tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3598489002518349548.post1233873789376791405..comments2023-09-04T07:57:16.132-07:00Comments on Creativity Journey: FABER BIRREN'S COLOR CONCEPTMyrna Wacknovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13086356475188254683noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3598489002518349548.post-6216847736297267472009-07-29T20:31:13.171-07:002009-07-29T20:31:13.171-07:00You have a wonderful blog here, I will have to tak...You have a wonderful blog here, I will have to take a day to read all the topics that catch my eye, thank you in advance for such an artful blog. I was drawn to your blog searching out info on Marianne K Brown, author of WC by Design. I have found this book inspirational and would like to communicate with her but find no web address for her. Any ideas?terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11375805762654844432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3598489002518349548.post-48701789402473625302009-07-27T18:10:48.776-07:002009-07-27T18:10:48.776-07:00If ideas are power - this one is powerful! I neve...If ideas are power - this one is powerful! I never heard of anything like this before - amazing! I will definitely have to give it a try.Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3598489002518349548.post-14536293461791011592009-07-27T14:27:41.077-07:002009-07-27T14:27:41.077-07:00Yes, Nick, true enough. Adding to the stew! Howe...Yes, Nick, true enough. Adding to the stew! However, I tend to use acrylic in a more opaque manner and don't generally use gouache with my watermedia. I am tempted to go that route for these exercises.Myrna Wacknovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13086356475188254683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3598489002518349548.post-5416167239157816302009-07-27T14:14:37.981-07:002009-07-27T14:14:37.981-07:00...though acrylic can be just as transparent as wa......though acrylic can be just as transparent as watercolor, and watercolor can be entirely opaque. yes?Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901533179774248604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3598489002518349548.post-28389374026069783572009-07-27T10:31:33.647-07:002009-07-27T10:31:33.647-07:00Thanks for the explanation! -- I will have to come...Thanks for the explanation! -- I will have to come back and read your lessons a few more times :0Meera Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15578893085543656099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3598489002518349548.post-27310298714220644372009-07-27T09:03:16.747-07:002009-07-27T09:03:16.747-07:00Mike, it was a quin magenta and it made an extreme...Mike, it was a quin magenta and it made an extremely low intensity orange. Now I will have to post about Intensity since we had such a raging debate about the term in WCBO! Thanks for contributing to the conversation.Myrna Wacknovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13086356475188254683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3598489002518349548.post-33617557178401397242009-07-27T07:30:00.666-07:002009-07-27T07:30:00.666-07:00don't know about rhondas head, but mine is a w...don't know about rhondas head, but mine is a whirling...lol i think i got some of the info, but the rest is flying around and not sticking.. so i will be back a few (or alot) more times, to try and soak it in... thanks myrna, for taking the time to 'splain... and if i can get smart enough here, i'll be back to ask a question or three lol.. thanks again for sharing!!Cindihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550797235670306437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3598489002518349548.post-13913242753194658382009-07-27T07:19:39.907-07:002009-07-27T07:19:39.907-07:00LOL! Not at all, Myrna! Very interesting - I am ...LOL! Not at all, Myrna! Very interesting - I am a color addict and love learning more about color. So your painting used Color/Hue + Tint (the color with white added) + White (the pure white of the paper or white gouache? Is that right? Will enjoy seeing you pick 3 others and doing them, too. I might have to play with this myself - will print out your info and see what comes out of it - little color studies are sometimes so freeing and you learn so much with them. Thanks for taking the time to explain!RH Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3598489002518349548.post-44248464065893957112009-07-27T06:54:42.285-07:002009-07-27T06:54:42.285-07:00Great exlanation, Myrna! And good on ya, Rhonda, ...Great exlanation, Myrna! And good on ya, Rhonda, for asking!! Spend the time to understand what Myrna is saying here. If you do, your paintings will jump to life!<br /><br />Just for the helluvit, Myrna, let's throw in a 12 hue color wheel, too. Magenta is, indeed, a pure hue . . . .permanent green light is the complement. They live at 7 o'clock and 1 o'clock respectively. The BRAND of magenta is the trick. Some go crazy when they are tinted . . . .almost to blue!! A good example of that is the quinacridones. A true magenta will tint nicely without turning more bluish. <br /><br />Understanding intensity or saturation is the key to understanding Birren's simple harmony strategies. Once that is grasped, it is easy to see how each of his harmonies is a matter of intensity dominance.<br /><br />The intensity concept is what simplified all of Birren's mumbo jumbo for me.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589916820019735485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3598489002518349548.post-53945689774924175882009-07-27T05:48:01.448-07:002009-07-27T05:48:01.448-07:00Excellent explanation, Myrna. I remember trying to...Excellent explanation, Myrna. I remember trying to grasp this in Mike Bailey's workshop. Certainly you have mastered the verbal description for your book!Mary Paquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05847021818957221109noreply@blogger.com