Comments on: Infinite Color & Joy: Charting My Palette

By: toni

toni — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:30:11 +0000

If I ever try oils someday I will have to remember this and do charts to grasp them better.
Thanks for sharing Jana.

By: sandy

sandy — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:59:56 +0000

WOW - mind boggling! and yet facinating.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:56:07 +0000

Great work Jana. I too, have started this process. I must admit that I have not gotten this far. I am using only the limited palette that Macpherson suggests - I’ll never have these beautiful color charts such as you have. Beautiful!

By: lindsay

lindsay — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:56:50 +0000

Jana, thanks for this! Wonderful job and something I really need to do!

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:01:22 +0000

One question, I have not noticed a notation of what white you’re using? This one factor makes such a big difference it’s amazing.

Great job on these though, it’s a lot of work for sure.

Good point! I’m using Winsor Newton Titanium White. And you’re so right…the white you use makes a huge difference. When I went out painting on Monday I switched to a tube of Permalba and it was icky compared to the WN. Jana

By: Katherine

Katherine — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:04:39 +0000

This is a really great post Jana - I’ll be sending you visitors come Sunday!

I know you’re in oil painting mode right now - but you might like the last couple of posts on my blog - both about watercolour - an exhibition and a competition……..

By: MArgaret

MArgaret — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:04:44 +0000

These are a beautiful work of art just as they are!

By: petescully

petescully — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:46:27 +0000

these are great reference, and pretty great to look at. I should do something like this, I need to understand colours a bit better. The thing with the flavours is a good analogy and it makes me want to go to the kitchen and play with the cilantro/coriander. thanks for posting!

By: Carol Douglas

Carol Douglas — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:37:07 +0000

As Gwendolyn’s painting instructor, I’m bemused by her note, since I have certainly had oil painters doing said charts in class. They are without a doubt extremely important, and, Jana, yours are awesome.

I think three-way charts are the most important. In fact, I have old homework assignments to that goal, which I think I’ll mail to Gwendolyn!

By: Gwendolyn

Gwendolyn — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:32:25 +0000

You’ve done a magnificent thing here! Of course, I am a color-chart obsessive, so I’m inclined in this direction.

Bruce Macevoy at http://www.handprint.com gives instructions for making PAINT WHEELS (http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/tech15.html) which are absolutely magnificent. Once you learn to read them, they are wonderful references, too.

I don’t know whether you can do them in oils… don’t really see why not. Does not approach the tints, just the straight-from-the-tube mixes.

Brava!
Gwendolyn

Thanks Gwendolyn. I’m a big fan of Bruce’s Handprint website and did do many color charts in watercolor.
Jana