Complimentary colors + white = gray !?

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Go Flight
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Complimentary colors + white = gray !?

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Yep.
The demo uses oils, but I'm sure it's gotta work with other paints -

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Re: Complimentary colors + white = gray !?

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Yep - blue-grays, green-grays, etc...

Those area a staple of naval camouflage going back 100+ years.

Mountbatten pink is basically a reddish-gray color.
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