{"id":113826,"date":"2022-10-07T13:58:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T11:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arteescuela.com\/basic-painters-palette-blue-cyan\/"},"modified":"2024-06-25T17:54:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T15:54:52","slug":"basic-painters-palette-cyan-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arteescuela.com\/en\/basic-painters-palette-cyan-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Painter&#8217;s Palette; Cyan Blue"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"113826\" class=\"elementor elementor-113826 elementor-84529\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79c4186 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79c4186\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35c40f1\" data-id=\"35c40f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48761e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48761e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Hello, Artenauta!<\/strong> In this post we talk about one of the pigments that a basic painter&#8217;s palette should include: <strong>cyan blue<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Although <strong>some shades of mid-blue<\/strong> may seem very similar, they are not. There are compositional differences between them that make them behave differently when mixed with other shades or when refracting light.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here&#8217;s what we tell you;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Characteristics of cyan blue<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is interesting to <strong>know<\/strong> in order to work with him:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>It is one<\/strong> of the three primary colors (along with magenta and yellow) with which, according to Color Theory, we can obtain any other tone as a result of the different mixtures between them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>It<\/strong> is a saturated light blue with medium tonality.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is the most neutral blue we can find, which tends neither to green nor to purple. It is in perfect dark balance to help us with the most basic shade blends.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>In a basic palette<\/strong> we can substitute cobalt blue (which has a higher price) for cyan blue, since, although the tone is a little more muted than cyan, cobalt is often used as a primary color as well.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>It owes its name<\/strong> to cyanine, a colorant discovered in 1856 by Greville Williams.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>It is also called<\/strong> cyan, cornflower and cyano.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The<\/strong> cyan <strong>pigments<\/strong> we use in paint are usually made from copper phthalocyanine, a dye developed in the 1920s.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cyan blue <strong>is not the<\/strong> most recommended <strong>shade<\/strong> for working with glazes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Understanding and assimilating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arteescuela.com\/teoria-del-color-definicion-aplicacion\/\"><strong>Color Theory<\/strong><\/a>is of vital importance in order to work with paint and obtain the desired results, avoiding unnecessary waste of pigments and achieving much more vibrant and realistic finishes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>To learn how to handle<\/strong> color, as well as all the techniques and materials you need to know to paint like a real professional, we recommend you to visit our<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arteescuela.com\/cursos-en\/\"><strong>Painting Course <span class=\"___SText_12shi-ptr\" data-ui-name=\"Link.Text\">for beginners<\/span>,<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> where we teach you all the concepts, techniques and materials for you to become a true artist, finding and developing your own style and getting to where you propose.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, Artenauta! In this post we talk about one of the pigments that a basic painter&#8217;s palette should include: cyan blue. Although some shades of mid-blue may seem very similar, they are not. There are compositional differences between them that make them behave differently when mixed with other shades or when refracting light. 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