Do people just make up colors when painting?

>>7635461 (OP)
yeah, painters just imagine stuff while painting. If you can't do that. It's over.

>>7635461 (OP)
>he can't invent colors out of thin air when painting outdoors
ngmi

visually, anything short of photorealism (and even beyond it) is interpretation

>>7635461 (OP)
You can do whatever the fuck you want if your temperatures and values make sense

>>7635461 (OP)
As long as the values read you can basically choose any color. Then you can stylize and make those colors appealing without losing your shapes. But it starts with the values.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPeqyGig0vQ

shapes -> values -> temperature -> hue
you can get progressively more sloppy with each step and it'll come off as artsy and spontaneous.

>>7635461 (OP)
>implying
elaborating further is too much effort. if u know - u know

>>7635461 (OP)
total accuracy is impossible because pigments can only capture a fraction of actual colors you see so you have to compromise. color relationships in the end are more important than total accuracy, if your colors are off but your relationships are right then it'll look good