Brightest greens?

[WBiscuit]

What ink is best for those stand off bright bluish greens? been trying to get the right mix down.

[the colorist]

what brand inks are you using? mix your own to suit your taste.get dark greem or green concentrate and dark blue or blue concentrate,mix them in equal parts,mix in a little white until you are satisfied with the tint you want,if u want it more towards the green side of blue-green add a few drops of green and mix,more towards the blue side do just the opposite.i seldom buy premixed shades of colors like yellow orange,light blue,bright green etc.because all colors can be mixed from the primary and secondary colors,i add only some earth colors black and white.heck,i dont even buy orange premixed

[the colorist]

as far as ink brands,intenze,eternal,unique,mom's,some swear by starbrite,but i just like there darker colors

[FatFreddyFreekowtski]

Another question to ask is this, and I'm sorry if you know this but I'm putting it out just in case.

I'm not a tattooist (apprenticed for a while, shop closed before I could get to the machine) but I do know from an art background that knowledge of color theory is key to getting great and brilliant colors.

All pigments track to one side or another - a red can either be an orangish red or a bluish red (crimson), and a yellow can be either an orangish yellow (a chrome yellow) or a greenish yellow (like a lemon yellow).

If you try to mix a green with an orangish yellow like a chrome yellow, and worse still, using a purplish blue, you're gonna get a muddy color.

thin out your ink a smidgen and see what you've got, if your color tracks toward or away from the color you want. A greenish blue and a greenish yellow will make a beautiful green. Likewise, a brilliant green mixed with an orangish yellow will muddy it up.

[FatFreddyFreekowtski]

Oh, and this can work to your advantage, too, if you deliberately WANT a muted/muddy color for shadows or other purposes. Muddy greens are good for foliage.

[black raven]

good coloring 101 tips freddy, also the brightest greens i have ever used come from dermaglo in england.

[FatFreddyFreekowtski]

Bright bluish green ---- well, in this case you're going to want to

http://www.colormatters.com/colortheory.html

1) Start with a bluish green if you can. If you have a green which is a yellowish green (see the color chart at the top, the one closest to yellow) then your job is a LOT harder. Find a tealish ink (where the green starts to turn blue) and mix.

ALTERNATIVELY

Try finding these two colors - a greenish blue (color wheel at top, around 9 o clock) or even a teal and then a lemon yellow, which is greenish.

Second thing to consider:

What colors are you using right next to the green? Having a nice harmonized group of colors will make em pop.

Look at the "color context" about halfway down the page for a discussion. Got orangish colors around the green? Chrome yellows? Purples?

Another note:

People percieve a bluish white to be "whiter" than pure white, and therefore manufacturers of "white" pigment add blue to the mix. If you're gonna use white to lighten certain colors, keep in mind that some inks have this bluish additive, and it'll give a blue cast to your color, which can muddy it up if you're going for colors where you need to steer clear of blue. If this is the case, neutralize it with a touch of orange.

A really neat twist on color theory is here: http://drublair.com/workshops/buffer.html

I've been working like crazy to get my color skillz up with this technique.

[timmy]

Hey FatFreddy,thanks for sharing the info,good stuff.

[FatFreddyFreekowtski]

It's all good. I hope to learn to tattoo some day, still a real fanboy of the artform, and I'll be asking my own questions....

[the colorist]

Another question to ask is this, and I'm sorry if you know this but I'm putting it out just in case.

I'm not a tattooist (apprenticed for a while, shop closed before I could get to the machine) but I do know from an art background that knowledge of color theory is key to getting great and brilliant colors.

All pigments track to one side or another - a red can either be an orangish red or a bluish red (crimson), and a yellow can be either an orangish yellow (a chrome yellow) or a greenish yellow (like a lemon yellow).

If you try to mix a green with an orangish yellow like a chrome yellow, and worse still, using a purplish blue, you're gonna get a muddy color.

thin out your ink a smidgen and see what you've got, if your color tracks toward or away from the color you want. A greenish blue and a greenish yellow will make a beautiful green. Likewise, a brilliant green mixed with an orangish yellow will muddy it up.
damn freddy,you been holding out on me? lol this is exactly what i been saying about color theory....teach on!! u trying to take my handle? lmao jk

[FatFreddyFreekowtski]

I know a LOT about art, color, shading, etc.

But NOT about the mechanics of tattooing.

[FORGIVEN]

i'd say mom's ectoplasmic is the brightest
heres whats works for me for graduations of green ...
intenze's dark green
to
intenze's light green
to
mom's ectoplasmic green
to
intenze's lime green
to
canary yellow ...
this is for anything with a graduation of grenns (leaves , celtic, flames )

eternal has a nuclear green that kick's ass
and unique's lime is the shit , but i usually got to fight to get it in , because half the cats i tattoo skin is like leather ..