Painting Appendix: Technicalities
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corvideyeFor those who are interested in such things, here is a list of all the paint colors, brushes, and other tools I used for the movie poster painting.
This picture of my palette on finishing day shows most of the main colors I was using:
Paints:
A combo of heavy body and fluid acrylics, not deliberately chosen as such, just what I had on hand. Brands mostly Golden and M. Graham:
Gloss acrylic medium
Golden Open gel medium (slow drying acrylic) ( gel only because I didn't have regular Open medium)
titanium white
zinc white
cadmium yellow medium
diarylide yellow
cadmium yellow deep
indian yellow (Golden; Graham's is a different color)
naples yellow (a little)
titanium buff (a little)
cadmium orange
naphthol red
alizarin crimson
transparent iron oxides: yellow, orange, red
burnt sienna
burnt umber
raw sienna (a little)
phthalo blue (red shade - again, what I had, not a deliberate choice)
payne's grey
cerulean blue (a little)
cobalt blue (a little)
ultramarine blue (a little)
jenkin's green (a drop)
Brushes:
round nylon or sable: #4, 2, 1, 0, 000
nylon flat shader #6, 10
bright #4
filbert #0, 6, 8
fan (a little)
short stiff nylon brush
Other tools: cotton swabs (for mistake correction, paint application in clouds), lint-free cloth (blending in clouds), paper towels, pencil, sharpened stick (scraping on planet), palette knife (for mixing only)
A few specific things I learned or was reminded of in the process:
*It is easier to hide unwanted color by first painting over it with a tint (grey, light blue, etc.), and then with white, instead of just layers of white.
*Beware outlining with dark colors. Edges tend to catch light, not have hard outlines.
*If underpainting, be careful to choose a color that is warm or cool as suited to what you will paint over it. Beware of sketchy early brushstrokes in areas that need an even finish, like a blue sky.
*Don't rub paint off the painting with a paper towel (it leaves bits of paper; use a lint-free material or cotton swab instead)
*Use two water jars: one for warm colors, one for cool colors; you won't have to change water as often to avoid contaminating colors.
This picture of my palette on finishing day shows most of the main colors I was using:
Paints:
A combo of heavy body and fluid acrylics, not deliberately chosen as such, just what I had on hand. Brands mostly Golden and M. Graham:
Gloss acrylic medium
Golden Open gel medium (slow drying acrylic) ( gel only because I didn't have regular Open medium)
titanium white
zinc white
cadmium yellow medium
diarylide yellow
cadmium yellow deep
indian yellow (Golden; Graham's is a different color)
naples yellow (a little)
titanium buff (a little)
cadmium orange
naphthol red
alizarin crimson
transparent iron oxides: yellow, orange, red
burnt sienna
burnt umber
raw sienna (a little)
phthalo blue (red shade - again, what I had, not a deliberate choice)
payne's grey
cerulean blue (a little)
cobalt blue (a little)
ultramarine blue (a little)
jenkin's green (a drop)
Brushes:
round nylon or sable: #4, 2, 1, 0, 000
nylon flat shader #6, 10
bright #4
filbert #0, 6, 8
fan (a little)
short stiff nylon brush
Other tools: cotton swabs (for mistake correction, paint application in clouds), lint-free cloth (blending in clouds), paper towels, pencil, sharpened stick (scraping on planet), palette knife (for mixing only)
A few specific things I learned or was reminded of in the process:
*It is easier to hide unwanted color by first painting over it with a tint (grey, light blue, etc.), and then with white, instead of just layers of white.
*Beware outlining with dark colors. Edges tend to catch light, not have hard outlines.
*If underpainting, be careful to choose a color that is warm or cool as suited to what you will paint over it. Beware of sketchy early brushstrokes in areas that need an even finish, like a blue sky.
*Don't rub paint off the painting with a paper towel (it leaves bits of paper; use a lint-free material or cotton swab instead)
*Use two water jars: one for warm colors, one for cool colors; you won't have to change water as often to avoid contaminating colors.
