This project was fast – done in 2 hours!
Here it is:
The object was to mix colors with lightening or darkening colors to get the range shown in the columns. The line marked with the dot on the left are the original colors – Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Blue Purple (aka Ultramarine Blue), and Purple (well, except for Yellow – the original Yellow is the third one down in that column). Starting at the top, each color in the column was mixed with various levels of white and as the column goes down, the color is mixed with black. One exception – the orange was mixed with Burnt Sienna, not black. Between R & O, O & Y, Y & B and G & B, are mixes of the colors on either horizontal side. The green I had to create using Blue and Yellow.
Anyway, I learned a lot about color mixing, and it will definitely help me in future paintings!
I start a new project this coming week. Not sure what it is – may be a ‘complex still life.’ I’ll keep you posted!