(vi) Repellency

This refers to a repulsive force of water. Oil is repelled where there are water paintings, and water is repelled where there are oil painting. Offset printing uses the repellency of water and oil. Here the creation of various accident patterns will be tried utilizing this nature. When we consider that all colors belong to either water-based materials or oil-based materials, we discover there are many kinds. As for oil-based paints, there are crayon, pastel, and so on including the oil colors. Though colors are not included, the wax of a candle and others is useful for pattern- making of repellency, also. Water-based paints include everything which dissolves in water. In other words, the color materials such as watercolors, poster colors, color inks, dye, and so on belong to this group. If we try to force them to coexist, a fight happens since they repel each other. Patterns generated by overcoming these resistances make us feel profoundness and mystery coming from accidents. This is an extremely good technique to pursue textures and materials.
 
 


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Figure 602: Wax + repellency of poster color + scratching.
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603: Repetition of watercolors, wax, watercolors, and wax.
Figure 604: Repellency by poster color and watercolors by Yuuichi Matsuya.
Figure 605, 606: Insect of repellency (see color illustration 40 for Fig. 606).


 

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