| The use of Black, Grey and White by Winsor Newton |
The use of black, grey and white In general, the addition of black will dirty a colour. If the artist wishes to tone down a colour, Davy�s Gray will achieve this. For example, Cadmium Lemon and black will tend to an olive green whilst Cadmium Lemon and Davy�s Gray will tend towards a citrus green. |
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When using black as a colour, you can avoid �dirtiness� to some degree by taking note of the colour bias and tinting strength. Ivory Black has a brown undertone and a low tinting strength, most suitable for tinting landscape colours. Lamp Black has bluer undertone, more suitable for tinting skies and has a higher tinting strength. Mars Black is the densest, most opaque black, ideal for large areas of black and where the blackest black is required.
| Pyrrole
Pyrrole Red and red and Titanium mixing on White on black  |
The addition of white to colours produces tints. Tints will be imperative for many artists to alter tone, produce shadows |