Starting over... and doing my mixing chart homework.
Added 2019-01-18 11:11:40 +0000 UTCI'd made two mistakes with the last version - the worst of which was letting the paper soak in water for too long before stretching, which destroyed the surface structure. This only became apparent in the detail work, which turned out extremely frustrating, cakey and too dark. This gave me the chance to go back and use some more fitting background greys - I thoroughly disliked the hints of purple and green in the first try, and they didn't get better with more layers.
I realised that I didn't know my palette as well as I thought I did. For years, I'd believed that I could mix any two paints on it, and would know exactly what I'd get, so I'd never made a mixing chart in my life. Since I'd got a few new paints, I decided to do a Grey Chart - earth tones on one side, blues on the other.
The results surprised me. Which made it clear how dearly I'd needed to do a mixing chart. I'd never thought Horizon Blue would yield such consistently green results even with Burnt Sienna, and what beautiful, calm greys my new favourite, Indanthrone Blue, was good for producing.
So, back to the figure work - now armed with a colour chart! One day, I'll make a real, full one...
Comments
Ha, yes! Though I long tried to pretend that wasn't h case. ;)
Jenny Dolfen
2019-01-19 12:54:45 +0000 UTCColor mixing is so interesting. Pigment interaction is hard to predict until you try it.
Anna R Dunster
2019-01-19 12:24:36 +0000 UTCThat was indeed the idea, but for some reason, there is a single colour combination in the world that I can't stand, and that's purple and green. It looks horrible for me, even toned down like that, and I hated the piece long before I decided to scrap it :)
Jenny Dolfen
2019-01-18 14:46:15 +0000 UTCI must confess that I really liked the greens and purples of your first attempt. They gave an impression that even this far North Beleriand during the Siege wasn’t all doom and gloom.
Tanya
2019-01-18 13:29:38 +0000 UTCI'm no artist but I find this chart fascinating!
Litsen
2019-01-18 11:30:57 +0000 UTC
