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@Periwinkle_

Literally everything. How do you get diluted colors to not look muddy? Are there rules for choosing a color scheme? If you already have a blue color scheme, what do you use for shading?

@Darkblossom group

Literally everything. How do you get diluted colors to not look muddy? Are there rules for choosing a color scheme? If you already have a blue color scheme, what do you use for shading?

Actually, I’ve been taking art classes and can help with these questions myself, if you want!

@AloeVera groupMentallyImInACottage

Okay, so to answer your first question, ya gotta be more bold. Depending on the situation, when you mix the colors, you don't want to blur the lines too much, unless it's a super smooth surface, like a pearl. (I'm only 89% sure that's what you mean by that question so if that's not what you mean, feel free to ask it again LMAO i'm just a dumbass)
For your second question, well, yes and no. On the one hand, if you want there to be a specified palette, yes, there can be guidelines for the color scheme. This is where the psychology of colors and how humans react to them comes into play, which, at first I thought seemed to be subjective, but it seemed pretty accurate so hey if it works, it works. If you want me to go into more detail on the psychology of color, let me know! I'd love to, I just worry that that's not what you're asking and I just explained this whole long ass thing and that's not what you needed lol.
Shading! Wow, I love and I hate shading. So! When it comes to shading colors, it depends! The method I use is, well, to use blue as a reference, the highlighting will be closer to a lighter green, and the shading will be closer to darker purple; the two colors next to blue on the color wheel. This helps liven the shading rather than bleak black and white shading.
It's much better to mix with colors than to add white and black, but that doesn't mean black and white are obsolete.

@AloeVera groupMentallyImInACottage

Literally everything. How do you get diluted colors to not look muddy? Are there rules for choosing a color scheme? If you already have a blue color scheme, what do you use for shading?

Actually, I’ve been taking art classes and can help with these questions myself, if you want!

Also you're 100% welcome to fact check what i just said,,,,,if i'm wrong I'd like to know LMAO

@Darkblossom group

Okay, so to answer the first question, I think Aloe Vera already answered it pretty well, so I’m skipping that.

For the second question, it’s really up to you, but remember that colors that are very similar go well together for setting a specific mood, like blues, greens and purples for ocean, red, orange, and yellow for fire and sunsets. Complimentary colors work well when you are trying to make one thing stand out.

Third question, same advice, use greener blues or more purply blues. Tip: adding white to a color only makes it paler, if you are trying to have a different blue or whatever then add a color used to make it or a color next to it on the color wheel.

I hope this makes sense!

@Periwinkle_

Thank you guys so much, those are all really great answers to my questions. Since I’m self taught and have never been able to find good information on color theory, I’ve always been confused about that lol

@AloeVera groupMentallyImInACottage

It's ok I only took like one art class and we just made different art projects using different mediums and that was it so I'm pretty much self taught too???

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What combination of herbs is the most lethal? This one's not for my story.

@AloeVera groupMentallyImInACottage

What combination of herbs is the most lethal? This one's not for my story.

This particular post gets fairly graphic [toxicity]. Discretion is advised

Okay so I couldn't find anything for One Specific Combination Of Herbs but there is a list for seven most deadliest herbs so that's all I can supply you with sorry!!

  1. Water Hemlock (Cicuta Maculata)
    Closely related to poison hemlock (the plant that famously killed Socrates), water hemlock has been deemed "the most violently toxic plant in North America." A large wildflower in the carrot family, water hemlock resembles Queen Anne’s lace and is sometimes confused with edible parsnips or celery. However, water hemlock is infused with deadly cicutoxin, especially in its roots, and will rapidly generate potentially fatal symptoms in anyone unlucky enough to eat it. Painful convulsions, abdominal cramps, nausea, and death are common, and those who survive are often afflicted with amnesia or lasting tremors.
  2. Deadly Nightshade (Atropa belladonna)
    According to legend, Macbeth’s soldiers poisoned the invading Danes with wine made from the sweet fruit of deadly nightshade. Indeed, it is the sweetness of the berries that often lures children and unwitting adults to consume this lethal plant. A native of wooded or waste areas in central and southern Eurasia, deadly nightshade has dull green leaves and shiny black berries about the size of cherries. Nightshade contains atropine and scopolamine in its stems, leaves, berries, and roots, and causes paralysis in the involuntary muscles of the body, including the heart. Even physical contact with the leaves may cause skin irritation.
  3. White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima)
    An innocuous plant, white snakeroot was responsible for the death of Abraham Lincoln’s mother, Nancy Hanks. White snakeroot is a North American herb with flat-topped clusters of small white flowers and contains a toxic alcohol known as trematol. Unlike those who have died from directly ingesting deadly plants, poor Nancy Hanks was poisoned by simply drinking the milk of a cow who had grazed on the plant. Indeed, both the meat and milk from poisoned livestock can pass the toxin to human consumers. Symptoms of "milk poisoning" include loss of appetite, nausea, weakness, abdominal discomfort, reddened tongue, abnormal acidity of the blood, and death. Luckily farmers are now aware of this life-threatening hazard and make efforts remove the plant from animal pastures.
  4. Castor Bean (Ricinus communis)
    Widely grown as an ornamental, the castor bean is an attractive plant native to Africa. While the processed seeds are the source of castor oil, they naturally contain the poison ricin and are deadly in small amounts. It only takes one or two seeds to kill a child and up to eight to kill an adult. Ricin works by inhibiting the synthesis of proteins within cells and can cause severe vomiting, diarrhea, seizures, and even death. The poison was used in 1978 to assassinate Georgi Markov, a journalist who spoke out against the Bulgarian government, and has been mailed to several U.S. politicians in failed terrorism attempts. Most fatalities are the result of accidental ingestion by children and pets.
  5. Rosary Pea (Abrus precatorius)
    Also called jequirity beans, these piously-named seeds contain abrin, an extremely deadly ribosome-inhibiting protein. Rosary peas are native to tropical areas and are often used in jewelry and prayer rosaries. While the seeds are not poisonous if intact, seeds that are scratched, broken, or chewed can be lethal. It only takes 3 micrograms of abrin to kill an adult, less than the amount of poison in one seed, and it is said that numerous jewelry makers have been made ill or died after accidentally pricking their fingers while working with the seeds. Like ricin, abrin prevents protein synthesis within cells and can cause organ failure within four days.
  6. Oleander (Nerium oleander)
    Described by Pliny the Elder in Ancient Rome, oleander is a beautiful plant known for its striking flowers. Though commonly grown as a hedge and ornamental, all parts of the oleander plant are deadly and contain lethal cardiac glycosides known as oleandrin and neriine. If eaten, oleander can cause vomiting, diarrhea, erratic pulse, seizures, coma, and death, and contact with the leaves and sap is known to be a skin irritant to some people. Indeed, the toxins in oleander are so strong that people have become ill after eating honey made by bees that visited the flowers! Fortunately, fatalities from oleander poisoning are rare, as the plant is very bitter and thus quickly deters anyone sampling the vegetation.
  7. Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
    Tobacco is the most widely grown commercial non-food plant in the world. All parts of the plant, especially its leaves, contain the toxic alkaloids nicotine and anabasine, and can be fatal if eaten. Despite its designation as a cardiac poison, nicotine from tobacco is widely consumed around the world and is both psychoactive and addictive. Tobacco use causes more than 5 million deaths per year, making it perhaps the most deadly plant in the world.

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Mhm! I'll just add them together and experiment, see which ones poision faster!

Deleted user

Mhm! I'll just add them together and experiment, see which ones poision faster!

hey, op, what the fuck

Shhhhh, don't question it.