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| Subject: | Re: Colour perception with scale |  |
| Date: | Jan 7, 2008 |
| From: | Mike Siggins | |
Hi To All,
I have always approached finishing models using the "color has scale" approach but from a different angle than lighter or darker shades.I look at the brightness or intensity of a color to determine of it looks right on the model. To start with I use the color of the model that will be seen in the largest percentage. Once I am comfortable with the intensity of the color I try to maintain that same intensity with all the other colors I use on that model. This gives the model an overall uniformity of color brightness that pulls the finished product together as a whole.
It works very well when applied to dioramas, especially if you are trying to depict different light levels (i.e. low light levels for a northern European overcast winter scene vs. high noon in the Tunesian desert or sunny Italy).
Is this a scientific approach? Absolutley not. It is an artistic and subjective approach. But it has worked for me succesfully. I wish I could explain it better. It's one of those things that you have to understand by doing it rather than talking about it. All I can say is try to keep all colors in a similar brightness and intensity and you will see dramatic improvements in the finished appearence of the model.
Hope This Helps,
Mike Siggins |
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 | Colour perception with scale - Paul A. Owen - Jan 4, 2008 |
| . . . Re: Colour perception with scale - David Byrden - Jan 4, 2008 |
| . . . Re: Colour perception with scale - Roy Chow - Jan 4, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Re: Colour perception with scale - Bruce Probst - Jan 4, 2008 |
| . . . . . . 1:7 or a new can of worms - Glenn Gerson - Jan 6, 2008 |
| . . . Re: Colour perception with scale - Steve Camley - Jan 5, 2008 |
| . . . . . . trompe l'oeil - Roy Chow - Jan 6, 2008 |
| . . . Re: Colour perception with scale - Gary Cooper - Jan 6, 2008 |
| . . . Re: Colour perception with scale - Mike Siggins - Jan 7, 2008 |
| . . . Re: Colour perception with scale - Andrew Herbert - Jan 9, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Re: Colour perception with scale - Stewart Rose - Feb 9, 2008 |
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