[Aquanet] orphans in the palette

Patrick Davis peedee at nucleus.com
Fri Nov 6 10:10:56 EST 2009


NitaLeland wrote:
> In Exploring Color I wrote of combining colors into harmony triads 
> that shared similar paint characteristics.  Cerulean Blue is matched 
> up with Yellow Ocher and Indian Red, all very opaque colors that work 
> well together. Cobalt Blue is matched up with aureolin and rose madder 
> genuine or permanent rose for a delicate, light-filled palette. If 
> neither meets your expectations, then why have them on the palette?
I have them on the palette because I squeezed them out long ago, and am 
too cheap to throw them out. Also, I keep thinking, "Well, Pat, maybe 
someday a situation will arise where one of these is totally 
indispensible." Yeah, I buy the occasional lottery ticket too.

sigh
pat


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