Tip of the Month April 2004

MAGENTA AND DIOXAZINE VIOLET are the two primary violets on my palette. Lately, I have been using QUINACRIDONE MAGENTA in place of PERMANENT MAGENTA. I have chosen these two violets in particular, because of their intense color and wonderful transparency. The first visual shows QUINACRIDONE MAGENTA mixed with the other colors on my palette.

The second visual shows DIOXAZINE VIOLET mixed with the same colors.

In both visuals, the change from cool to warm happens halfway along the line of mixes. This is the point at which the mixing color is from the opposite side of the COLOR WHEEL, in other words, close to the complement of the violet.

The variety of beautiful browns that are created is amazing. When diluted (as seen in the third line), the soft pastel colors are glorious.

In the painting of the flowers that are a sign of springtime, I have used QUINACRIDONE MAGENTA, DIOXAZINE VIOLET,yellow/ orange,green, and blue to create the dark background. The flowers will be painted with QUINACRIDONE MAGENTA, quinacridone fuchsia, vermilion, yellow/orange, and cobalt blue.

My tube greens are altered not only with yellows and blues, but also with QUINACRIDONE MAGENTA.

SUMMER BEAUTIES and MAINE STREAM are works which use QUINACRIDONE MAGENTA and DIOXAZINE VIOLET extensively. When choosing the darker colors on your palette, think about the transparent ones as being a better choice.

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