10-15-2008, 09:43 PM
So--soon I paint my shield.
I've had lots of excellent advice from this forum on design. Now I'd like advice on color. I already know what colors I want--red and black and white--but the shades are troubling me, and I spent some uncomfortable minutes in an art supply store today and came away empty handed.
For red and black, how did Greeks mix colors? Is iron-oxide red a correct color? I assume cadmium is out--tyrian purple-red? Did they mix it in paint? for that matter, what did they use as medium?
Powdered burnt bone for black? Charcoal? Something else?
Help!
Apologies if this is elsewhere and I missed it.
I've had lots of excellent advice from this forum on design. Now I'd like advice on color. I already know what colors I want--red and black and white--but the shades are troubling me, and I spent some uncomfortable minutes in an art supply store today and came away empty handed.
For red and black, how did Greeks mix colors? Is iron-oxide red a correct color? I assume cadmium is out--tyrian purple-red? Did they mix it in paint? for that matter, what did they use as medium?
Powdered burnt bone for black? Charcoal? Something else?
Help!
Apologies if this is elsewhere and I missed it.
Qui plus fait, miex vault.