By: Gerald R Buckner

Gerald R Buckner — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 12:26:57 +0000

As an artist, I know how to read a color chart. And in all walks of life, I feel that color is an essential lesson in all phases of work etc. Well, a an orange tie would like awfully shocking to some (perhaps not in Californian,}
Bright green is a very bright shock when we look at it. But If you look at the chart turn the wheel to green, look at the hue, the color itself is called hue. The value of the color is
called sometimes shade. after selecting the closest value look straight down opposite the chose hue, you will see red and next to it other values, so take your green and add red then mix it in a container until you get the desired value that you want.I usually have on white paper a color mixing chart. I use white as I paint on white paper. So I can see what effect it will have. If I were to use pink foam board, I would use a pink paper to make a chart. When I get a color, I start with it,then I make a I start with my darkest blue, mix a 50-50 of the two. fill in the square and paint, the next square will be the next dark blue, and I repeat this until I use up all of my colors. I now select the next color of the pallette and I start under the second block, proceed until finished after all is done.
When I don’t remember the value of a color I want to mix I look at the chart.
If you want to further your education then take a gridded piece of paper laid on a flat table, Place a piece of glass on top. take green and red I start with 20-20 mix and add one or the other then I add until I get the value I want. Mix the values along the grid in each block until you get about 9 different values.
Now all you have to do is count the grids to see what it took to get the value that you want. You can mark the top of the grids with the respected percentages.
Example: When you look at the chart you will find that you need a 5-3 percent solution. If need be make note for further references.
A color chat is an essential way to make selections. When you understand why an Artist will tell you tha you need no more than 6- 12 colors on his pallette, he mixes the colors to get what he wants. It also takes the shock away from the bold colors that they are and mutes them down.
One more thing is to add a little of the opposite red value to to darken the green.
Or sometimes I use black to darken and white to lighten the value.
I feel that Reagon and Bush did an unjust to our schools, when they took away art, Music and Home eco. My wife became a brilliant cook with this knowledge.
Thank You
Gerald R. Buckner
“The Saint Augustine Artist”

By: tatty

tatty — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 01:39:21 +0000

hi im 11 and have a model railroad layout. this ” advise ” is awsome i will use it on mine !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Wesley Shankland

Wesley Shankland — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:43:53 +0000

I model in N-Scale. What’s the best material or way to place center lines on an asphalt road? Thank you.

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