Does anyone know how to make WHITE dye? - Guild Wars Forums

navymrgoodbar · Sep 01, 2005, 12:21 AM // 00:21

If so, plz do tell.

gwnewbie · Sep 01, 2005, 12:25 AM // 00:25

Theoratically if white dye could be applied to a chaos axe it would turn black. So far (I and many others have tried and failed) to make white dye. I have experimented several times in an attempt at making white dye, I don't believe it is possible. Silver is the closest in the game at the moment.

dargon · Sep 01, 2005, 01:43 AM // 01:43

Well, in the real world, white dye is impossible to make. There is however bleach

. The dye remover isn't bleach however.

navymrgoodbar · Sep 01, 2005, 02:21 AM // 02:21

Then how is white paint made?

Jhyphi · Sep 01, 2005, 02:35 AM // 02:35

Mix the primary colors together.

Ever had one of those wheels where you spun it fast and it turned white?

Don't think it works in GW though.

Aria · Sep 01, 2005, 07:00 AM // 07:00

There is no white dye. The closest you will come to having white dye in Guild Wars is by holding a vial of silver dye. Some people have speculated that due to the Guild Wars engine and to the glow effect, pure white would be a rather garish smear of blinding, rather painful.. well.. white.

coolsti · Sep 01, 2005, 08:09 AM // 08:09

If you do a search on this forum for "white dye" you may find a thread which has a screenshot with a female Mesmer wearing a completely white enchanters dress. The poster did not know how the dress was dyed, but it is very very white! So it must be possible.

I tried to do that for my Mesmer (female, with a 15K enchanters dress) by pre-mixing one yellow dye and 2 dye-removers. In the bottle, the color was orange-ish. But after applying it to the dress, I got a really great mint green that I am extremely happy with. I did this to the rest of her outfit and it looks great.

What I think happens is this: dye remover might either remove or partially remove a component of the dye that it is applied to (here I mean applying dye remover to a bottle of dye, not to an item). Or the dye remover is making the original dye partially transparent, allowing the background color of the original item to come through. In my case, the Mesmer dress was green, and so maybe I got this neat mint green due to the green showing through the transparent yellow. I noticed that I got a different effect when applying two bottles of dye remover to one yellow dye than when using only one dye remover (the effect becomes greater, I get more of a greenish result).

If you got the money, try playing around with dye remover + silver. Maybe more than one dye remover, maybe more than one silver. But the result may then depend on what the color is of the thing you are applying it to.

ayb · Sep 01, 2005, 08:25 AM // 08:25

cheaper way to experiment with dye mixing (if you have the character slot) make a pvp-only character.

Mighty T · Sep 01, 2005, 09:58 PM // 21:58

i attempted to mix dark blue at the other day, thought the blue + black will work. However, it became very bright, lighter blue instead.. I wonder if i apply black to a silver dye, will it be brighter too?

Xue Yi Liang · Sep 01, 2005, 10:29 PM // 22:29

Crank up the Brightness and Contrast settings on your monitor - eventually you'll get white.

berko · Sep 01, 2005, 10:57 PM // 22:57

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Originally Posted by Mighty T

i attempted to mix dark blue at the other day, thought the blue + black will work. However, it became very bright, lighter blue instead.. I wonder if i apply black to a silver dye, will it be brighter too?

no, you will get a slightly darker shade of Silver.

navymrgoodbar · Sep 02, 2005, 01:08 AM // 01:08

Has anyone tried dye remover w/ black dye? I don't want to risk wasting money.

tastes noobalicious · Sep 02, 2005, 01:10 AM // 01:10

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Originally Posted by Xue Yi Liang

Crank up the Brightness and Contrast settings on your monitor - eventually you'll get white.

Thats true but it might be kind of hard to see with the background and everything else being white also.

As for my personal experience with white die...well one time in lions arch someone was trying to sell it, but when i asked to see it he ran away. And dont the three primary colors make black? im not sure

navymrgoodbar · Sep 02, 2005, 01:23 AM // 01:23

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Originally Posted by tastes noobalicious

And dont the three primary colors make black? im not sure

Actually, mixing the three primary colors makes gray if all are in even portions. So there's a bit of black and white in it.

Kobun King · Sep 02, 2005, 01:54 AM // 01:54

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Originally Posted by Jhyphi

Mix the primary colors together.

Ever had one of those wheels where you spun it fast and it turned white?

Don't think it works in GW though.

Color from pigmentation and color from light work in different ways. Also, white and black are not "colors". As for navymrgoodbar, I'm pretty sure black is all the primary colors mixed in even porportions, while grey is black with white mixed into it.

One and Two · Sep 02, 2005, 07:59 AM // 07:59

ill give you guys the secret formula for white...since its so hard to sell at 5k (for profit)

black+silver+silver+green

Numa Pompilius · Sep 02, 2005, 11:47 AM // 11:47

This should be obvious but... the GW engine can handle white. We know this, because you can have white on your capes.

Why there isn't a white dye, I do not know. Might be something with the process of mixing various dyes which causes problems.

coolsti · Sep 02, 2005, 12:04 PM // 12:04

As I mentioned above in this thread, there was another thread which shows a female Mesmer wearing what really appears to be white clothes. So there has to be a white or white-appearing dye combination. Maybe a very very light silver?

Here is the screen dump from that thread that I am referring to. Do a "search this forum" for the topic "white dye" to find the original.

Esprit · Sep 02, 2005, 01:12 PM // 13:12

The mesmer dyed, looks more like a silver and light purple, like they took a bunch of silvers and through it into one purple until you got that screenshot.

navymrgoodbar · Sep 03, 2005, 03:51 AM // 03:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by One and Two

ill give you guys the secret formula for white...since its so hard to sell at 5k (for profit)

black+silver+silver+green

I don't have to money to try that. Anyone tried that combo yet?

Sep 01, 2005, 12:21 AM // 00:21	#1
navymrgoodbar Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Team Hoax Profession: N/	Does anyone know how to make WHITE dye? If so, plz do tell.

Sep 01, 2005, 12:25 AM // 00:25	#2
gwnewbie Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2005 Guild: Rabid Dogs From Hell - Grr Profession: W/Mo	Yet another try at black chaos axes Theoratically if white dye could be applied to a chaos axe it would turn black. So far (I and many others have tried and failed) to make white dye. I have experimented several times in an attempt at making white dye, I don't believe it is possible. Silver is the closest in the game at the moment.

Sep 01, 2005, 07:00 AM // 07:00	#6
Aria Sig Fairy Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Once upon a time..	There is no white dye. The closest you will come to having white dye in Guild Wars is by holding a vial of silver dye. Some people have speculated that due to the Guild Wars engine and to the glow effect, pure white would be a rather garish smear of blinding, rather painful.. well.. white. __________________ Ensign: It's the Questions and Answers, not Questions and Shit We Just Made Up.

Sep 01, 2005, 08:09 AM // 08:09	#7
coolsti Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Denmark	If you do a search on this forum for "white dye" you may find a thread which has a screenshot with a female Mesmer wearing a completely white enchanters dress. The poster did not know how the dress was dyed, but it is very very white! So it must be possible. I tried to do that for my Mesmer (female, with a 15K enchanters dress) by pre-mixing one yellow dye and 2 dye-removers. In the bottle, the color was orange-ish. But after applying it to the dress, I got a really great mint green that I am extremely happy with. I did this to the rest of her outfit and it looks great. What I think happens is this: dye remover might either remove or partially remove a component of the dye that it is applied to (here I mean applying dye remover to a bottle of dye, not to an item). Or the dye remover is making the original dye partially transparent, allowing the background color of the original item to come through. In my case, the Mesmer dress was green, and so maybe I got this neat mint green due to the green showing through the transparent yellow. I noticed that I got a different effect when applying two bottles of dye remover to one yellow dye than when using only one dye remover (the effect becomes greater, I get more of a greenish result). If you got the money, try playing around with dye remover + silver. Maybe more than one dye remover, maybe more than one silver. But the result may then depend on what the color is of the thing you are applying it to. Last edited by coolsti; Sep 01, 2005 at 08:27 AM // 08:27..

Sep 01, 2005, 01:43 AM // 01:43	#3
dargon Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Seraphim Knights [TSK] Profession: R/	Well, in the real world, white dye is impossible to make. There is however bleach . The dye remover isn't bleach however.

Sep 01, 2005, 02:21 AM // 02:21	#4
navymrgoodbar Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Team Hoax Profession: N/	Then how is white paint made?

Sep 01, 2005, 02:35 AM // 02:35	#5
Jhyphi Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: R/Me	Mix the primary colors together. Ever had one of those wheels where you spun it fast and it turned white? Don't think it works in GW though.

Sep 01, 2005, 08:25 AM // 08:25	#8
ayb Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: WTS SOUL PST Guild: Order of the Fly Profession: Mo/R	cheaper way to experiment with dye mixing (if you have the character slot) make a pvp-only character.

Sep 01, 2005, 09:58 PM // 21:58	#9
Mighty T Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: Mighty Mystics Profession: W/R	i attempted to mix dark blue at the other day, thought the blue + black will work. However, it became very bright, lighter blue instead.. I wonder if i apply black to a silver dye, will it be brighter too?

Sep 01, 2005, 10:29 PM // 22:29	#10
Xue Yi Liang Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005 Location: Northern CA Guild: Outlaws of the Water Margin Profession: Mo/Me	Crank up the Brightness and Contrast settings on your monitor - eventually you'll get white.

Sep 02, 2005, 01:08 AM // 01:08	#12
navymrgoodbar Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Team Hoax Profession: N/	Has anyone tried dye remover w/ black dye? I don't want to risk wasting money.

Sep 02, 2005, 07:59 AM // 07:59	#16
One and Two Jungle Guide Join Date: Aug 2005	ill give you guys the secret formula for white...since its so hard to sell at 5k (for profit) black+silver+silver+green

Sep 02, 2005, 11:47 AM // 11:47	#17
Numa Pompilius Grotto Attendant Join Date: May 2005 Location: At an Insit.. Intis... a house. Guild: Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF] Profession: W/Me	This should be obvious but... the GW engine can handle white. We know this, because you can have white on your capes. Why there isn't a white dye, I do not know. Might be something with the process of mixing various dyes which causes problems.

Sep 02, 2005, 01:12 PM // 13:12	#19
Esprit Desert Nomad Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Dvd Forums [DVDF] Profession: E/	The mesmer dyed, looks more like a silver and light purple, like they took a bunch of silvers and through it into one purple until you got that screenshot.