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Color wheel. Digital Painting 101: Mixing Paint. @mihai.birsan Yes, Photoshop CS5 do have this feature, but its now really that easy to use comprare to ArtRage, Corel Painter or Paint Tool SAI etc.

Digital Painting 101: Mixing Paint

The article above are the most essential way to do color mixing/ Blending by yourself, and useable across many painting application too. Sometimes it is good to get away from the gradient tool and selections. I find that when I am using the brush tool I get a rougher/gritty feel. It adds to some of my projects. Also small imperfections can work for you when you are aiming for certain styles.

Just because your medium is a computer screen does not mean things are cut and dry or 0's and 1's. Also I would add to this article to combine this technique with the dodge and burn tools. Color Scheme Designer 3. Jewel Tones for Fall. Dip Dye Clothing DIY – Do It Yourself Dip Dye. This week we’re sharing some of the blog’s greatest hits!

Dip Dye Clothing DIY – Do It Yourself Dip Dye

These are some of our most loved posts by you, our amazing readers. “She drips in color” comes to mind whenever I see this trend — it brings a certain happiness to tees, dresses, shorts, shirts… almost anything! And, it has become an eye opener look for spring and summer. We love how dip dying your basic tee gives it new life in a fun and creative way. There are so many different ways you can experiment with this technique that you can kind of get carried away – here we love the subtle approach with a sprinkled burst of color. Follow these easy steps to create your very own dip dye tee — you can do it with cotton dresses too!! Inspiration: What you need: A tray, 1 measuring cup, salt, Dylon dye of any color (not the machine washable ones), heavy duty cleaning gloves and a basic white tee.

Mix a quarter of the Dylon dying powder into the tray with 4 cups of warm water and 4 tablespoons of salt. Hang to dry. Sharpie Tie-Dye. You have to do this project.

Sharpie Tie-Dye

I saw this on Happy Things. She saw it on Steve Spangler Science. You draw on fabric with Sharpies (I suppose you can also use other types of permanent markers. I happen to have a lot of Sharpies.) Draw a design that is at least an inch in diameter. I probably have a medicine dropper somewhere, but we just used a straw as a dropper for the rubbing alcohol. We were totally mesmerized by the process and could not stop. We had to quit when the alcohol smell got to us. ** Edit: How fun! Color Scheme Designer 3. Basic color chart. Colorwheeltertiary. Color Mixing Guide. Throughout history, painters and authors have recommended various palettes of color.

Color Mixing Guide

While some give insight to the painter's working style, others offer a simple palette for mixing, but typically limit color possibilities. GOLDEN has created a palette of eight professional acrylic colors to provide you with the potential to mix the widest range of colors. The Selection of Colors for Mixing For this palette, the three mixing primaries are Hansa Yellow Medium, Quinacridone Magenta and Phthalo Blue (Green Shade). Our standard recommendation is Quinacridone Red, but we chose Quinacridone Magenta for mixing a broader range of violets and purples.

Naphthol Red Light (#4) helps balance the Quinacridone Magenta (#3). Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) (#6) assists Phthalo Blue (Green Shade) (#7). Yellow Ochre (#8), a natural earth color, helps "warm" the color mixtures and subdue the brightest colors. Titanium White (#1) is an opaque white for mixing pastel tones. The Qualities of Color Organic Pigments.