Comments on: Colorblind Marine Artist?

By: Christopher Smart

Christopher Smart — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:12:13 +0000

Hi Jim,
That is a great idea. I have read much about the ‘rose colored glasses’ some colorblind folks have tried and actually purchased a pair of sunglasses with red tinted lenses. I was amazed at just how red some things actually are!

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:10:48 +0000

Try experimenting with red and green filters. Any red or green clear plastic will allow you to identify reds and greens. Craft stores have red and green clear plastic.

The red filter will make all red appear bright orange, even if it is in small amounts like a brown. Green through the red filter will appear dark and grayed down. Easy to identify.

Give it a try, you wil be amazed

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Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:02:37 +0000

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By: Christopher Smart

Christopher Smart — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 22:23:07 +0000

Hi Cheryl,
Actually when I see purple, my eyes omit the red spectrum. So purple looks blue to me. The blues I see are in fact, your blue. However it is hard for me to discern purple from blue. Also, red is not as vivid to me as it is with most folks.
Furthermore, I know water is blue so it is easy for me to place my blue hues on my pallet in the same place every time and know what I am choosing is blue. Oh yeah that and if I have any problems I can ask my wife for help!

Thanks for posting!

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:55:35 +0000

I am impressed by the painting featured but wonder why if you see colours differently to other people you don’t paint accurate colours. i.e. the water is blue but you see it as purple, so when going to your paint pallet you look for purple (to me blue) therefore what you paint with is actually blue paint? does this make sense?

Keep up the good work

By: Josh W

Josh W — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 18:45:18 +0000

Well im looking to going into art I was a student pilot. I was prity good went to a university and there they told me that I could not be a good pilot becouse i am tooclorblind. oh well. I am building up my protfolio and I will see what happens.

By: Mitch N.

Mitch N. — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 02:43:26 +0000

Hi,
Your artwork is beautiful and, as a colorblind art student, I find it inspiring. I’ve started a blog as a forum for colorblind artists, students and illustrators. If you have a moment, please check it out and consider responding to any of the questions (each post is a question)–it would help to know about your experiences and how you’ve managed to make your art despite your color deficiency. Thanks.

By: Ralf Renman

Ralf Renman — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 22:01:27 +0000

Very good paintings. I am an colorblind artist too, often very skeptical to myself if it is worth going on painting if they are looking weird to other people and they do not tell my honestly.
My paintings are very the same looking as yours, I got new inspiration thanks to you.
Finland, Helsinki