topofmurrayhill Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 I'd like to learn more about how to mix the popular candle dye colors, especially the ones the color blocks come in, using only the primaries - red, blue and yellow. Has anyone ever seen information about this? I've googled high and low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copper Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Somebody had posted this on the old board (sorry, can't remember who!). Hope it helpshttp://www.colormatters.com/colortheorySharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniedb Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 I just spent about three months trying to find some information about this as well, no kidding. It's frustrating.. I also only ordered red, yellow, blue and black. I finally broke down and ordered an artist's color wheel from BCN.http://www.candlesupply.com/accessories.html - about 1/2 way down the page.However, in my search, found these helpful links:http://www.xmission.com/~daina/tips/pub/tip0419.htmlhttp://www.chromacryl.com/col_mixing/chromacryl_colourwheel.pdfhttp://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/cwheel.pdfSo far, the color wheel I bought has been the easiest, since I have it in hand and can reference it when I'm mixing. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted September 17, 2005 Author Share Posted September 17, 2005 Thanks much!I have the color wheel but I can't get what I really want out of it. Here's a link for you and it's the one that really whet my appetite:http://www.gellycandle.com/ColorChart.htmlI would love to find a more extensive version of that. One that covers a lot of the Pourette colors would make me deliriously happy.You know I even took a shot at mixing red, blue and yellow for black and it works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth-VT Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 One word......liquids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceCarvesWax Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Just remember the dyes change from batch to batch from all companies. Powder and block probably more than liquid. I order my powder dyes from Pourette and I still have some of the powder that I used a few decades ago. I can say that both color and grind can change. The Bright Green is very chunky where the green I had before was very much like powder and not even close to the the color I had before. I remember another good company that sold dye, "pylam" if I remember right and it was very good stuff, but they had too many to pick from. Have fun,Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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