The basic pallet

Theoretically, it's possible to create all the colors of the chromatic circle with only the primary colors (blue, red, yellow). But this is only the result we can get in optics. When we speak about painting, the result is different. It is mainly due to chemical reactions between the pigments that compose the mixture. That's why you will have to buy more than these three colors. You will find in the shops more than 100 different colors. Unless you have a specific need, you will do what you want with about ten colors only without being stuck to create a mixture. So, here is the basic pallet we advice you to use :
Ultramarine

Lemon-yellow
Yellow ochre

Alizarin crimson
Natural umber

Cadmium red
Charcoal grey

Windsor violet
Cadmium yellow
Titanium white
By the way, you will notice that we never spoke about black. We are not selecting this color in our basic pallet because the beginners could unwisely use it. Actually, it can be easy to use the black color to draw the shadows for example, but if you look closely, you will see that these shadows are composed by some other colors. The black is never part of these colors. Moreover, the black is not part of the natural colors...
The only times where you will use the black color will be to paint an artificial black object. You should always prepare your basic colors on your pallet before starting a painting. You will avoid, while concentrating yourself, to use a replacement color just because it's not ready... The ideal pallet will be a pallet where the center is used for the mixtures and the basic colors on the edge.
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