Robbyrockett2
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Ok I posted this in response to @Jimmyfingerz post before and as much as it sounds complex its really a stupid simple trick when you think about it.
So how to make primary grey and why you want to
First why;
It will save paint and time.
Its a mix of the three primary colors ,looks nearly black. You can use it to darken (desaturate) any color you want to.
So the next time you want to darken a brown, theres no thinking about whether that brown leans orange or red or yellow. Any color for that matter. You just reach for your magical premade primary grey.
No need to fiddle with a couple drops of red then a little blue then some of this or that and maybe you over shoot your goal. That wont happen with primary grey.
Even better if you are overspraying a color to darken it up.
No worries about whether your going to get a fuzzy blue line around that orange your trying to darken.
Its a whole lot easier when youve got two drops of yellow you want to darken. Its awfully hard to stir in just the right amount of red and blue. So youll save lots of paint too.
Next How;
This is how I do it
I start by making something I think looks like orange. I had mentioned this part to @SiRoxx .
Then I test it into a little white to make sure it doesnt go more yellow or more red on me.....Still orange (peach) , OK I have my red and yellow balanced.
I started with I think 1/8th bottle yellow and started adding red.
Now I start adding blue, In this case 5-10 drops at a time.
When I'm feeling like im close I spread some out on paper, or even better on like a styrofoam food package that wont absorb it. When it pretty much looks like a weak black you are there.
In the picture I added blue going clockwise from the left. Then when I was close i again tested into white to look for any detectable lean. Spread some out on styrofoam to look for any lean. Nothing, basically black. The last one I overshot it and it started to lean blue which I did on purpose just to show it.
Now I have primary grey.
So when I want to overspray or mix a color down a bit darker all I have to do is grab my bottle of primary grey. It's the automatic compliment to any color, or any mix of colors.
Secondaries darken slowly
If its violet, My botlle is 2/3 violet and 1/3 yellow. If its orange , My bottle is 2/3 orange and 1/3 blue.
Primaries darken quickly
If its red may bottle is 2/3 green and 1/3 red, and so on...you get the point.
I darkened all of those down with the same bottle.
And how about some fleshy brown. Yep works great. No more fooling with whats opposite, no overshooting your goal, youll never pull that orange over so far it starts turning blue or purple.
Having a bottle made up will save you oodles of time and quite a bit of paint too.
So how to make primary grey and why you want to
First why;
It will save paint and time.
Its a mix of the three primary colors ,looks nearly black. You can use it to darken (desaturate) any color you want to.
So the next time you want to darken a brown, theres no thinking about whether that brown leans orange or red or yellow. Any color for that matter. You just reach for your magical premade primary grey.
No need to fiddle with a couple drops of red then a little blue then some of this or that and maybe you over shoot your goal. That wont happen with primary grey.
Even better if you are overspraying a color to darken it up.
No worries about whether your going to get a fuzzy blue line around that orange your trying to darken.
Its a whole lot easier when youve got two drops of yellow you want to darken. Its awfully hard to stir in just the right amount of red and blue. So youll save lots of paint too.
Next How;
This is how I do it
I start by making something I think looks like orange. I had mentioned this part to @SiRoxx .
Then I test it into a little white to make sure it doesnt go more yellow or more red on me.....Still orange (peach) , OK I have my red and yellow balanced.
I started with I think 1/8th bottle yellow and started adding red.
Now I start adding blue, In this case 5-10 drops at a time.
When I'm feeling like im close I spread some out on paper, or even better on like a styrofoam food package that wont absorb it. When it pretty much looks like a weak black you are there.
In the picture I added blue going clockwise from the left. Then when I was close i again tested into white to look for any detectable lean. Spread some out on styrofoam to look for any lean. Nothing, basically black. The last one I overshot it and it started to lean blue which I did on purpose just to show it.
Now I have primary grey.
So when I want to overspray or mix a color down a bit darker all I have to do is grab my bottle of primary grey. It's the automatic compliment to any color, or any mix of colors.
Secondaries darken slowly
If its violet, My botlle is 2/3 violet and 1/3 yellow. If its orange , My bottle is 2/3 orange and 1/3 blue.
Primaries darken quickly
If its red may bottle is 2/3 green and 1/3 red, and so on...you get the point.
I darkened all of those down with the same bottle.
And how about some fleshy brown. Yep works great. No more fooling with whats opposite, no overshooting your goal, youll never pull that orange over so far it starts turning blue or purple.
Having a bottle made up will save you oodles of time and quite a bit of paint too.