Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:05:27 -0400
From: Liz Evans <liz-AT-etherboy.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] mixing paint


Robert,

Mathieu is completely correct.  And considering what the schools have
been spitting out to represent the arts in school, Mathieu surely
know a heck of a lot more than they do,  I know I do, for the most
part.

The trick is having very high end pigments to start with.
The problem with a lot of the cheaper acrylics, water colors
and oils, is that they throw a bunch of crap filler in.  These
filler distort the blending of the true pigments.

So, yes, you can get all the colors, But....  you have to be
will to start with the expensive powder pigments or the very
high end saturated pigments to get them.

The exceptions to the rules would be fluorescents, which require
special chemicals to be added or luminescent flakes of some kind.

I hope this helps.

Best,

Liz
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