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onyxmi
Member since Dec-5-02
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Dec-06-02, 00:09 AM ()

"mixing oil color"

Help! I am trying to paint a yorkshire terrier as a Christmas gift (not much time left I know...) I cannot get the right color combination for the fur. I am trying to mix a color similar to golden blonde hair, or possibly brownish blonde. How is this done? Thank you, Onyxmi

Aviationpainter

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Dec-07-02, 01:55 PM ()

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1. "RE: mixing oil color"

Depending on the color of the coat, have you tried mixing a yellow ochre and raw sienna with titanium white. Have a little mars black and burnt sienna on the side to tone it down accordingly. Of course try this on your pallette first until you acheive the desired affect}>
Paul Sellers

verdaccio

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Dec-15-02, 09:08 PM ()

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2. "RE: mixing oil color"

a yorkie has a lot of blue gray. i would go real easy on the black, and mix the grayishblack tones with direct compements mixed with burnt umber, adjusting the temperature with cad red lt and ultra blue. for the main color, burnt sienna, cad red lt, cad yellow med, and yellow ochre. it depends what sort of background you are using. be careful of too much white, also. fur rarely looks cool or chalky where the light is hitting it. it tends to be warm rich, and in places brilliant (red yellow orange) otherwise you may wind up with a marble cast of a yorkshire terrier.

remember to keep the shadows transparent and thin, and the light areas more opaque and thicker.
of course, watch the cad yellow. it is very strong as im sure you know.

good luck and merry xmas

jai guru deva om

onyxmi
Member since Dec-5-02
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Dec-22-02, 08:38 AM ()

3. "RE: mixing oil color"

Yes thank you very much for your time and advice. These tones worked well for the darker shades.

onyxmi
Member since Dec-5-02
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Dec-22-02, 08:44 AM ()

4. "RE: mixing oil color"

These shades worked well for the lighter shades. Also the colors you told me to use for the main part of the coat looked fantastic. I didn't quite get that golden high light I was after. I am sure it is the mix, I just haven't quite got it yet. I am afraid I am a very amateur painting in dire need of instruction. But I am very relieved that my dog no longer looks green:-). Thanks to the great advice, it looks like I will have my dog done in the nick of time.

verdaccio

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Dec-23-02, 10:15 PM ()

5. "RE: mixing oil color"

what medium are you using? if you are an alla prima painter, you might consider a one to one of black oil (washed linseed oil mixed with turpentine nad white lead, cooked but not boiled) with mastic varnish. this produces a nice jelly that leaves brushstrokes. it doesnt thin the paint to liquid, it makes it a very soft and pliable cream. i dont recommend you make the black oil yourself. try studioproducts.com and look in the catalgue. they sell both parts together (though you must mix them yourself as you eed them, or the medium loses its "feel" for 36.95 (its cheaper of course to make it yourself, but someone should show you once. and that medium goes a long way)

or you might consider (though i havent tried) their spray medium. you mist it on the well primed canvas (this should be lead primed or gesso/paste or marble powder to minimize absorption. ap panel is ok for acrylic only. i know that rubens worked this way, coating his surface with medium, then applying small amounts of pure paint on the support (he usually used panel) and mixing there. you can get excellent sfumato and beautiful blends this way.

jai guru deva om