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Hansel Inner circle Puerto Rico 2492 Posts |
This one is a simple question, since I think that there are no silly questions.
I bought today a bowl in wood very nicely of green color which is ideal for Benson Bowl's routine. The question is ... in your opinion, which is the best color for the sponge balls in this type of routine? I found packages of Micro sponge(since it is what I wish as Final Load) but only they come in red or black ... I do not interest the balls to be red so........ Will it be the black color a good color for this type of routine? Thanks, Hansel!
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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24312 Posts |
I think red will show up better. Use a black close-up mat.
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Eddie Torres Special user New York City 692 Posts |
People looking to find color combinations should really pick up a color wheel.
http://www.colorguides.net/images/color_wheel.gif This will give you a good idea of what opposing colors will stand out best together. The colors opposite each other on the wheel are the ones that will typically stand out the most together. Granted black and white are not in it but they're not really colors, they're tints and shades. Eddie
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M for Magic Special user 673 Posts |
I think Orange sponge balls would work nicely.
Sponge balls are cheap. Buy a few different colors and try them out. |
Etienne M. New user Netherlands 75 Posts |
I just like the red color of the balls on the copper cups. And I use a blue mat. Works just fine for me.
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David Tower Regular user David Tower 124 Posts |
Hansel,
I used to use only red sponge balls until I discovered that white and yellow show up better than almost any other color. White shows dirt to easily so now I use yellow for almost everything. The yellow will look good with your green bowl, it really jumps out on a black close up mat and shows up much better if the lighting conditions are not the best. Just my opinion. David Tower
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M for Magic Special user 673 Posts |
Is there a source for Florescent colored sponge balls?
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walid ahumada Special user sinaloa, mexico 892 Posts |
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On 2009-01-29 09:06, jconstans wrote: I don´t know, but you can use Fluorescent Spray Paint for the bowl and the wand.
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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24312 Posts |
There are some custom ball makers, such as James Tong and François and Pascaline Danis who can make balls from any kind of available thread.
Regarding colors, there are two colors that are very problematic if used together. These are red and blue. Used together, they provide a color clash that most people find very difficult to look at. Do not rely on a color wheel that is shown on your monitor screen to provide you with accurate colors, by the way. Most monitors are not color-balanced to provide true colors. There is software that can do this for you, but it requires a lot of value judgments. Purchasing a color wheel at an art supply store may be a better choice. Even printing out a color wheel from a web site might not help much. Your printer may not be properly calibrated to produce true colors.
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keith1569 New user California 87 Posts |
For the micro balls I would think red..i do like green and orange sponge balls a lot
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JamesTong Eternal Order Malaysia 11213 Posts |
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On 2009-01-29 11:10, Bill Palmer wrote: Thanks, Bill, for the recommendation. I would like to add that if you are performing the bowl routine in clubs and restaurants, etc where they use certain color lightings effects, then the choice of the balls color would be a little bit challenging. Try out what happens when there is red lightings and you are using red balls, or blue lightings and using blue balls, or yellow balls where there are yellow lightings ... you may be surprised with the visibility results. . |
Hansel Inner circle Puerto Rico 2492 Posts |
Red and Yellow are now options!
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Donal Chayce Inner circle 1770 Posts |
For whatever it's worth, in "Roy Benson by Starlight" Levent hypothesizes why Benson made sure that the color of his sponge balls matched the color of the wand he used (he had several different sets).
I don't know that matching the color is ultimately that important. I think it's more in the "can't hurt, might help" category. But nevertheless that's what I do--I use orange sponge balls and a Tayade wand that's predominantly orange in color, along with a brass bowl that has a very dark patina. |
doublelift Veteran user 342 Posts |
Contrast is the key when you want to be seen. Not so if its something you want to fade away. I like Bills suggestion on yellow balls I need to buy some.
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Christopher Lyle Inner circle Dallas, Texas 5698 Posts |
Do what I do...go to you magic shop (or online) and buy EVERY SINGLE COLOR (in whatever size you prefer) that they carry. I can tell you that I have about 20+ boxes of 2" super soft in my office right now. That way should I mood change...I'm all set.
I don't do a benson bowl routine but I use Copper PF Cups in my restaurant work. I do a two cup routine and I cut my own mats out of sparkly headliner material. So...with my Copper Cups, I use: Black Mat - Red/Gold Sherewood Deluxe Balls, Bright Yellow Sponge Balls Final Load Black Mat - Mike Rodgers Baseballs, Final Load Base Balls Red Mat - Blue/Silver Sherewood Deluxe Balls, Bright Yellow Sponge Balls Finals Red Mat - Mike Rodgers Baseballs, Final Load Base Balls The imnportant thing is CONTRAST. Jeff Hobson speaks a lot of how things need to CONTRAST during his lectures. He says it's probably MORE IMPORTANT than your skill...b/c if your audience can't see your magic, then who cares if you suck!
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