading the brush. I wanted to figure out the pic thing so as bad as it I will post it

MAC

[Swampfox]

MAC,

It looks like your learning a lot right now, including how to post images;-)

It will take you a while to get even color mixing on your cards, so don't give up. I've sometimes mixed the same two colors 5-6 times before I got the feel for the way they mix.......That too is something that takes some practice.

I think that if you get a nice basic set of gouache you'll get better results. Try to get all the same brand and buy the best quality you can afford. I know how difficult that can be in this day and age but just do the best you can.

And make sure you post to this thread so that others can see what your experiences and problems were in doing this tutorial.

I check back regularly to see if anyone is having problems, so if you have any more questions, just ask and either myself or someone will try to help.

Keep up the good work,

Swampfox

[Wad Cutter]

I'm a bit late to find this class Fox but I will go back to the front of it and go through it page by page and try to catch up with where your at. This is a great idea. Extremely interesting. wc

[bigbenn]

Hi,
I use water based paints to paint my card models.
I take the colours cheme of the card kit to the nearest large paint distributor and I use their computer based colour matching service to mix and supply sample pots of the paint colour I want for my model.
Each pot costs around $5 and would last over many models, if I so desired.
BigBenn

[Swampfox]

Originally Posted by Wad Cutter

I'm a bit late to find this class Fox but I will go back to the front of it and go through it page by page and try to catch up with where your at. This is a great idea. Extremely interesting. wc

I posted a reply yesterday but it never showed up!!

Oh well, no big deal.

I never held any kind of live workshop for this technique, it's pretty much up to you to created your own mixing book.. The mixing cards are available for no charge over at ecardmodels.com Look for them under Dave Winfield (Air Dave) who created the chart for free download..They work great for this system.

Feel free to ask questions, please just continue the mixing color tread so that all this discussion stays in one place....

Best of luck getting your color mixing charts done. It's a very slow process taking a fair amount of time to complete, so don't give up.

Post pict of your charts as you complete them and enjoy learning,

SFX