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    The limited palette

    Jun 17, 2022 4 minutes

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    ■ Learn that less is much more

    ■ Make colour charts

    ■ Get to know your paints better

    When I first started painting I was overwhelmed by the selection of colours available. I must have had a tube of paint for every occasion to avoid mixing as much as possible. An artist friend suggested I should find myself a basic palette and learn the nuts and bolts of tonal value before worrying over colour. The Zorn palette was among his many suggestions, and I must admit that using fewer colours gave me a good introduction to value, and the basics of colour mixing.

    Having seen the work of Anders Zorn I was

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