MIXING GREENSVee EscobarFrom the Classroom, 1909 |
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| MIXING AND USE OF GREENS | By using a small amount of green to albert yellow, it may be used for lemon yellow. Shading green is a good color, mixed with grass green or apple green various shades are produced accordingly as one or the other predominates. To make shading green darker, add a little ruby. For brown green or olive green, mix yellow brown with shading green to produce the desired shade. By mixing a little dark green with ruby for the "heart of the rose" in the first firing a good depth may be acquired without putting the color on so thick as when the ruby is used alone, thus avoiding the risk of color chipping. |
| RUSSIAN GREEN AND ITS MIXES | Russian green is used for the highlights of leaves, where the light falls directly upon them and is also a beautiful color to be used in backgrounds. If a thin wash of Russian green comes over the petals of white flowers, not prominent in the design, it gives a pleasing atmosphere. Russian green mixed with yellow makes a good yellow green, for the highlight of leaves showing the light through them. |
| DARK GREEN | Dark green is a good color for shading leaves. Dark green, used thinly makes good shadow effects. Dark green may be dusted on a first firing to give depth to a painting in the foliage. Dark green may be added to purple for the dark- est parts of fruits and flowers. |
| APPLE GREEN | Apple green mixed with rose makes a good grey color for pink flowers. |
| USING GREENS FOR THAT DARK SHADING | Mix shading green and ruby for use under the darkest mass of flowers. Brown green and violet make a good grey to use when painting purple flowers. White rose is a color between olive and brown green and makes an excellent shading tone for white roses or other white flowers. Used in a dusted tint it makes a soft rich green. |
| MOSS GREEN | Moss green will often turn brownish in firing. Do not use on Beleek ware. Royal green is very reliable on white china, but not on Beleek. Grass green, sevres green, coalport green and most greens of this order are apt to be more or less disapointing at times, but not nearly as often as moss green. Never use moss green too thick. |
| TURQUOISE GREEN | Turquoise green makes a good green and applied lightly may be used for blue. Dark green dusted over brown green makes a rich color for backgrounds. Dark green shades well into royal green, which may be used light or dark as desired. Apple green and carmine makes grey for flowers. A grey green can be obtained by adding a touch of black and banding blue, or some other strong blue, to royal or moss green. Celadon is a ready prepared grey green and mixes well with other greens. Dark green used lightly, is a grey green but is a little harsh, and may be improved with pearl grey. |
| MIXES OF CHINA PAINTS | China paints will mix. Here are some more combinations. |
| YELLOWS |
Ivory=Pale yellow and grey Lemon yellow=pale yellow with golden red Golden yellow=Medium yellow and golden red Gold=Chartreuse with yellow brown |
| REDS | Golden red=yellow red and golden yellow (more red than yellow) Pompadour=blood red and gold Violet of Iron=blood red and blue Mahogany=blood red with ruby Dark rose=Pale pink and blood red |
| BROWNS | Hair brown=blood red with black (more red than black) Chestnut brown=yellow brown with blood red Dark Brown=black with brown |
| GREENS | Yelow green=chartresue with blue green Brown green=yellow green and black Shading green=Medium green and dark blue Deep blue green=light blue and turquoise |
| BLUES | Copenhagen blue=light blue with black Banding blue=dark blue and black Blue violet=light blue and violet (a cool blue violet) For a warm blue violet add a speck of red. |
| VIOLETS | Blues mixed with reds, the more blue used the cooler. Heliotrope=Pale violet and Pale pink. Berry=Ruby with black Grape=Dark violet with black Blue will cool color tones Reds and yellows are warm colors Yellow will sometimes destroy reds, therefore, should be used on separate firing where possible. Try putting a blue highlight on yellow pears or a redish highlight on a blue or purple fruit. Makes the fruit really come alive. |
| China painting is a beautiful art! | It is hard, hard work, but so satisfying when you have mastered it. No work of art is easy, but YOU can do it! |