All that being said, don't everybody go leaping off of precipices, over this system that is second nature to some and unknown to many.
When I'm indoors, it's a modified Paxton palette, but when the French easel goes out to the river bluff country next weekend, it will be stocked with a warm and cool version of blue, yellow, and red, with enough premixed grays to manipulate the chroma in any value range. A lot of white, a half-dozen brushes. Light, effective, harmonious -- and fun.
Notwithstanding the famous book title -- "Blue and Yellow Don't Make Green" -- they do. Don't throw away what's working for you, for the kind of painting that you do.
But remain open to any of the myriad tips and tricks available through other approaches. Steal the best of them, and make your mark.
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