Article · Erin Hanson's Blog
How to Mix Vibrant Color
By Erin Hanson
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2023
About this lesson
Erin Hanson explains her studio method for saturated color: toning canvases with a complementary underpainting, sketching compositions with color notes first, and premixing a full palette from just four or five pigments before painting begins.
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