Originally submitted by Art Wanted Artist - Mariaan Krog.
ABOUT THE COLOUR WHITE
Definition of WHITE - From Wikipedia
The word white comes from the Common Germanic hwitaz though the Old English word hwit. The word designates the perception of light containing equal amounts of all wavelengths in the visible spectrum.
WHITE IN PAINTING In painting, white can be crafted by reflecting ambient light from a white pigment, although the ambient light must be white light, or else the white pigment will appear the color of the light. White when mixed with black produces gray. To art students, the use of white can present particular problems.
In watercolor painting, white areas are the absence of paint on the paper. There are also speculations about the use of white and other colors.
(SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White) ___________________________________________
