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Richard Budig · 03-28-2005, 10:49 PM

Odd, and fun, to see this thread still going.

Over the last several months, I've begun modifying my palette away from Greene's. I've moved more to Indian and Venetian for reds, yellow ocher, and burnt sienna pretty much round out this palette. Greens can be mixed from various colors when needed for neutralizing, and I've begun using a mix of black and raw umber, lightened in about seven values from DARK to very light. I use these as a general neutralizer.

Another good palette, especially for delicate female skin tones, is very limited: A darker Naples yellow, Rose Madder (for those who are afraid of fugitive alizarin), and Cerulean blue, with white, of course. Actually, you can mix the yellow and blue in varioius proportions to make a good neutralizing green. You can get those slightly bluish/greenish cool tones, aw well as some soft oranges and pinks with these few colors.

03-28-2005, 10:49 PM	#35
Richard Budig Juried Member Joined: Oct 2002 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 260	Kinda getting away from Greene's palette Odd, and fun, to see this thread still going. Over the last several months, I've begun modifying my palette away from Greene's. I've moved more to Indian and Venetian for reds, yellow ocher, and burnt sienna pretty much round out this palette. Greens can be mixed from various colors when needed for neutralizing, and I've begun using a mix of black and raw umber, lightened in about seven values from DARK to very light. I use these as a general neutralizer. Another good palette, especially for delicate female skin tones, is very limited: A darker Naples yellow, Rose Madder (for those who are afraid of fugitive alizarin), and Cerulean blue, with white, of course. Actually, you can mix the yellow and blue in varioius proportions to make a good neutralizing green. You can get those slightly bluish/greenish cool tones, aw well as some soft oranges and pinks with these few colors.