In-studio shot of my colorful palette and paintbrushes. Laying out the colors is always the first step to getting a painting going.
I have a standard set of colors that I use and then add to them as the painting develops. I try to stick to about 12 colors from the tube and then mix them to get the exact shade I want.
Mixing colors is the most basic skill of painting. In art school we spent whole days just mixing colors to exactly match objects, it was tedious but challenging and very useful in the long run.
If you'd like to see how these bright beautiful colors all come together in my landscape artwork, be sure to check out all the art in my online art studio...
