My Studio: December 5, 2010 / New Paints

These are my new Open Acrylics. Golden has a suggested six color palette. They are in the closest row with Bone Black to the left. I use black sparingly, but do like to have it available. Many of the colors in the second tier will be used and perhaps not replaced. They were purchased before I discovered the basic six color scheme. In the last row I've got The five iridescent colors that are available in Open Acrylics. The two tubes on the right are Fine Silver and Stainless Steel Golden iridescent colors from their standard line. They can be mixed with the Open Acrylics, but will dry more quickly, of course.

 

I am determined to keep the number of colors down. In that way I can get the economy of buying the larger tubes. Also, I can now put several colors on my palette and work freely without having to worry about everything just up and drying within an hour. When I painted with alkyds I used a similar palette that W+N had suggested. It worked very well. See my notes about the colors.

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