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Keeping It Simple: Using a Limited Palette

By Kathleen Dunphy

Type
Article
Level
Intermediate
Price
Free
Published
2017
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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.