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Old 02-03-2004, 12:01 PM   #3
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Choosing your colors

Hi -

Right now, being new, I sometimes look up the colors used in an artist's painting and apply it to my own.

For example, I have Roberta Clark's portrait book which lists different mixtures she uses. I am currently working on a portrait in which I am using a limited palette. I started with her colors, and added a few I needed.

This is helping me to expand my color vocabulary.
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