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Richard Budig · 12-25-2005, 06:19 PM

Alexandra:

Thanks for your thoughts. I don't think of raw umber as yellow, either, but some do.

As Alice said, this gets curioser and curioser. If you mix something with yellow and get a green, you are inclined to think that you mixed something with a touch of blue/cool to the yellow.

I think RU is a neat "non-color." It can temper about anything . . . take the edge off, so to speak. It can also work well in warm or cool flesh tones.

12-25-2005, 06:19 PM	#3
Richard Budig Juried Member Joined: Oct 2002 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 260	Alexandra: Thanks for your thoughts. I don't think of raw umber as yellow, either, but some do. As Alice said, this gets curioser and curioser. If you mix something with yellow and get a green, you are inclined to think that you mixed something with a touch of blue/cool to the yellow. I think RU is a neat "non-color." It can temper about anything . . . take the edge off, so to speak. It can also work well in warm or cool flesh tones.