“I am a simple man, and I use simple materials: Ivory black, Vermilion (red), Prussian blue, Yellow ochre, Flake white and no medium. That’s all I’ve ever used in my paintings. A great deal of things in nature are actually very muted, it is often the difference between light and dark and warm and cool colours, rather than the use of a bright colour. If you want to paint subtle still life paintings, choose muted earth colours. If you want very bright, vivid abstracts, you might need some more man-made pigments that have a higher colour saturation. My suggested basic acrylic colour palette is somewhere in-between. It allows bright colour mixtures as well as subtle. The pigments are all light-fast (will not fade over time) and are a mixture of series (the price labelling system of paints) so the cost will be kept down…. In his book “Blue and Yellow don’t make Green”, Michael Wilcox talks extensively about the colour bias of paint. Colour bias happens due to the trace colours found in paint pigments.

They can cause trouble when trying to mix bright clean colours when you use the wrong paint pigments. One way to overcome this problem is to have a palette that consists of two of each of the primary colours, red, yellow and blue. He recommends a palette of 6 colours, two primaries each. A red with an orange bias for mixing orange – Cadmium Red A red with a violet bias for mixing violet – Quinacridone Red A yellow with orange bias – Cadmium Yellow A yellow with green bias – Hansa Yellow A blue with green bias – Cerulean Blue A blue with a purple bias –  Ultramarine Blue However, I find in practice, especially if you are just starting acrylic painting, this can be a tad overwhelming. Now I know you are going to think this is a misprint but I would usually recommend starting with 3 tubes of paint consisting of a warm and a cool colour. A great lesson you need to learn when trying to create professional looking paintings is the importance of value (how dark or light a subject is)

It is so much more important than colour. Try to learn about value, learn about complementary colours (opposites) and you will start to understand the different qualities of paint. Moving from drawing to painting is hard enough without the distraction of trying to mix lots of colours if you force yourself to have less you will learn more about mass tone and undertone. eg: Phthalo blue has a dark blue masstone and a yellow/green colour bias in undertone So if I say, “look at the tonal range in this painting,” this is exactly the same as saying “look at the value range in this painting.” You’d be amazed at the great paintings you can achieve with just a few colours. The painting below by Larine Chung uses just ultramarine blue, burnt sienna and titanium white. In this snowy scene “Coming Home” I’ve used burnt umber, ultramarine blue and titanium white. If you really want to get started with colour, below I’ve listed a basic acrylic colour palette that will help you achieve the next level in your painting.

To create 90% of the colours you will need for realistic painting use the following: Burnt Umber – although this looks very dark and dull it is really handy to have, both for blocking in the darks on portraits and for toning down colours. national allergy air purifierIt is also invaluable in oil painting due to its quick drying time so it is a great pigment to get to know.air duct cleaning complaints Ultramarine Blue – sometimes beginners steer away from this blue because it is mentioned so often in art books and seems, well a bit boring, but it has good opacity, great for subtle skies and mixed with Burnt Umber will make a dark very close to black.air purifier stones Cadmium Yellow Light – good opacity for a yellow and just generally great!

Alizarin Crimson Permanent – this will look too dark when you buy it and you’ll feel a bit disappointed, it also feels different than the other pigments because it has a gloss sheen to it and it very translucent. But a little goes a long way. Add some white to make a killer bright pink. Titanium White – good opacity, good coverage, goooood. Pro tip: make sure it is the permanent as other Alizarin Crimsons can be ‘fugitive’ colours and not have great lightfastness. Look at some of Gainsboroughs portraits to see what happens if you use fugitive colours. Now with these four colours and white you can mix 90% of the colours you need. You might not believe me and still feel the urge to search for another palette. But for general landscapes, still life’s you won’t need anything else. Occasionally you will need 3 other colours, they are: Phthalo Blue (green shade) very high tinting strength, great for making very bright blues. Cadmium Red Light – if you want a really red red.

Cadmium Yellow light and Alizarin crimson permanent can make a colour very close to cadmium red. Yellow Ochre – So here we have yellow ochre great for a coloured ground in acrylics and good to start to mix more subtle greens, if you unleash Hansa yellow and Phthalo blue we will have  luminous green disasters. These are pigments that will work well both with acrylic and oil paint. It makes it very transferable when you are learning to paint. For a watercolour palette you may choose some more subtle tints that have a different undertone. For a portrait palette I would use a more subtle palette please see: How to choose a basic portrait palette for Oils You might also like: 1.Titian’s use of warm and cool colours 2.The hidden hues of colour mixingHave questions about your new lifesmart product? What should you know before buying a product? We have answers to your most frequently asked questions and more. If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact us for more information.

RECALL NOTICE: LIFEPRO INFRARED HEATERS (LS-IQH-DMICRO AND LS-IQH- MICRO) At Lifesmart we value the safety and satisfaction of our customers. It is our company’s top priority to produce a safe, reliable and safe product. We understand that you recently you purchased a lifepro LS-IQH-DMICRO or LS-IQH-MICRO infrared heater through one of our on-line retailers. Although we have not received any reports or incidents or injury, we are voluntarily recalling the units manufactured between May 2014 and October 2014, due to a potential safety issue. For more information about Product Recall please visit http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Lifesmart-Recalls-Lifepro-Brand-Portable-Mini-Space-Heaters//.The heater’s fan speed is not affected by the HI/LO settings. The fan is designed to vent the heat at one soft, comfortable, and energy-efficient speed. What is affected by the HI setting is the heat output. In essence, in the High mode, the heater produces “more” heat, rather than “faster” heat.

(Example: 1500 Watts vs. 750 Watts +/-).The heater’s fan will continue to run, even after the heat automatically cycles down. The fan continues to run so that every last bit of heat is blown out of the heat chamber, while allowing the unit to continue filtering your air. Once the internal heat chamber and components cool completely, the fan should then shut off on its own. Our fans’ standard shut-down time is between eight and 30 minutes depending on the model (less, when the power is turned off). Note: If your room temperature is too close to the “set” temperature, the heat may come back on before the fan shuts off, making it seem as if the fan is on at all times. For this reason, your set temperature should be about five degrees higher than your intended room temperature, so the fan is allowed to actually shut down before the heat comes back on.If you don’t have a grounded outlet, contact a certified electrician for advice on how to upgrade your home. Removing or altering any part of the heater’s original design or intent (including the power cord) will not only void the warranty, but will make you liable for any unexpected or hazardous results.

Two to three-prong adapters are not suggested, as we have seen unwarranted results from the use of these on our heaters. If you decide to do it anyway, please be aware that, not only are you prone to voiding your warranty, but you may also risk fire, damage to property, or injury of which you will be liable.But make sure they are not plugged into the same circuit. Heaters are considered appliances and since each of our heaters technically draws anywhere between 10 and 14 amps on its own, each heater requires its own minimum 15 amp circuit with no other items plugged into that circuit. Important note: Do not confuse a “circuit” with an “outlet.” An “outlet” is just the plug on the wall. “Circuit” refers to a series of connections between the walls that is controlled by one circuit breaker at your breaker panel. One circuit alone can be connected to several wall outlets, some lighting, or even in-home entertainment systems. Plugging other items into the same circuit will risk tripping breakers, fire, damage to property, or injury may result if requirements are not met. 

If you’re unsure whether your circuit meets these requirements, verify with a certified electrician prior to installing or committing to our product. The answer to these questions is the same. You will be able to use an infrared heater, but keep in mind that rooms/structures with open floor plans, minimal insulation, adjacent rooms, or high ceilings will not retain the heat as efficiently, and may not feel pronounced heat changes. Also, the heater will stay on longer (delays the “off” cycle), and may increase your electric costs. If you do use your heater in a garage or basement, the moisture levels must be very low and they must have dedicated circuits (15 amps minimum) with no GFCI outlets. If you’re unsure what a GFCI outlet is, contact a certified electrician. Typically heat time will vary. Keep in mind that with any type of heating process, there are many variables including location in the home, floor plan and size of the room, how well the room is insulated, how many doors/windows, how much bare concrete (acts as a heat sink with any type of heating), the opening and closing of an exterior door, long hallways, high ceilings

Customers with smaller rooms experience quick heat changes while those with larger and open floor plans can expect up to 24 hours for heat changes. The life expectancy of the heating elements is typically 25,000 hours. Heating elements may be replaced by obtaining parts from lifesmart corp, although it is not recommended, unless you are a certified heater technician or authorized by lifesmart corp. Note: If you feel that the elements are definitely faulty right out of the box, contact lifesmart corp technical support first (for troubleshooting). Contact your place of purchase second. Definitely, yes – If the heater is used as it is intended (as supplement or assisted heat), it should cycle on and off, allowing it to heat a total of approximately eight out of the 24 hours of the day. The costs will increase if it’s used as the single source of heat, since the “on” cycle will run longer. TO DETERMINE THE COST OF THIS OR ANY 1500 WATT APPLIANCE, USE THIS FORMULA (SINCE 1500 WATTS = 1.5 KW) USE “1.5” X “(THE COST OF EACH KW HOUR ON YOUR BILL)” = “THE COST PER HOUR OF OPERATION.”

EXAMPLE: TO CALCULATE PER HOUR: TAKE 1.5 X .10¢ (COST PER KWH) = .15¢ PER EVERY HOUR YOU USE THE HEATER. EXAMPLE: TO CALCULATE PER DAY: TAKE .15¢ (COST PER KWH) X 8 (AVERAGE USE PER DAY IF USED PROPERLY) = $1.20 PER DAY. At 1500 watts, your heater will use approximately 5100+/- BTUs. Compared to your home furnace, 5100 BTUs is a very small amount of heat. It may take several minutes, to several hours to heat your area, depending on various factors. Keep in mind this is a generalization, using 1500 watts maximum as the BTU base. Safety standardization organizations require each owner’s manual to have general guidelines as far as BTU coverage. These are both normal because our heaters are treated with a special heat safe, resistant coating. This odor will sometimes be present when the box is opened, and may be compared to a heaters version of “new car smell.” When exposed to heat, the coating may produce an odor during the first few hours of heat element operation, but will dissipate after the break-in period.

If you are sensitive to odors, you may want to pre-burn the unit in a vented room until the initial odor dissipates. Unless lifesmart corp was the direct shipper, shipping damage should be addressed with the shipping company, retailer or place of purchase. Lifesmart corp technical support is not authorized to give replacements or refunds and cannot replace cosmetic parts that were damaged in shipping. The best way to handle this issue would be to contact the company from which you originally purchased the product. The higher cost is due to the higher performance. An infrared heater is a zoned furnace that uses a miniature heat chamber, infrared heating coils, a solid-state electronic control system, dual high and low limit switches to regulate temperature and air flow. Infrared heaters concentrate on heating people, pets, and objects before heating the actual air, without changing air moisture levels. A standard space heater only has the capacity to heat the air in the room, a less efficient alternative, and changes moisture levels in the air.

Infrared heaters are the most economical way to heat an area. On average, infrared heaters use 35% less energy than conventional electric furnace, baseboard, and fuel-based heating systems. Absolutely – Our infrared heaters have no flame or fumes. Instead they use clean infrared heating elements to provide the energy. Extensive ETL-US testing has verified the safety of the lifesmart corp line of infrared heaters. You can use your lifesmart corp infrared heater in all cold or uncomfortable areas in your home including finished basements, a back bedroom, an office down the hall, etc. It can also be used as an energy-saving source of comfortable heat when used as a supplement for other heat sources in your home. Double check the box, sometimes the remote control or users’ manual can fall down under the packing. If you lost, or can’t find your manual, you can download a new one on our website. Yes, while in use the unit’s power light normally blinks in both standby and heating modes depending on your specific model.