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Re: Which is it?

Thanks Ellis. I guess I can start with what I found and adjust from there. I did recently have to create an orange dye. I originally started with a commercial orange dye, but that color was pretty dull, so I ended up creating my own with red and a surprisingly large amount of yellow.


I believe dyes are additive colors, like working with computer image colors. Some of the formulas I found support that, in that they are specified in RGB and CMYK values. I think paints are subtractive colors. Been a few decades since I really studied this.


The very odd side of the color I'm trying to get is that when I brush out samples of the mixes I have made, they come out looking dark, dull and almost somewhat black. But this morning, looking at the samples, they dried to about (not quite) what I was looking for.


Could really use a few eye droppers. Those dye bottles do not have the same level of control. Then again, as a diabetic, I suspect I have some spare syringes around.


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As an old color printing photographer,.....

......mixing additive and subtractive colors was a constant process. The old color wheel is a wonderfully useful device for predicting primary and secondary color combinations, there must be samples out in the internet world available for download if your printer is accurately calibrated.

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needle bottles

I put small quantities of my dyes into these needle bottles.  This way I get small, reproducible drops that I can accurately count into my desired mix ratio.  


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B081SZKMRH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1


I make all my colors from the primaries -- I just have red, blue, and yellow, plus black for darkening, if I wish.  I don't really use the black.  I don't use the dyes at full strength -- the dilution ratio (with alcohol) depends on your goal, but I typically dilute at least 50/50 dye and alcohol.  


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