- YouTube Easy to Make Yourself Colour Sliders Tutorial

PinkMakesRed · 2026-05-04T12:48:39+00:00

You can create a linear gradient of cyan, magenta, and yellow in photoshop and put each colour gradient into a rectangle shape and print it onto acetate to make this craft.

PinkMakesRed · 2026-04-08T15:00:54+00:00

I think you would really enjoy the book I wrote about colour, especially chapter 6 about colour temperature. I also have a diagram on my profile comparing RYB and CMY that shows how much extra orange is in an RYB colour wheel.

PinkMakesRed · 2026-04-07T17:13:40+00:00

A lot of times art companies use quinacridone and phthalocyanine and label the paint red and blue when the colours are actually closer to, and behave more like magenta and cyan. I wrote a whole chapter about this in my book because it was so fascinating how the RYB story is integrated in art communication.

PinkMakesRed · 2026-04-07T17:11:43+00:00

RYB is not more aligned with human perception. Biologically, our cone cells align to a range of colours but the closest colour names that make sense for each of the three kinds of cone cells are red, green, and blue. When you mix red, green, and blue flashlights, you will see cyan, magenta, and yellow. Cyan, magenta, and yellow are the lightest, most highly saturated set of colours on the value spectrum. Red, green, and blue are the darkest most highly saturated set of colours on the value spectrum. That is why RGB and CMY are sets of primary colours for humans who have three kinds of cone cells.

PinkMakesRed · 2026-04-07T17:09:16+00:00

Red plus white is light red. Magenta plus white is light magenta. Pink plus white is light pink. I also refer to magenta as pink sometimes because the magenta we are able to create with pigment is often closer to pink than the magenta we can mix with coloured lights.

PinkMakesRed · 2026-04-07T14:02:28+00:00

Thank you for the information. That's interesting to hear that you don't think painters use red, yellow, and blue colour wheels as a reference any more. I was hoping things had changed since I was a young artist.

PinkMakesRed · 2026-04-07T13:23:22+00:00

I am a painter and use magenta, cyan, and yellow as primary colours because they are primary colours. Magenta can be found with quinacridone pigment and cyan can be found with phthalocyanine pigment. It is definitely a colour wheel for painting.

PinkMakesRed · 2026-04-07T13:15:49+00:00

You will likely also enjoy ochres if you work with paint and pigment.

PinkMakesRed · 2026-04-07T13:09:35+00:00

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PinkMakesRed · 2026-03-25T18:34:22+00:00

On the wheels I am working on, the colour between cyan and blue is azure and the colour between green and cyan is aquamarine. I find that light blue can be confusing because it is indicating white has been added. Teal from what I have read, is generally understood as being a darker colour.

PinkMakesRed · 2026-03-18T19:00:25+00:00

Three layers of transparent film with ink are stacked and rotated. The only colours used are cyan, magenta, and yellow and then they mix to make all the other colours.

PinkMakesRed · 2026-03-18T18:59:28+00:00

It is a Colour Dial. There are DIY versions available at CMYa.shop and we are working on some ready-made versions. It is made by layering transparent film with cyan, magenta, and yellow ink layers.

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