Adding Phthalo Blue To The Palette

Adding Phthalo

9x8 oil on black canvas

Work in Progress.

A more decorative style painting
with a brighter palette.

Artist Note.

This is a demo of the same limited palette
as in the last two posts
but replacing
Ultramarine Blue with Phthalo Blue
and
Alizarin Perm with Magenta.

First, I paint right on the front of 
the clear glass jug 
with my Phthalo blue and then a
bit of the yellow  to make it greener
for another layer in the middle.
Why?...because I didn't
have anything in the right color
large enough to hold the peonies.

Painted front of a clear glass jug

A quick block-in

This is not going to work but I did not 

know it yet. The changes I ended up

making are pretty obvious.

See a few of the new color charts below.

This is still based on the previous 

limited palette but replacing the 

Ultra blue and Alizarin.

REASON?

Sometimes, what you need/want to paint

cannot be managed with just one

limited palette. 

If you are painting near the coast for 

example, the aqua of the water

will need a green/blue.

Lively spring greens have a freshness

which the red in the Ultramarine blue

neutralizes too much. 

To make clear purples the Phthalo needs 

a cooler red than the Alizarin so a substitute

with the Magenta works perfectly.

Cad Yellow light

Orange 

Magenta

Phthalo Blue

Black

Titanium White

Of the two limited palettes the majority

of artists making them preferred this one.

Most likely because we live in a very sunny climate

with lots of Turquoise and earth colors.

They also found that different brands make

different results.