Painting warm colors cool?

[Ross Singletary]

I am working on a napoleonic figure during the retreat from Russia so I am trying to make the figure look cold by both using violet tones in the face and also cool colors overall. Some items on him must be painted warm colors to be historically accurate, is there anyway to paint these warm colors to look "cool"? Specifically I am painting red(epaulet), orangey wood(gun), and copper(tea pot).Thanks in advance for trying to answer my very confusing question.

 

[Rompy]

i will try to answer based on what i know (which may not be much )

For your case of red, orange and copper, I would look for colours with a cool color bias. I am not sure if using the complementary of the color to "dull" it will work in your case.

A more straight forward example would be painting faces, eg. Brown Madder (warm) for warm faces and Purple Madder for cool

 

[Ross Singletary]

i will try to answer based on what i know (which may not be much )

For your case of red, orange and copper, I would look for colours with a cool color bias. I am not sure if using the complementary of the color to "dull" it will work in your case.

A more straight forward example would be painting faces, eg. Brown Madder (warm) for warm faces and Purple Madder for cool

Thank you, this helps alot.

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

You could always ask, Ron Clark, (Kagemusha).. on here! .. e.g.! .. A Napoleonic bust of his! .. .. He is always ready to help with such things.

Regards,

Mark

 

[theBaron]

In stage lighting, blue cools (while red warms). My first thought was to ask whether a tiny bit of a medium blue would have the same effect, when mixed to the other color.

Prost!
Brad

 

[Ross Singletary]

Thanks for everyones help