The turquoise color, which includes all shades of natural turquoise stone, is a mixture of green and blue colors. The shade of turquoise depends on the ratio of these colors: from sky blue (the color of Curacao) to a light green shade of aquamarine (aquamarine). This color is considered the coldest in the color spectrum, so it has a calming effect on a person. This effect is used in interiors where you want to create a peaceful, relaxing environment. The incredibly beautiful color of precious turquoise also looks good in clothes, ideally combined with natural skin tones.
It is necessary
- - blue paint;
- - green paint;
- - palette;
- - brush or palette knife.
Instructions
Step 1
Use cyan and green paints for a turquoise color. These should be pure shades of both colors, as close as possible to the samples on the standard color wheel. Unlike shades of blue, turquoise shades are not just lighter than blue - they are directly related to green.
Step 2
Take a certain amount of blue paint on the palette and start gradually adding green to it. Depending on which shade - bluish or greenish - you intend to get, keep mixing the two colors until you achieve the desired result.
Step 3
The range of shades of turquoise is quite large: it can be both soft, muted, pastel, and bright, juicy colors. Brightness of color is achieved using pure undiluted paints that make up the color. To get pastel turquoise shades, add a little white to the color obtained on the palette. By varying their number, you can get colors of varying degrees of brightness. You can also dim the bright shine of turquoise by adding a small amount of gray paint. The color will acquire an equally noble sound.
Step 4
If you work with water-based paints such as watercolors or gouache, then you can also achieve a variety of shades using turquoise diluted with water. By applying a thin, transparent layer of paint to white paper, you can get lighter shades of turquoise.
Step 5
From the nature around us - the most brilliant Artist - we can learn how to harmoniously combine different colors. Turquoise includes all shades of water. And the natural companion of water in nature is sand. Therefore, turquoise tones look most harmonious with a variety of shades of sand and earth - brick, bright coral, golden ocher, grayish sand, coffee and many others.
