Young Harpist

Alexandra Tyng · 02-15-2006, 07:56 PM

Hi Julie, thanks so much for your kind words. It's always nice to see your name and avatar pop up. I guess synethesia must be wired into artists' brains. Frankly it's hard to imagine not having it.

Michele, what do you usually use the pink for--clothing? Skin? And how does Tony use it?

Rob Sullivan · 02-16-2006, 10:30 AM

I've ben itching to see this in Unveilings, and here it is!

Wow. Just wow, Alexandra. I, too was following the WIP, and your process through to the final has been a great service to all; I know I learned from it! Thanks for letting me make a (very) small contribution there.

And since Michele mentioned this - besides a pink dress, what would one use OH Brilliant Pink for? Sounds like one of those "scary colors" (think pthalo).

Alexandra Tyng · 02-16-2006, 10:46 AM

Oh, Rob, how nice! I just finished commenting on another thread and I saw this pop up. It is so nice to know that at least some people were looking forward to seeing this in Unveilings, because to tell the truth I thought we had beat it to death over in the WIP section. So your comments are very much appreciated. Yes, it was quite an experience having the process watched over by so many artists. Once in a while one of my artist friends will drop by my studio and citique a piece I'm working on, or I'll drop by their studio and do the same, but that's nothing compared to what happens on the Forum. I really valued the experience, the suggestions, and the discussion that went on.

Julie Deane · 02-16-2006, 12:06 PM

Alex,

Just thought I'd add one more note about synesthesia (sorry - couldn't resist - it's a fascinating subject to me). Definitely hard-wired - MRI's have been done that bear out some evidence for this. For an interesting read on the subject, try The Man Who Tasted Shapes, by Richard E. Cytowic.

Michele Rushworth · 02-16-2006, 12:43 PM

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And since Michele mentioned this - besides a pink dress, what would one use OH Brilliant Pink for? Sounds like one of those "scary colors" (think pthalo).

Brilliant pink is not really that useful as a color straight out of the tube but is very helpful in mixtures. I use it to cool down light areas, especially to prevent skintones from getting too orange. It's also handy in features that are normally warm but where you don't want them actually red, or orange.

I also use Pthalo green in the same way: not as a color straight out of the tube, but to cool down some darks. Pthalo isn't on my palette that often, though, because it has such pigment power that it gets into everything if you're not careful. Brilliant Pink isn't that powerful.

Michele Rushworth · 02-16-2006, 12:50 PM

Here's where I thought it might have been used on this painting, for example:

Alexandra Tyng · 02-16-2006, 05:31 PM

That makes total sense that synesthesia is inherited, though I would think every individual would have a slightly different version of it.

Aha! So that is the pink! I think I used W&N permanent rose, maybe mized with Gamblin perylene red, in those areas, and in the dress.The perm. rose is a bit bluer than the perylene red. Below you will see both of them pure and mixed with titanium white.

Left: perylene red
Right: perm. rose