Paint Palette Mistakes Artists need to know.
GETTING YOUR PAINT PALETTE READY
One of the fundamentals I learned in undergrad art school as a first year student was have a clean palette.
Making sure there were no leftover paint that could eventually undermine my painting. This is the first tip, and it is simple keep your paint palette clean and clear. And trust me that has lived with me.
Always have the right kind of palette to start off with. Your palette should be non-porous to prevent absorption of oil from the paint. Palettes come in a variety of different materials from glass to wood.
My personal preference is the NIUBEE CLEAR PALETTE as shown below. I have found this palette the easiest to clean and best for mixing colors.
Slowly start off in the beginning, then add more colors as you become more experienced. Color choices for a limited palette vary from artist to artist.
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Here are the colors of my palette: Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow Pale, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Orange, Phthalo Blue, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Cadmium Red Medium, Phthalo Green, Titanium White, Ivory Black.
I recommend purchasing 1.25 oz tubes of all colors except Titanium White. Purchase a larger tube of Titanium White, as you will be using more of this color.
Try getting into the habit of laying out your colors the same way every time you paint. This is just good practice and keeps the painting process flowing nicely. Arrange your colors along the edges of your palette leaving a lot of room in the center for mixing.
Continuously squeezing out paint especially when you are working, it makes you less productive. Always squeeze a lot of paint on the palette, especially white paint as you will need a lot during painting.
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Always try to include all of the colors you think you will need to complete that session of painting as well. Again, this will make you more productive.
When I add paint to the palette, I have found that squeezing the paint out in long lines, as opposed to puddles, keeps my colors cleaner.
When you have puddles of paint, they tend to get soiled by other colors when mixing. With a long line of paint, you can just take paint from the end as needed and not dirty the rest. Keep some rags or paper towels handy for wiping your palette knife clean.
This tip is important and a good idea to continuously wipe your palette clean during the painting process. There is nothing more frustrating then trying to remove dried up oil paint.
Always Keep some alcohol handy in order to keep the mixing area of your palette clean.You can get more tips from this magazine below the Artist's Pallet is a also a very helpful resource.
These painting Tips, are easy to use when starting out as a fresh painter, I hope the help in organizing your palette....Good luck with your painting project.
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Miabo Enyadike
