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How did the color change? 2017-05-03 12:53:55 Post No. 2964601
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I'm in a college painting class and the first oil painting of the class was with this work I made about 3 or so months ago. While it was in the classroom I noticed the background color distorting a few weeks after I finished. Then it got accepted into the student art show and all the dark colors started to turn shades of orange in the corse of a few days. I brought this to my professor's attention and she didn't know what caused it. I didn't hear of other students paintings doing this, none of the other paintings in the gallery did this, and I've made other paintings with most of the paints used with no problem. The only thing I can think of was I mixed 2 different brands of paint for the black I used. Burnt Sienna by Winsor & Newton and a cheap brand (around $1 for 12ml tubes) of Ultramarine Blue. That is a technique I learned after joining the class and I didn't even have the Winsor & Newton paint until I started that class too so that's the only thing I could think of.
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>>2964601
I know sometimes shit can fade from light exposure so if it was near a sunny window often that's the only thing I can think of. I'd try mixing the same paint and see if you can replicate the result to be sure?
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>>2964772
>I know sometimes shit can fade from light exposure so if it was near a sunny window often that's the only thing I can think of.
Other way around actually, linseed oil tends to yellow if it dries in the dark, but can eventually shift back when exposed to sunlight.
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>>2964793
Before I started that class I made other paintings including this one with cheap oil paints. I left it out in the sunroom for months and it stayed the same indoors and in the sunroom despite being made with linseed oil. This was before me buying better quality paints much less mixing them with any other. So this makes me think paint-brand mixing might be the cause?
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I have no idea. Burnt sienna in any range from W&N is very reliable.
In fact, I prefer the second picture.
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>>2964910
Same, so at least it doesn't ruin the whole piece.
It ended up adding some depth to it.
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