My Palette

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is one of my palettes.  The other is a Robert E Wood palette, which is a rectangle instead of a circle. 

 

 

These are my three favorite colors:

                Winsor Yellow  

                Permanent Rose – Winsor Newton

                Winsor Blue (Green Shade)

Also on my palette are:

                Winsor Lemon

                Winsor Orange

                Winsor Dioxazine Violet

                Cobalt Blue

                French Ultramarine Blue

                Winsor Green (Blue Shade)

                Skip’s Green – Cheap Joes (or Thalo Yellow Green, Grumbacher)

                Alizarin Crimson

                Quinacridone Gold & Quinacridone Magenta

                Daniel Smith Pthalo Turquoise

*(Most of my paints are Winsor & Newton brand, but I also like Daniel Smith, Grumbacher and Cheep Joe’s products.) 

 

When I am using a limited palette, I usually pick 3 colors, for instance:

Winsor Yellow, Permanent Rose, Winsor Blue Green Shade

Thalo Yellow Green (Skip’s Green), Permanent Rose, Winsor Blue Green Shade, Winsor Violet

Winsor Lemon, Alizarin Crimson, Winsor Green Blue Shade

Winsor Orange*, Winsor Green – Blue Shade, Winsor Dioxazine Violet 

 

Using a limited palette is great.  It will teach you how the different colors interact with each other, how to get the most varied results with the least hue choices, and how to get very subtle neutrals by mixing on your palette, or by glazing layers on your paper. 

There are limitless combinations to try, all with different results. 

I prefer to use transparent staining hues that way I can use lots of glazing (thin layers wet over dry)