MIX A LUMINOUS GRAY Exercises - Red and Green
Simple way - take a color and its complement and bring them directly together on the canvas
Cad red light...............Mix on canvas to Gray...............Phthalo green + cad yellow lemon
Simple way - take a color and its complement and bring them directly together on the canvas
Cad red light...............Mix on canvas to Gray...............Phthalo green + cad yellow lemon
Better way - take a color and its complement and bring them together by introducing a little into each other before fully
coming together.
Cad red light..........................................................Phthalo green + cadmium yellow lemon
Put white at edge and add a little to Put white at edge and add a little to above green
above red to lift value to lift value
Put a little of red pile into green pile put a little of green pile into red pile
Mix a little of both piles bringing them together - Gray
coming together.
Cad red light..........................................................Phthalo green + cadmium yellow lemon
Put white at edge and add a little to Put white at edge and add a little to above green
above red to lift value to lift value
Put a little of red pile into green pile put a little of green pile into red pile
Mix a little of both piles bringing them together - Gray
Best way - use a bridge color to get to gray or a complement; split apart the secondary to its element
RED TO LUMINOUS GRAY
Blue side Yellow side
Cad red light Cad red light
add alizarin crimson + white add cad orange or transparent orange
add more alizarin crimson add more orange
add dioxazine purple + white add cad yellow deep + brilliant green
add dioxazine purple + white add more yellow and green
RED TO LUMINOUS GRAY
Blue side Yellow side
Cad red light Cad red light
add alizarin crimson + white add cad orange or transparent orange
add more alizarin crimson add more orange
add dioxazine purple + white add cad yellow deep + brilliant green
add dioxazine purple + white add more yellow and green
BLUE TO LUMINOUS GRAY
Yellow side Red side
Brilliant blue + white Brilliant blue + white
add green + cad orange + cad yellow med add alizarin crimson + white
add cad yellow medium add alizarin crimson
add cad orange + cad yellow medium add cad red light + alizarin crimson
Yellow side Red side
Brilliant blue + white Brilliant blue + white
add green + cad orange + cad yellow med add alizarin crimson + white
add cad yellow medium add alizarin crimson
add cad orange + cad yellow medium add cad red light + alizarin crimson
YELLOW TO LUMINOUS GRAY
Red side Blue side
Cadmium yellow lemon Cadmium yellow lemon
add cad yellow lemon + cad yellow medium + white add cad yellow lemon + ultramarine blue + white
add cad red light + white add ultramarine blue + alizarin crimson + white
add alizarin crimson + white add alizarin crimson + white
Red side Blue side
Cadmium yellow lemon Cadmium yellow lemon
add cad yellow lemon + cad yellow medium + white add cad yellow lemon + ultramarine blue + white
add cad red light + white add ultramarine blue + alizarin crimson + white
add alizarin crimson + white add alizarin crimson + white
GREEN TO LUMINOUS GRAY
Blue/purple side Red/orange side
Brilliant green + cad yellow med ("high saturation green") Brilliant green + cad yellow med ("high saturation green")
add ultramarine blue + white add cad yellow med + orange + transparent orange
add dioxazine purple + ultramarine blue + white add cad orange + cad yellow medium + white
add more dioxazine purple + ultramarine blue + white add cad red light + cad orange + white
Blue/purple side Red/orange side
Brilliant green + cad yellow med ("high saturation green") Brilliant green + cad yellow med ("high saturation green")
add ultramarine blue + white add cad yellow med + orange + transparent orange
add dioxazine purple + ultramarine blue + white add cad orange + cad yellow medium + white
add more dioxazine purple + ultramarine blue + white add cad red light + cad orange + white
PURPLE TO LUMINOUS GRAY
Red side Blue side
Dioxazine purple + white Dioxazine purple + white
add cad red light + alizarin crimson + white add phthalo blue + white + ultramarine blue
add more cad red light add more phthalo blue
add transparent orange add transparent orange
add cad red light
Red side Blue side
Dioxazine purple + white Dioxazine purple + white
add cad red light + alizarin crimson + white add phthalo blue + white + ultramarine blue
add more cad red light add more phthalo blue
add transparent orange add transparent orange
add cad red light
ORANGE TO LUMINOUS GRAY
Yellow/green side Red/purple side
Cadmium orange Cadmium orange
add cad yellow medium + transparent orange + green add cad orange + cad red light + alizarin crimson + white
add cad yellow lemon + green add alizarin crimson + white
add transparent orange + green add alizarin crimson + cad red medium + diox purple
add ultramarine blue add ultramarine blue
Yellow/green side Red/purple side
Cadmium orange Cadmium orange
add cad yellow medium + transparent orange + green add cad orange + cad red light + alizarin crimson + white
add cad yellow lemon + green add alizarin crimson + white
add transparent orange + green add alizarin crimson + cad red medium + diox purple
add ultramarine blue add ultramarine blue