Friday, May 29, 2015

Complementary Colors

Modern Color Theory:
Red - Cyan, Green - Magenta, Blue - Yellow

Traditional Artists' Model:
Red - Green, Orange - Blue, Yellow - Violet

Opponent Process Theory:
Red - Green, Blue - Yellow

Sunday, February 22, 2015

acrylic painting #4: Still Life - Porcelain Mug and Copper Bell

This is my 4th acrylic painting.

When: 2/2015
Paint: acrylics
Surface: Canvas Board
Size: 8x10
Time to Complete: 2 hours
Pigments:
Wall: Burnt Umber, Ultramarine Blue
Table: Burnt Sienna
Mug: Crimson
Copper Bell: Yellow Ochre


Saturday, February 21, 2015

Oil Painting #10: A Croatian Coastal Town

Time: 1/2015
Paint: water soluble oil
Surface: canvas
A Croatian Coastal Town


Size: 8" x 10"

Monday, January 26, 2015

Color Temperatures of Black Pigments

Cool:
Lamp Black
Payne's Grey

Neutral:
Black Spinel

Warm:
Ivory Black (warm when mixed with oil, cool when mixed with white)
Mars Grey

Monday, January 19, 2015