The challenge of this project is to use a limited number of colors in a painting. You can choose whatever subject and size of canvas or paper you like, but you can only use these four colors: lemon yellow, phthalo blue, burnt sienna, and white (in the medium of your choice). You don't have to use the colors in equal proportions and you don't even have to use all four.
The colors weren't arbitrarily chosen, but rather selected because of the range of colors they can produce when used together. By physically mixing the colors and/or glazing, you'll be able to produce colors from a near-black to a pale gray, rich forest greens and browns, and daisy yellows. By adding in white, you'll change the lemon yellow, phthalo blue, burnt sienna from transparent to opaque colors.
The painting in the photo was done using (in order of quantity used) white, phthalo blue, and burnt sienna, plus a tiny touch of lemon yellow. See Painting Demo: Abstracted Seascape Using Limited Color Palette for a series of step-by-step photos taken during the creation of this painting.
Please note: New submissions for this project gallery are currently not being accepted. Check the list of monthly painting projects to see what the current project is.
The colors weren't arbitrarily chosen, but rather selected because of the range of colors they can produce when used together. By physically mixing the colors and/or glazing, you'll be able to produce colors from a near-black to a pale gray, rich forest greens and browns, and daisy yellows. By adding in white, you'll change the lemon yellow, phthalo blue, burnt sienna from transparent to opaque colors.
The painting in the photo was done using (in order of quantity used) white, phthalo blue, and burnt sienna, plus a tiny touch of lemon yellow. See Painting Demo: Abstracted Seascape Using Limited Color Palette for a series of step-by-step photos taken during the creation of this painting.
Please note: New submissions for this project gallery are currently not being accepted. Check the list of monthly painting projects to see what the current project is.