Color theory
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Color theory
Default Colour Theory
This is a centuries old technique for flat canvas painting. All the old classical masters used it.
Basically, the colours of the spectrum are formed into a wheel.
When they wanted to create shading, they never added black etc to the original colour mix, as it became very flat and lifeless. (Not very acceptible for flat canvas work, but slightly less of a problem on miniatures).
Basically, if you start with one colour, then mix the colour exactly opposite it on the colour wheel, it will shade your colour more dynamically (a 50:50 mix theoretically produces black)
It also has other uses. I use it for choosing spot colours for my colour schemes: I look at the opposite colour, and also ones roughly opposite and take these all into consideration.
This is a centuries old technique for flat canvas painting. All the old classical masters used it.
Basically, the colours of the spectrum are formed into a wheel.
When they wanted to create shading, they never added black etc to the original colour mix, as it became very flat and lifeless. (Not very acceptible for flat canvas work, but slightly less of a problem on miniatures).
Basically, if you start with one colour, then mix the colour exactly opposite it on the colour wheel, it will shade your colour more dynamically (a 50:50 mix theoretically produces black)
It also has other uses. I use it for choosing spot colours for my colour schemes: I look at the opposite colour, and also ones roughly opposite and take these all into consideration.
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Re: Color theory
bahhh.....lies! The colour wheel is madness!
Warlord Solskritt- Imperial Guard Commissar
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Re: Color theory
I cut and pasted it...I dont use this theory.
rokassan- Internet bully
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Re: Color theory
Rokassan wrote:I cut and pasted it...I dont use this theory.
good, cause it's a crazy theory. It's heresy I say!
Warlord Solskritt- Imperial Guard Commissar
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Re: Color theory
I just close my eyes and pick the base colours that Im going to use by reaching in the vast box-o-paint that I have and whatever I grab......I use....Except for metalics...and pastels.
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