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The painter part really isn't true though if you are a painter you mix your own pigments because you can achieve a better color, effect, and blend with like 6-8

by bugs 17y ago

The painter part really isn't true though if you are a painter you mix your own pigments because you can achieve a better color, effect, and blend with like 6-8 tubes of colors versus buying all 100 tubes of colors you need to use in a painting that likely will look splotchy and as if someone colored in lines with crayons. Unless of course the author is talking about mixing pigments from flowers and such with a binder then painters really don't need to mix their own pigments for any understanding.

danielzarick 17y ago
But you start to mix your own pigments to dig into and understand how colors work and how paint works. You become a better painter by understanding the tools you use and how they function.
- hrabago 17y ago
  I imagine a word processor's equivalent for a painter would be the easel, or maybe the brush handle, not necessarily the paint, the brush bristles, or the canvas. It affects how the creator works, which indirectly affects the resulting work. However, it doesn't directly affect the actual output. The novel, when printed, could be laid out and paginated differently, printed using different fonts, with no trace of the word processor used to create it. A painter mixing paints could be to achieve a specific color or texture. The equivalent of that for a novelist could be studying word origins or creating a new language or new words (Tolkien?).
  - danielzarick 17y ago
    While all of that may be true, I just think you and bugs are looking far too into the details of paint:painter::word processor:writer. I was basically just trying to simplify what I thought the author of the piece was trying to say. It never hurts to understand how your tools are made and how they function. In fact, it most likely helps you create better work in the long run. At least, that is my interpretation.

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The painter part really isn't true though if you are a painter you mix your own pigments because you can achieve a better color, effect, and blend with like 6-8

by bugs 17y ago

danielzarick 17y ago
But you start to mix your own pigments to dig into and understand how colors work and how paint works. You become a better painter by understanding the tools you use and how they function.
- hrabago 17y ago
  I imagine a word processor's equivalent for a painter would be the easel, or maybe the brush handle, not necessarily the paint, the brush bristles, or the canvas. It affects how the creator works, which indirectly affects the resulting work. However, it doesn't directly affect the actual output. The novel, when printed, could be laid out and paginated differently, printed using different fonts, with no trace of the word processor used to create it. A painter mixing paints could be to achieve a specific color or texture. The equivalent of that for a novelist could be studying word origins or creating a new language or new words (Tolkien?).
  - danielzarick 17y ago
    While all of that may be true, I just think you and bugs are looking far too into the details of paint:painter::word processor:writer. I was basically just trying to simplify what I thought the author of the piece was trying to say. It never hurts to understand how your tools are made and how they function. In fact, it most likely helps you create better work in the long run. At least, that is my interpretation.