Quick Limited Palette Demo

Here is a quick demo using a limited palette of six tubes of paint.

This is to show that while the color mixing demonstrations in the previous three posts (Mixing Greens, Mixing Purples, Mixing Oranges) are all great practice exercises, we don’t really need all those colors to complete one painting. The colors in this demo are Lemon Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Titanium White, Ultramarine, Raw Sienna, and Alizarin Crimson.

Limited Palette Demo

Here’s the Result

I just did this very quickly on an 8×10″ canvas pad with oil as a quick study. I like the hazy look that happened by adding some pinks into the sky and lots of yellow light in the distance.

Give it a try!

I’d love to hear if you try this or are interested in classes like this in the future. If you are new to oil painting, check out my post on paint supplies here.