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PALETTES FOR ART

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Painters have leaned on tight, limited palettes for centuries — fewer colours mean more harmony. Here are five classics and how to mix them.

A limited palette forces colours to relate to each other. Start with three or four and mix everything else — your work will hold together automatically.

Further reading — the painters & their palettes
Palette (painting)Wikipedia Anders Zorn (Zorn palette)Wikipedia ImpressionismWikipedia Whistler (Nocturnes)Wikipedia