03-30-2017, 08:21 AM
I was determined to learn how to get better at mixing paint so I found the following articles on the internet and read through them:
http://munsell.com/color-blog/mixing-pai...ton-part2/
https://artintegrity.wordpress.com/2008/...ries-here/
http://willkempartschool.com/beginners-c...lic-paint/
http://www.dummies.com/art-center/perfor...eat-sheet/
What I learned from these articles is that you need to think about the following when you're trying to mix paint to match a specific a specific colour:
Having said all this I reckon the secret weapon to mixing paint is ...
... patience.
There is no secret weapon - you just gotta keep working at it until you've got the colour you want.
So here's my attempt at mixing paint ...
This is the reference image:
And here's my attempt:
I'm a bit disappointed with the lack of light and shadow on this, I feel I could have done more to describe the 3D form here.
I think for the next painting I will do an underpainting to establish the light and shadow and then glaze colour over the top. I think the acrylic paint I'm using has enough transparency for this to work well.
http://munsell.com/color-blog/mixing-pai...ton-part2/
https://artintegrity.wordpress.com/2008/...ries-here/
http://willkempartschool.com/beginners-c...lic-paint/
http://www.dummies.com/art-center/perfor...eat-sheet/
What I learned from these articles is that you need to think about the following when you're trying to mix paint to match a specific a specific colour:
- Value
- Hue
- Saturation
Having said all this I reckon the secret weapon to mixing paint is ...
... patience.
There is no secret weapon - you just gotta keep working at it until you've got the colour you want.
So here's my attempt at mixing paint ...
This is the reference image:
And here's my attempt:
I'm a bit disappointed with the lack of light and shadow on this, I feel I could have done more to describe the 3D form here.
I think for the next painting I will do an underpainting to establish the light and shadow and then glaze colour over the top. I think the acrylic paint I'm using has enough transparency for this to work well.
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