Making color dusty

[Obsidian]

Any idea how to make a custom mica mix dusty? Particularly a pinky purple shade?
It came out pretty good but I'd still like it a bit more muted. Maybe more grey?

These are the best photos until I'm able to unmold

 

[KiwiMoose]

An absolute titch of charcoal?? And not too generous with the colour itself so that it remains muted by the main batter.

 

[glendam]

Do you want it darker? Or lighter? If darker, perhaps a small amount of light green, (it’s complimentary color) if lighter, more white.

 

[Obsidian]

Do you want it darker? Or lighter? If darker, perhaps a small amount of light green, (it’s complimentary color) if lighter, more white.

Neither but if I had to pick, it would be lighter. I don't want to change the color, just mute it

 

[Obsidian]

An absolute titch of charcoal?? And not too generous with the colour itself so that it remains muted by the main batter.

I wondered about charcoal, I was eyeballing it when I was mixing this color. I just worried it would make it too dark.
Considering I used the pink in a white base, the charcoal very well could have done the trick.

 

[glendam]

Neither but if I had to pick, it would be lighter. I don't want to change the color, just mute it

The complementary color (in a color wheel) could neutralize it some. I cannot find the original link to the picture, but if you go here, and scroll down, there is a chart where you can see what happens to red (closest thing to pink) when adding white or when adding green to it.

 

[AliOop]

My charcoal often turns bluish-grey in my recipes, so I'd second that. Or an absolute titch of a navy mica.

 

[Mobjack Bay]

Along the lines of @glendam link, I know painters have some tricks for mixing color palettes. This is a link I’ve saved:
https://artintegrity.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/11-your-art-stories-here/
If you scroll down a bit, you eventually get to the section where she shows the effects of adding contrasting colors, “mother color”, white or black.

 

[Obsidian]

Along the lines of @glendam link, I know painters have some tricks for mixing color palettes. This is a link I’ve saved:
https://artintegrity.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/11-your-art-stories-here/
If you scroll down a bit, you eventually get to the section where she shows the effects of adding contrasting colors, “mother color”, white or black.

Thank you, very informative page

 

[glendam]

Along the lines of @glendam link, I know painters have some tricks for mixing color palettes. This is a link I’ve saved:
https://artintegrity.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/11-your-art-stories-here/
If you scroll down a bit, you eventually get to the section where she shows the effects of adding contrasting colors, “mother color”, white or black.

Oh that’s a good link, I am saving it

 

[ResolvableOwl]

Any idea how to make a custom mica mix dusty? Particularly a pinky purple shade?
It came out pretty good but I'd still like it a bit more muted. Maybe more grey?

Umbra. Neutral pigments like white/grey/black blend into colours to give them a dirty, cold look. And you aren't always in control of the opacity. Generations of art teachers recommend umbra as the pigment of choice to “break” a paint, i. e. tone down its brilliance, with less weird colour shifts.

 

[Obsidian]

Umbra. Neutral pigments like white/grey/black blend into colours to give them a dirty, cold look. And you aren't always in control of the opacity. Generations of art teachers recommend umbra as the pigment of choice to “break” a paint, i. e. tone down its brilliance, with less weird colour shifts.

Google came back with a ton of different colors, from reddish brown to greyish brown. I'd assume its the greyish brown I'd need?

 

[ResolvableOwl]

Yes. In my conception, it was burnt umber (leaving a Kremer link here, in the hope you don't make mischief with it), which is the strongest and most neutral shade, but others might be at least as appropriate for toning down special colour ranges. I'm not that deep into an oil painter's practice to tell you all the different types ex tempore.