top of page
THE SYNTAX OF COLOR
Search


Adventures In Color Mixing
Summary: Can a piece of software teach us how to mix colors? It may serve as a good starting point for beginner artists who need some...
Michael Skalka
Oct 5, 20224 min read
189
2


Food Coloring
Summary: Both in the past and the present, foods have been used as colorants for a variety of purposes. They can serve as pigments as...
Michael Skalka
Sep 7, 20225 min read
51
0


Cadmium Yellow Deep: A Misnamed Pigment? Part 2
Summary: Pigments with the same Color Index name but appearing to be a different hue is confusing for the consumer. Abiding by the Color...
Michael Skalka
Aug 21, 20225 min read
105
0


Cadmium Yellow Deep: A Misnamed Pigment? Part 1
Summary: Pigments with the same Color Index name but appearing to be a different hue is confusing for the consumer. Abiding by the Color...
Michael Skalka
Aug 17, 20225 min read
175
0


Titanium White
Summary: A very recent news article caught my attention regarding a ban on the use of titanium dioxide white in food products within the...
Michael Skalka
Aug 4, 20225 min read
394
3


Materials Marketing Mishaps
Summary: Costly and elaborate advertising materials for artists’ materials have become a rarity. Specifically, hand-painted color charts...
Michael Skalka
Jun 21, 20224 min read
153
1


The Pastel Standard
Summary: So many activities with so little time. However, I am pleased to announce that the article I wrote for the Pastel Journal –...
Michael Skalka
May 25, 20223 min read
240
2


Get the Lead Out?
Summary: What is the impact of continued use of lead white oil paint on the health of artists? What does health/safety literature tell us...
Michael Skalka
Apr 30, 20227 min read
93
1


Mind the Gap
Summary: The art materials industry provides a wealth of color choices, but sometimes a gap is found in if a 12-step color wheel is used...
Michael Skalka
Apr 23, 20224 min read
149
0


We tame the medium and the medium tames us
Summary: Making art is a two-way proposition. An artist masters the medium of their choice and bends it to their will. However, the...
Michael Skalka
Mar 25, 20224 min read
58
0


Chrome Colors
Summary: Chrome colors were derived from the discovery of chromium by the French scientist, Louis Nicolas Vauquelin in 1797. Their...
Michael Skalka
Mar 14, 20225 min read
427
0


...as Clear and Transparent as a Piece of Coal... Part 2
Summary: John Steuart Curry and Reginald Marsh corresponded with Jacques Maroger in the 1940s to obtain the long lost secret of Old...
Michael Skalka
Mar 2, 20225 min read
138
0


"... as Clear and Transparent as a Piece of Coal" Part 1
Summary: When it comes to painting mediums used by artists, the debate about their merits or problems becomes a source of heated...
Michael Skalka
Feb 19, 20225 min read
113
0


The Color of Time
Summary: Perception of color and changes that occur is a function of vision and memory. We expect old things to look old and new things...
Michael Skalka
Feb 7, 20223 min read
89
0


It Sure Doesn’t Look Like Tomato Juice!
Summary: It is time once again to dive into the realm of common household foods as they apply, or in this case, should not be applied to...
Michael Skalka
Jan 29, 20224 min read
52
0
bottom of page