Article · Kathleen Dunphy
Keeping It Simple: Using a Limited Palette
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2017
About this lesson
Kathleen Dunphy names her exact six-pigment palette (including Naples Yellow Deep and Cold Gray) and gives specific mixing recipes, such as ultramarine plus permanent red for near-black darks, arguing that a fixed limited palette forces more intentional, naturalistic color mixing.
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