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Mixing Dark Greens/Perylene Green Alternatives

December 30, 2023September 21, 2023 by Billy Idyll

A few months ago I mixed up some bright greens with my various greens/blues and yellows. This time, I decided to try intentionally to mix dark greens, using either dark blues with yellows, or phthalo greens with reds to mute them.

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Categories Mixes Tags color alternatives, green, mixing chart, perylene green

Mix Your Own Burnt Umber Lookalike

December 19, 2024August 22, 2023 by Billy Idyll

While I think that Da Vinci Burnt Umber has quite a nice color – for a brown – I have trouble motivating myself to find space on my palette for many earth tones, when there are so many brights to choose from that are more compelling to me! So here are my attempts to find a lookalike mix from my palette.

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Categories Mix Your Own Tags brown, burnt umber, color alternatives, mixing chart 2 Comments

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