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January 2008 Painting Project: Limited Color Palette

Challenge yourself with this painting project.

By , About.com Guide

Using lots of colors isn't a recipe for success for a painting. On the contrary, often a painting can work better with only a few colors because there's more color harmony across the composition.

This project restricts the number of colors you can use in a painting (though not the subject of the painting) to just four hues. Specifically, lemon yellow, phthalo blue, burnt sienna, and white. It'll show you how much can be done with not even a handful of colors. Read the project instructions, then get painting!

Images 25-36 of 55

  1. M. Cuba by JayLimited colors painting project
  2. Transformation by Jitske KellyLimited Palette painting project
  3. Fish Tank by Tulika MukherjeeLimited colors painting project
  4. Tulips by Lena LevinLimited colors painting project
  5. Spring at the Rock by Michele ChambersLimited colors painting project
  6. Rocks by Dalhia CavazosLimited palette painting project
  7. Terns in Flight by John TothLimited colors painting project
  8. Caspian Sea by Zoe ZaltashLimited palette painting project
  9. The Gold Earring (Self-Portrait, Study in Sepia) by Lokelani ForrestLimited palette painting project
  10. Sea Stacks at Sunset by Frances TannerLimited palette painting project
  11. The Wood 2 by Anne ChafferLimited palette painting project
  12. Tuscan Escape by Colleen DalCantonLimited palette painting project
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