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Re: Show HN: Explore color palettes inspired by 3000 master painter artworks

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As an "expert viewer" of Baumgartner Restoration, this site usefulness is questionable. If you look at those color palettes, most of them brownish that is because of dirty & old oxidised varnish. These are not the intended look of these paintings. So these color palettes has nothing to do with those 3000 masters. https://youtube.com/@baumgartnerrestoration

A few points on how a painter's intentions do not always align with how we see their work many years later:

Generally, a painting is best viewed and photographed in as close a lighting environment as it was painted. I have seen many paintings 'blasted' by unnaturally bright gallery lights. There is a reason why a gallery lighting designer is a real job. However, in my experience effective gallery lighting designers are as rare as rocking horse shit.

It is true that the paint the artists applied many years ago will often bear little resemblance to that which we now see. This is less true of earth browns and very true of paintings done at the beginning of the pigment revolution, when wonderful colors were produced which were later discovered to be very 'fugitive'. However, the relative relationship between these paints remains more or less intact, and IMHO this is the most important factor in aesthetic evaluation.

Another factor is how a photo flattens such differences as rough vs smooth (and their consequent light reflection properties). In a Titian painting, huge areas are untouched rough red oxide primer on rough canvas, vs the slight gloss of oil paint. Importantly, old masters would often apply their lights as (smooth) thick paint and their dark as thin glazes (or scumbles) above a thin primer (red or green or yellow ochre or whatever). The frisson between these layers gave the darks their depth that they would otherwise have lacked. This is mastery of dynamic range at its finest. Googles art project photos comes close to capturing this. For an example, check out any portrait by Durer in Google art project.

Re: Show HN: Explore color palettes inspired by 3000 master painter artworks

#92
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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most contemporary artists works are still under copyrght laws.

The colours they used aren’t

There are two copyrights at work: that of the artwork itself, and that of the photo thereof.

Re: Show HN: Explore color palettes inspired by 3000 master painter artworks

#93
As a designer and creative director, I use Adobe Color and Pinterest for client branding/re-brand inspiration, or just straight to the pantone books. This is interesting to me as another tool. To expand the color variations, maybe get movements like Pop in there...maybe not 'masters', but would expand beyond the yellows and browns

Re: Show HN: Explore color palettes inspired by 3000 master painter artworks

#94
This is a gorgeous site and beautiful concept. I'm interested to learn what inspired you to create this contribution? I look forward to exploring it more especially as I decide what colors to paint the outside of my house as I attempt to "standout" in my New Orleans neighborhood.

Re: Show HN: Explore color palettes inspired by 3000 master painter artworks

#95
Nice! I can see a lot of like bloggers using this site like instead of getty image regarding a painting they can use this tool to get an image of a real artists work that matches the template of there website.

I mean theres a few potentials and avenues to use this its just the main big one i see.

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