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Studying Color

8/14/2016

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Mixing blue with red make purple.  Right?  The answer is sometimes.  Depends on the exact blue and red you use.  It also depends on the percentage of each color you use to achieve the exact color you are looking for.

This is an example of how two different blues and two different reds can produce very different colors when mixed together in different proportions.  I'm using watercolors here but you could do the same thing with oils and acrylics.  I could spend the whole day exploring this topic.  Because the study of color is really infinite.  

As a fiber artist, I use fabrics and threads that are manufactured by companies — not created by me — but understanding why adding a brown, blue-green, or rust to a piece I'm making with red and blue fabrics can make a pleasing combination, can give me a new perspective on how to use color to make good art.

Think I'll spend tomorrow seeing what combining yellow and red will produce!  (Yes, the simple answer is orange but I bet I will find some interesting surprises!)
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Linda Durrant Shoestring link
8/19/2016 09:15:53 am

Hello Carol. You are a great teacher. Love your Craftsy Classes. What did I learn from you? Ah, I can't begin to gather it all up in one phrase--but I learned color is the game, and textures are the flames. Those are the things I fell head over heels in love with about you and your classes. You have no idea what a monster of fabric you created in me after I took your classes. Each year I make 6 dozen purses and 10 queen size quilts and lots of free-style long arm work--I never get tired of playing each project unexpectedly different. The good news is--I sell everything I create. The bad news is--I sell everything I create. Thank you for being that pivot point and the ah-ha moment in my life that made an artist out of me. Can't say enough about your eye-opening classes, and what a bold, classy teacher you are. With love and admiration, Shoestring (Mrs. D), Linda.

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    I am a mixed media artist and love color and texture!

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