My Palette
About my palette
- I like to use a porcelain palette in my studio. I have a plastic version for outdoors.
- My paint is arranged with the warm side of the color wheel on one side and the cool side of the color wheel on the other.
- I use only artist grade paints from a variety of manufacturers. My decision is based on the affinity I have for a particular manufacturer’s version of a specific color.
- Some of the colors on my palette I use frequently, some average, and a few occasionally.
Current Palette
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My Paints
These are the paints currently on my palette. The paints are sorted by manufacturer. I have indicated the frequency of use with the description “High use”, “Average use”, or “Low use”.
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Holbein Colors
Royal Blue
High use
Peacock Blue
Low use
Cobalt Blue
High use
Pyrrole Red
High use
Sap Green
High use
Permanent Green No.1
Average use
Daniel Smith Colors
Quinacridone Coral
Average use
Quinacridone Gold
High use
Quinacridone Burnt Orange
High use
Cobalt Violet
Low use
Raw Umber
Average use
Viridian Green
Low Use
DaVinci Colors
Hansa Yellow Light Lemon
Average use
Mauve
Low use
Rose Madder Quinacridone
High use
Cobalt Turquoise
Low use
American Journey Colors
Halloween Orange
Low use
Quinacridone Violet
Average use
Manganese Blue
Low use
Gamboge Hue
Average use
Raw Sienna
High use
Alizarin Crimson Quinacridone
High use
Cerulean Blue
High Use
Ultramarine Blue
High use
Winsor Newton
Payne’s Gray
High use (value studies)