Think about what evokes fantasy or dreamlike colors to you. Choose your own “dreamy” color palette to color the Unicorn artwork using any technique(s) you want. I hope this sparks some ideas for your Dreamy Unicorn. Each week we have a "color-along", and for this illustration I offered tips for coloring it. The gorgeous example shown is by Nicole Ziobro. I recently offered this illustration to my Facebook group (you really should join if you haven't already), and members have created beautiful artwork from this page. Have you had success with using a limited color palette? Share it in the comments below. It’s a great white to use for highlights, too.
This is an opaque glowing white keeps the vibrancy of the colors mixed into it so pale tints don’t become grayed down. I do not recommend using black out of the tube because it tends to make colors look dreary, but many artists like this convenience.Īdditional intense colors for specialized needs These are beautiful grays for toning down colors, and they look gorgeous when a bit of color is mixed into them.īlack. It’s ok to substitute paint brands, even if their color names differ somewhat.Īdditional neutral colors to consider for convenience For example, if you often paint landscapes consider adding a cool lemon yellow for mixing a wide range of greens. It’s ok to add one to two extra colors as your artistic needs lead you. Make black by mixing Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Umber Notice that the Fuchsia, Ultramarine blue, and the Viridian green are transparent colors the others are opaque.īob Ross Soft Titanium White, or any brand It includes a warm and a cool version of reds and blues, a yellow, a green, and three neutrals. From the following eight tubes I find I can mix anything, from vibrant to dull, from dark to light, and across the spectrum of hues. I have experimented with various color palettes and paint brands over the years, but recently curated my favorite palette so far.
You can more easily control your values and color temperatures.įewer paint tubes are easier to store and haul around, and simpler to set up on your palette.įewer color puddles on your palette leave more room for mixing. Fewer colors means fewer color variations, so your painting’s colors will be unified. You’ll know how your colors will look when mixed together, giving you confidence in your choices.
It simplifies color mixing because you have fewer choices to consider for getting the results you want. These colors created the glowing jewel tones that are characteristic of Kleo Kats.
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Kindred Spirits, the newest addition to the series was painted with “my favorite oil color palette” listed below which consists only of eight colors. My series of cat paintings, Kleo Kats, are examples of limited palette paintings. Most masterful artists, past and present, sing the praises of a limited palette. Twelve or fewer colors qualify as a limited palette. Painting with a limited palette means selecting the fewest paint tubes possible to achieve the widest range of mixed colors on the visible spectrum.
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