Interesting post. I use just three colours + white (yellow ochre, Ultramarine and crimson).
I'm scared to overcomplicate things by adding more colours plus I love the act of mixing and trying to match what I see.
Interesting post. I use just three colours + white (yellow ochre, Ultramarine and crimson).
I'm scared to overcomplicate things by adding more colours plus I love the act of mixing and trying to match what I see.
That's really all you need, referred to as limited palette. Will be going more into this on a post tommorow. Mixing your own colors is really fun, I just end up waisting more than I use ;). With more practice I'm sure I'd get better at it. There are a few options you should consider adding, not necessarily as an every time thing, magnesium violet and phthalo blue. The violet makes for a great shadow mixer and the phthalo transitions into that blueish green much smoother than ultramarine. My personal opinion ;)
I don't waste too much paint with the mixing but I do with the paint (acrylic) drying on the palette before I get a chance to use it. The only down side. I'm ordering tubes of those 2 colours - particularly interested to see how the blue performs. Cheers.
Yeah, that was one of the main reasons I switch to oils. Could be weeks before it's dry lol