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    Which Colours Should I Use

    Jun 21, 2017 4 minutes
    By Leonie Norton

    I work with a basic limited palette of primary colours, three warms and three cools.

    WARM

    Cadmium Yellow
    Cadmium Red
    French Ultramarine

    COOL

    Cadmium Lemon
    Permanent Rose
    Cerulean Blue

    The six colours will make a minimum of 450 colours. Painting a colour chart is an excellent way to learn about paint, water and brush control. If there is any ‘secret’ to using watercolour it is all about the amount of water used. Colour charts use a two colour mix to immediately identify the colours required.

    Other colours I use frequently are Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna and Sepia. While it is possible

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