"George Adams" wrote in message
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Since I retired, (sort of), a couple of weeks ago, I have been
catching up on some home projects, as well as fishing. I own an old
colonial house with the old fashioned wooden windows, and several of
them need putty and paint. I had to go to the city the other day, so I
stopped at Home Depot on the way home. I picked up some putty, and
looked, unsuccessfuly for a can of black enamel. I spotted a young
girl who was in charge of the paint department, and explained what I
was going to do, and asked if she had any black enamel. Long pause and
blank stare. Finally she responded with, "You mean like........paint?
"Yes, just like paint", I said. She then informed me that they have to
mix all their paint, and wahat color would I like? I replied that
black would not need to be mixed. She replied that all their paint is
mixed, and that they start with a base white. I said that if they
start with white, what I would want, would be whatever they mix with
the white to get black. She said that would depend on the color I
want. At this point I was developing a strong urge to grab her scrawny
neck and squeeze till her eyes bugged out, so I simply thanked her for
her help, and left. It's little events like this thatmake me thankful
I'm on the way out instead of the way in.


I believe you're right George, you can't make the color black.
When I took art classes, I was told there is no such color as "black".
No color can be mixed from primary colors to make the color black.
You also can't make white. So from a tube of black, white and
the three primary colors, our first assignment was to make the color
wheel.

I just got done painting my Son's room who is now in college. We're
turning it into a relaxing/quiet room. We also purchased our paint at the
Home Depot. When we picked out our colors they do start with a
base white and add the color pigment.
-tom