One of the easiest and most valuable tools for accurately
mixing grays is the color wheel. This one, as mentioned in David Berkowitz
Chicago’s previous post, is useful to pinpoint pure primary colors and those
with slight tonal variations. By identifying these differences, we gain the
ability to mix vibrant secondary colors. Failing that, we also obtain the
ability to mix "cut" colors. A "cut," "burned,"
or "dirty" color (among other colloquial terms) is a grayish color.
In his past posts, contemporary painter David Berkowitz
Chicago focused on how to use the color wheel to achieve bright shades of
color. In this text, David Berkowitz Chicago will focus mainly on how to use
the color wheel to achieve precise halftones, grays and shadows. He will also
talk about why some color mixes are more difficult to achieve than others. The
latter is related to certain characteristics of the pigment particles. These
characteristics in pigment types are particularly important when mixing grays
and other grays.
