Color mixing paint

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a color chart with different shades of paint in each section and the colors below it

A limited palette of watercolors does not have to be limiting! Yes… I’m kind of pleased with myself for that sentence! But it’s true. You’ll be happy to know you don’t need that luxury box set of 80 colors to get fabulous mixing results with watercolors. However, it does take a little bit of care

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the different shades of watercolor are shown

"The colours I use for darks are 2 complimentary colors, Burnt Sienna & French Ultramarine is a classic mix. I sometimes use Winsor Green & Permanent Alizarin Crimson or Quinacridone Gold & Winsor Violet, any of these combinations make really rich darks. Just remember to add a lot more water for nice greys and more pigment for really rich and colourful darks, also try to let the colours mix on the paper not on the palette. I've attached a sample to give you an idea of how they mix on the…

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