Post on 23-Dec-2015
Painting and the Double Primary SystemWhy it is best to use a palette with two reds, two blues and two yellows and have a separate mixing palette and both clean and dirty water and a sponge.
Dan China
Everyone knows the three primary colours
1Three primary colours
It is helpful to use the colour circle as the basis for looking at colour
2The secondary colours
If you mix the three primaries you get grey
3Three primaries make grey
Therefore mixing complementary colours is the same as mixing three primaries.
4complementaries
Mixing yellow + (blue and red) = grey
Complementary colours are opposites in the colour circle
5complementaries
Tertiary colours
Mixing blue + (red and yellow) = grey (good for skies)
These greys and browns mixed with complementary colours are tertiary colours (they contain the 3 primary colours)
6Complementaries = tertiary colours
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7Complementary colours are
School paints
These standard school colours are part of a continuum. For instance, red moves from a reddish purple through to a deep reddish orange
8School paints
Brilliant red is close to orange and contains some yellowBrilliant yellow is close to orange and contains some redBrilliant blue is close to purple and contains some red
Some yellow in the red makes the purple slightly dull
Some red in the yellow makes the green slightly dull
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Brilliant Blue and Brilliant Yellow have too much red in them
Lemon yellow and cobalt has no red at all and will mix brilliant acid lemon greens
Crimson and brilliant blue contains no yellow and will mix brilliantPure magenta/purple Brilliant red and brilliant yellow will mix good orange
We need two reds, two yellows, two bluesto mix clear secondary colours. This is the double primary system.
10We need two of each primary colour
Double Primary System
Brilliant Red(scarlet, strawberry, tomato, pillar box)
Crimson(raspberry, wine)
Brilliant Yellow(sunflower, buttercup)Lemon Yellow(lemons)
Brilliant Blue(Ultramarine, Bluebells)Cobalt(sky, Cornflowers)
+ white + black or prussian blue
This means w
e need an eight well
Colour palette
11The double primary system
Note use of complementary colours hereLook at Seurat, Cezanne etc – greys and complemetaries
12Add richness
Painting equipment – how not to organise it.
Using equipmentBeing in control
Painting equipment – how not to organise it.To make it work and be in control You need an eight well paletteYou also need a separate palette for mixingYou also need water to clean your brush (dirty water)You also need a cloth or sponge to dry your brushYou also need water to dilute colour (clean water)
Sponge or cloth
dirty water
mixing palette
8 section paint palette paper
clean water
8 section palette
Sponge or cloth
dirty water
mixing palette
8 section paint palette paper
clean water
8 section palette
When changing and mixing colours children should be taught to get into the habitof cleaning their brush (in the dirty water jar) then drying it on the sponge before taking more paint from the paint palette and adding it to the mixing palette. They also clean and dry their brush before taking clean water and adding it to the paint in the mixing palette to dilute their colour.If they do this they will be in control of their colour mixing.
When changing and mixing colours children should be taught to get into the habitof cleaning their brush (in the dirty water jar) then drying it on the sponge before taking more paint from the paint palette and adding it to the mixing palette. They also clean and dry their brush before taking clean water and adding it to the paint in the mixing palette to dilute their colour.If they do this they will be in control of their colour mixing.
Sponge or cloth
clean water
dirty water
mixing palette
8 section paint palette paper
Shared equipment between two Personal equipment
Setting out a painting table
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