Thursday, October 4, 2012

"The color purple"

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The study is going. With this one I worked on the color purple. This one has some problems. I want the  purple color to be high in chroma, but it didn't happen. If I tint the color, the purple is very quickly lose its chroma (or intensity). I was using quinacridone magenta. Most of the purple colors are dark (low value) if you use them directly out of the tube. If you know a mid or light purple with intense chroma, please let me know. Thanks.
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4 comments:

  1. EvheOctober 5, 2012 at 1:59 AM

    Qiang, I use sometimes a "violet de manganese" ,
    http://www.couleurs-leroux.com/violet-manganese-3-etoiles.html
    (the colour is much more intense than on the website)

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  2. ChristineOctober 5, 2012 at 3:22 AM

    I really like the structural look to this painting and the reflections and transparency

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  3. Mike KennedyOctober 5, 2012 at 8:54 PM

    You can try cobalt violet. It's dark but I think it'll hold the chroma. It's pricey though

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  4. Elsa BluethnerOctober 6, 2012 at 9:01 AM

    Thanks for sharing your ideas and experiences.

    Have you tried mixing with zinc white? I work mostly with titanium zinc as I like high intensity colours. You may already be doing that.

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