Are you interested in experimenting with a limited palette? When it comes down to it, most beginners believe that it is possible to create a work of art, with only three colors. This is true, but sometimes, a painting can be more effective, if you’re willing to add a few more. Of course, this doesn’t mean you have to break the formula and add an excessive number of colors. Instead, it is wise to select and paint with several different shades of blue, red and yellow. This will give your painting much more diversity, despite only using basic colors.
For blues, it is wise to select a dark blue and a lighter blue. For instance, you may wish to paint, with cobalt blue and ultramarine blue. This will provide you with the colors needed to paint a piece, with all of the necessary tints and values. It is possible to replace the ultramarine, with phthalocyanine blue, or simple phtahlo blue. Of course, I tend to steer away from this color, since it can overwhelm a mixture very quickly. If you do use phthalo blue, be sure to use it in small increments.
Again, with reds, it is wise to select a pair, such as cadmium red and alizarin crimson. The cadmium will give you the ability to make lighter colors, while the alizarin crimson will work wonderful, with phtahlo blue or ultramarine blue to create some very effective and emotional shadows.
Yellows are the same, but I’ve found it possible to work with a single yellow, at times. A good cadmium yellow light will do the trick, but you may also want to toss in regular cadmium yellow. The light yellow will allow you to push your colors back into the atmosphere and create depth, when painting a landscape. On the other hand, Hansa or Azo yellow can replace cadmium light. Both work tremendously well.
Whites don’t matter too much really. Some painters like to darken the mixtures with some sort of black, but I generally avoid it and usually don’t feel the need. Painting in this manner will force you to learn how to properly mix colors and will create for a painting, which is harmonized. Have fun and give it a try!
For blues, it is wise to select a dark blue and a lighter blue. For instance, you may wish to paint, with cobalt blue and ultramarine blue. This will provide you with the colors needed to paint a piece, with all of the necessary tints and values. It is possible to replace the ultramarine, with phthalocyanine blue, or simple phtahlo blue. Of course, I tend to steer away from this color, since it can overwhelm a mixture very quickly. If you do use phthalo blue, be sure to use it in small increments.
Again, with reds, it is wise to select a pair, such as cadmium red and alizarin crimson. The cadmium will give you the ability to make lighter colors, while the alizarin crimson will work wonderful, with phtahlo blue or ultramarine blue to create some very effective and emotional shadows.
Yellows are the same, but I’ve found it possible to work with a single yellow, at times. A good cadmium yellow light will do the trick, but you may also want to toss in regular cadmium yellow. The light yellow will allow you to push your colors back into the atmosphere and create depth, when painting a landscape. On the other hand, Hansa or Azo yellow can replace cadmium light. Both work tremendously well.
Whites don’t matter too much really. Some painters like to darken the mixtures with some sort of black, but I generally avoid it and usually don’t feel the need. Painting in this manner will force you to learn how to properly mix colors and will create for a painting, which is harmonized. Have fun and give it a try!
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