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Tools & Supplies / What color inks do you avoid?
« on: January 29, 2017, 02:18:20 PM »
I've purchased enough ink over the last couple months to last me until my next life. The addiction is real. It's been interesting however to notice that there are certain colors that have zero pull for me and ones I consciously avoid. In particular, true reds, dusty pinks, dark navy and dark green. Oddly, brown isn't on that list nor are the more organic mossy or grassy greens. I also love hot purplish fuchsia, the rust red of paprika and fresh saffron, and a coral/rose color called Rose Madder (or Krapprot, in German.) Basically, I like reds that push toward orange and or purple. I don't, however, care for primary red at all. Dark blue, no. Dark purple, absolutely. Primary yellow, no. Yellow-Orange, unquestionably yes. I know nothing about the psychological significance of the colors we like and dislike, but it does make me wonder if there are colors that are universally loathed as much as loved.
I love every red/purple/pink you see here. These colors, to me, are just spectacular:
But bubble gum pink, dusty pink, fire engine red, cherry cough drop red, and maroon do zero for me. These you may haul off to the dump:
What colors do you avoid using and/or buying? Are these colors ones you wouldn't wear either, or simply inks you wouldn't use?
K
I love every red/purple/pink you see here. These colors, to me, are just spectacular:
But bubble gum pink, dusty pink, fire engine red, cherry cough drop red, and maroon do zero for me. These you may haul off to the dump:
What colors do you avoid using and/or buying? Are these colors ones you wouldn't wear either, or simply inks you wouldn't use?
K
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