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Old 09-14-2002, 10:47 AM   #16
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Hello Tito:

The sky above us is blue - close to an ultramarine blue. I mix up values of ultramarine from light to dark to tint the grays with.

I am learning that forms lit with indoor lighting don't look their best. It is better to have your subject in natural daylight to avoid that orangy look that indoor pics can give. A clear blue sky outdoors will make flesh look quite cool. If the sky is overcast, then less so, but still more cool and, IMrevisedO, more natural than any studio or indoor lighting will provide.
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