Using a digital greyscale?

[Leslie Bohoss]

Freut mich Enzie

The funny thing is: I don't use such tools for paintings, only 2: making BW for underpainting and posterprint for sight sizing.

(I was 3d animator for some yrs. but painting is a much more difficult task, sometimes drives me crazy, even like the computer stuff before . )

Another similarity: you can never say: Now, I know all stuff about it! )

bye.

[Garth Herrick]

Leslie and Allan:

Interesting practical topic! We all seem to be inventing in the same direction at once. Here is a view of a grayscale wheel I made.

Garth

[Leslie Bohoss]

Hi Garth

100 steps.. cool. State of art greyscale. You can make a hole in the middle or like this one:

[Allan Rahbek]

Originally Posted by Garth Herrick

Leslie and Allan:

Interesting practical topic! We all seem to be inventing in the same direction at once. Here is a view of a grayscale wheel I made.

Garth

Garth,
I got the idea by thinking of how I used to mix colors in a box for painting walls.
When one box was nearly empty I would mix the next one and compare the value and color by dropping a drop of the new color into the old one. That drop of paint would level nicely on the surface and the difference of colors be easy to judge. Much easier than side by side matching.

How do your scale work in practice?

Allan

[Garth Herrick]

Originally Posted by Allan Rahbek

How do[es] your scale work in practice?

Allan

Allan, I rarely actually use it, but if I really want to know the relative relationships between certain values, all I have to do is hold the gray-scale circle against the value I wish to get a reading of and rotate it until I discern a value match. It fits nicely in my hand, measuring 6.5 inches or 16.7 cm in diameter. The numbers are meant to correspond with the L.a.b. scale.

Leslie, it does not really need any holes to read through, although I like your idea on your own design.

Garth

[Janel Maples]

All I can say is this has been great to follow. Thanks !!