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Just Six Paints: the (almost) double primary approach to a QoR color wheel

By Cathy Jennings

Type
Article
Level
Beginner
Price
Free
Published
2016
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About this lesson

Builds a full, saturated watercolor wheel from six paints chosen as warm- and cool-biased primaries, explaining why each pigment was picked (e.g. a greenish yellow for greens, a magenta for violets). Mixing swatches and the finished wheel show how pigment bias keeps secondaries clean.