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#22427   2007-09-12 14:48 GMT      
im using basic craft paint.

i heard you cant make it but is there anything thats very similar to it? as i dont need it to be perfect, ive just ran out of black paint and i need something now! :]]

help please.
yer i would get some but the nearest craft shop is 25mins away nd its 8pm =/

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#22428   2007-09-12 14:56 GMT      
u really wont get black...cause if u mix red and yellow u get green.....and if u mix in white u get a lighter color...sorry...there is no way...black is a solid color along with white, yellow, blue and red.....try to get some quick

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#22429   2007-09-12 14:57 GMT      
When mixing you will end up with a tinted black that is either slightly blue, green, or brown. Mix all of your base colors in equal parts then adjust from there.

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#22430   2007-09-12 15:12 GMT      
People have been manufacturing black pigment since ancient times. Most are a result of burning or charring something. Artist's charcoal is still made from willow twigs that are roasted until they become black. A common color called "lamp black" comes from scraping the soot off a pot or other object that has been heated over an oil lamp. If you want to make paint you have to use black pigment (like charcoal or soot) and mix it with a medium (like oil or acrylic). In a pinch you could grind up some charcoal and mix it into a dark color paint (like ultramarine blue).
Sometimes it's best not to even use black in a painting. Monet, for example, never used black. For shadow he would use the complimentary color (the opposite color on the color wheel). Say if you wanted to make a shadow on a red object you would use green. A shadow on a yellow object would be purple and vise-versa. Believe-it-or-not you can use yellow to make a shadow on a purple object (as long as it is wet-on-wet).

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#22431   2007-09-12 15:12 GMT      
Your second answerer got it right. Listen to him.

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#22432   2007-09-12 15:40 GMT      
you can't make black. see if you have some black shoe polish in the house. you can mix it with the darkest color you have.

maybe you can find some soot in your garage.

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#22433   2007-09-12 15:56 GMT      
Hi,

Some artists are not too keen on using black on their works.
Some mixes can be done :
Alizarin Crimson + Phtalo Green
Alizarin Crimson + Ultramarine blue + Raw Umber (?)
Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, Viridian Green, and Burnt Umber
(try mixes with these colours)


Finally : http://www.wetcanvas.com/ArtSchool/Color/ColorTheory/Lesson11/index.html

http://www.nitaleland.com/faq/colorfaq.htm

Hope this was helpfull and remember a colour will look darker or lighter depending upon the surrounding ones.

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José
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