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Published: 2009-08-17 17:29:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 8377; Favourites: 38; Downloads: 297
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Description Hi WockieWoll buddy,

as promised, a personal color chart sample.

I suggested the creation of a color chart for a better feel for the colors and as you probably may have noticed by now, colors tend to be slightly different while wet & dried.


I've used

- Saunders Waterford series 100% cotton watercolor paper(300g/m2) 140lb CP not, size 12" x 9"/310 x 230mm

- each color is in a 1 x 4cm stripe

You can have as many stripes as you want. What we wanna do is to add ALL the colors you purchase each on a stripe, from the most saturated to the most diluted(NOTE: INDICATE ALL BRANDS & NAMES OF INDIVIDUAL COLOR).

1st- you'll be able to refer to your chart as you paint.

2nd- you'll be able to purchase the right brand and color once documented as different manufacturers may carry same color name with a slightly different tinge.(Always add newly purchase brands/colors to your chart for reference)

Lastly, the column on the right is a 10-tone grey scale.
I mixed 2 colors for the grey,
- Rembrandt from Talens, Perm. Madder Lake +
- Rembrandt from Talens, Phthalo Green

Try to achieve as many variations as you'd like of each color as they'll provide your work with different temperature, mood & effects.

Start with the 3 primary colors 1st and then the secondary(2 primary) mixes, and lastly the tertiary(1 primary + 1 secondary) mixes

This should last you a few days
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Comments: 3

SunaB [2010-01-27 04:04:03 +0000 UTC]

What a neat idea... I'll have to do this with my massive paint collection

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WockieWoll [2009-08-18 18:16:53 +0000 UTC]

woehoew
thanks Buddy!
im gonna make that!
thaks again for what your doing for me really!
i love you devilscub

just one more question: is there a practical and useful way of mixing watercolor? cus i do it just on paper, but its always half dried before i can use it?
thanks again mate

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DevilsCub In reply to WockieWoll [2009-08-19 10:43:32 +0000 UTC]

DON'T mix colors on paper unless you've got no choice.
Always do it on the palette before applying(that's why you need the color chart, have the mixes on the chart and indicate the mixes). Your end product will more likely be having clean vibrant colors.

Start with the color chart 1st. I'll show a simple example. Very little colors for practice. I'll upload after work.

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