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Comment by Bernadett Budavári on August 29, 2010 at 20:33: Dear Roena, I put up the brick and the Sunset (or Sunrise?) picture. I am having fun identifying my colors. So many names for one color. For example I just found out that my Permanent Green Burning is the same as Phthalo Green. :-)

Comment by Bernadett Budavári on August 24, 2010 at 6:05: Dear Elizabeth and Paulo, thanks very much. I plan to paint lots of "cloudy" pictures :-) I love clouds.

Comment by Bernadett Budavári on August 24, 2010 at 6:04: Hello Roena, I'm back! We had a great time, sunbathing, walking around, we were in sauna, swimming, drinking beer, or just doing nothing... :-)
I am studying the websites, made a list of my colors and started marking my tubes! I have so many colors! There are some very interesting data on the pigments. I also watched some other stuff regarding the color wheel and the cold and warm colors. I think I have some idea about what it means but I would appreciate it if you could tell me more about it.

I heard different approaches regarding mixing colors. Richard for example uses a few colors and mixes the rest. Gamblin on the other hands advocates using "clean" pigments as with mixing the color becomes duller. (Well, I guess he also has to sell the ninety-some colors he created.)

While hiking, I was thinking about you and your way of living, told my hubby about it and we thought it might be a very adventurous and exciting way of living.

I painted a Sunset the week before using Blue, Yellow Ochre amd Alizarin Crimson. I will put the picture up shortly. (I don't know if I'm done with it yet :-)

Comment by Paulo Ruvalcaba on August 14, 2010 at 9:48: Great values! Good sense of light.

Comment by Bernadett Budavári on August 14, 2010 at 7:54: Wow, thanks for the pages and the advice! Very informative. I saved it as favorites and will mark my tubes.
I use "Louvre" and a Hungarian type of oil that is very good I am told. :-) Great info.
We will go to lake Balaton (the Hugnarian sea it is called) tomorrow for holiday and to another place, for a week, with hubby and our little dog. Will get back with you!
Have a great week! :-)

Comment by Roena King on August 14, 2010 at 2:38: ** http://www.gamblincolors.com/navigating.color.space/color.temperatu... -- What you are going to learn on this page is whether your colors are warm or cool. (do you understand that term? I can explain if you dont)
** http://www.dickblick.com/categories/oilpainting/#artistsoilcolors - on this page select the brand of paint you use - hope you can find it.
** for explaining I have selected Winsor Newton.......http://www.dickblick.com/products/winsor-and-newton-artists-oil-color/ --- scroll down.......there is a list of all the colors. Find your color you want to read about and then click on the far left ITEM # .........
*** select PIGMENT INFORMATION
*** now READ. I would make a sheet of paper with all my colors listed on it and take notes or make a grid where you can check off (warm/cool - transparent, semi opaque, opaque, etc......what ever works and is easy for you)
-------Alternate Names is a really interesting thing. I have read instructions before and they named a particular color - well I did not have that color BUT when I read the alternate names - I had the color but in my brand it was called by a different name.
** I have taken a permant marker and marked on each of my tubes of paint (W for warm, C for cool, and T for transparent (although you can see that when you squirt it out many times) O for opaque.)
This is just good informaton to learn for future color studies. Ro

Comment by Bernadett Budavári on August 13, 2010 at 19:37: We don't have that type of medium, I found one that is called something like "Siccative" which accelerates drying time. Yes, could you give a good site on transparent colors?
I downloaded another video from Richard on painting a volcano, with misty and watery effect. Very informative and seems so easy! :-)

Comment by Roena King on August 12, 2010 at 1:53: I have been using Grumbacher Alkyd Painting Mediium (sorta a thick gel) that Accelerates the drying time of artists' oil colors. It is used as a glazing medium also. // Do you know which of your colors are transparent? I can give you a site to look that up if you are interested. // I think you have already improved a lot! You are doing good I think. Ro

Comment by Bernadett Budavári on August 11, 2010 at 18:14: I know about that technique but have not tried it yet. What would be a glazing medium? Right now I have linseed oil, turpentine, a "painter's medium" (which is the mixture of oil and turp), dammar (matt) and I bought venetian turp once to try it out.
I saw the qualities of colors in the net but I still have to apply it when painting. I don't have it in my head so that I can think with it and apply them consciously. I have to improve on that a lot.

Comment by Roena King on August 11, 2010 at 2:21: One of the things I like best about oils is that you can "fiddle" until you are "through"! There are so many different techniques to try. Glazing is pretty fun. Have you discovered glazing one color over a dry painting to change an area or unify the whole thing? Glazing is using a transparent color and thinning down with glazing mediums. Do you know which of your colors are transparent, semi-opaque or opaque? Good thing to know.