Alexandra -- Hmmmmm . . . .
Sanden does sell his colors, as you say.
However, he gives detailed instructions on how to mix each of his colors in his book, Painting The Head In Oil. Thus, you don't HAVE to buy his colors. If you can get a copy of his formulas, you can mix them from whatever you have on your palette without spending any more money.
I certainly don't want to sound like some kind of Sanden-champion, but he does seem to take a lot of flack. I've never studied with him, never met him. I've watched his instructional videos, and what he says makes as much sense as any of the other instructional videos that I've seen . . . in fact, more sense than some.
As I recall, I read somewhere that Marvin Mattelson premixes his colors and tubes them for his own use. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
I do not mean to throw mud with any of my comments. I said it earlier in this thread, and I mean it . . . I hold all of these artists in the highest regard, and I'm sure thier commission checks bear out their talent and ability. Bully for them.
And, bully for any other artist who finds a way to get where he's going from a color point of view. You're right when you say that each artist, over time, finds little paths in the bramble to which they stick mighty close.
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