Keight MacLean's Potrait Palette

Keight MacLean's Potrait PaletteI have been painting portraits for many years and have tried a lot of different combinations of colours. Years ago I fell in love with the Zorn palette (Titanium white, Cadmium red, Yellow ochre and Ivory Black) and was shocked by how much you could accomplish with just a few colours. Over the years since Ive branched out some, adding a few browns and the unbleached titanium for ease of mixing, as well as Paynes Grey to be able to get the blues,

Liquids Phthalo Green Blue Shade

Pigment notes: Quinacridone Magenta is a staple of the contemporary painter's palette

is an in-depth

and full handlingmakes it a strong choice for glazing

Pigment notes: Ivory black (bone black) is a staple of all painters palettes

Combine with High Viscosity or Liquid acrylic colours at a 1:1 ratio

Pigment notes: Chrome oxide green is the product of 19th century innovation

Transparent Pyrrole Red Medium is part of Tri-Art Liquids

Magenta Light is a bright

is easy to manipulate

and deep colour mixes

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