Re: Primary colors

On 8 Aug 2006 15:17:08 -0700, "decaf" <dchaffee@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

As a professional artist for about 3 decades, I can do far more with
CMY paints than I can red, blue and yellow. If I was restricted to
three colors in addition to B&W, CMY would be the best three to paint
realistically representationally the natural world.

I don't think you can make such a broad statement. At the very least,
your choice of primary colors depends on the medium and style. How
pigments mix depends on whether they are opaque or transparent. I don't
see how CMY would be a good choice for opaque colors (oils and acrylics)
unless you happen to be a pointillist.

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
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