Whenever I create a new cane or color blend, I like to document it with the color recipes I used and how it was done as in the index cards shown here:
These are the color recipes I used in the order of loading the extruder.
Plum - Clay Recipe # 10-5
Lighter shade - 1 part Plum + 2 parts white mix # 1-2
Bubble Gum - Clay Recipe # 11-3
Lighter shade - 1 part Bubble Gum (#11-3) + 2 parts white mix #1-2
Cayenne - Click here to see the Pantone color recipe
Lighter shade - 1 part Cayenne + 1-1/2 parts white mix # 1-2
Celosia Orange - Click here to see the Pantone color recipe
Lighter Shade - 1 part Celosia Orange + 1-1/2 parts white mix # 1-2
Freesia - Click here to see the Pantone color recipe
Lighter shade - 2 parts Freesia + 3 parts white mix # 1-2
Bright Chartreuse - Click here to see the Pantone color recipe
Lighter shade - 1 part Chartreuse + 1-1/2 parts white mix # 1-2
Teal - Clay color recipe # 8-4
Lighter shade - 1 part Teal (#8-4) + 1-1/2 parts white mix # 1-2
Dazzling Blue - Click here to see the Pantone color recipe
Lighter shade - 1 part Dazzling Blue + 2 parts white mix # 1-2
Violet - 4 parts Kato Violet + 1 part Kato White
Lighter shade - 1 part Violet + 2 parts white mix # 1-2
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Now for Bettina Welker's method of the Pixelated Retro cane, I used the same color recipes as above (Bright Chartreuse, Teal, Dazzling Blue, Violet, Bubble Gum).
I like how it turned out but decided to do a second batch and switched out the Bright Chartreuse green for Olive green (Recipe # 7-8).
6 comments:
What a great addition to your colour system, Carolyn!
I liked this colour series so much I spent all day yesterday mixing the colours and making the retro canes. However I had to come up with my own version of light bubblegum as for the life of me I cannot find a recipe for fuchsia any where in my samples. Am I being blind? I ended up adding 2 x 1-2 to 1 x Bubblegum and it worked very nicely, but now I'm on a mission to find the missing fuchsia!
Hi Carole. No you are not blind or going crazy. The reason you couldn't find fuchsia was my error! I didn't realize it until you brought it to my attention so I fixed it. When I was first mixing up I was writing down the colors I was using and was going to use a recipe I had called fuchsia and then changed my mind and used the Bubblegum instead but forgot to correct the 2nd line where I mixed the lighter shade. So sorry about that!
Hi there,
What a fab tutorial. Problem is I can’t access your colour guide so can you help me by letting me know what 2x white mix 1 and 2. Sorry to be so unsure but the co'ohrs are so amazing and want to get it right.
Thanks so much,
My color recipes or color guide is part of my lesson/tutorial "Carolyn's Clay Color System" in my online store. 2goodclaymates@gmail.com
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