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Stop Guessing Which Colors to Buy

With acrylic paint lines offering anywhere from 80 to 150 colors, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. In this course, I'll show you how I narrow those choices down to just seven workhorse colors that form the foundation of my palette.

Starting with just six colors plus Titanium White, you can mix a surprisingly wide range of colors. As your skills develop, you can expand your palette with the remaining colors covered in the course and PDF.

The colors I recommend are based on decades of experience with acrylic painting, studying color theory, and working in the printing industry. My goal is to help you spend less time deciding which paints to buy and more time painting.

What You'll Learn

Build a practical acrylic palette with confidence. In this course, you'll learn which colors are essential, how to choose suitable substitutes, and how to expand your palette as your painting skills develop.

  • Build a versatile palette starting with just 7 workhorse colors.

  • Learn the role of all 16 colors in my acrylic palette.

  • Choose suitable substitute colors across different paint brands.

  • Understand pigment codes, opacity, and "Hue" colors.

  • Download a printable palette reference with pigment codes and opacity ratings.

  • Understand opacity, transparency, and when they matter.c

  • Save money by buying the colors you actually need.

  • Select colors that are the workhorses of color mixing

Course curriculum

    1. Introduction & PDF Download

    2. Student Acrylics, Substitutions & Hue Colors

    3. Paint Storage & Palette Optionts

    1. Yellows

    2. Red & Magenta

    3. Blues

    4. Titanium White

    1. Why I have extra colors on my palette

    2. Warm Colors

    3. Cool Colors

    4. Earth Colors

    1. Conclusion

    2. How to Read Pigment Codes

    3. How to Mix 9 Standard Tube Colors

    4. 5 Essential Ultramarine Blue Color Mixing Formulas

    5. Acrylic Color Mixing Chart Explained

    6. 3 Easy Ways to Mix Black Paint

    7. Why I Don’t Use Alizarin Crimson and What I Use Instead

About this course

  • $15.00
  • 18 lessons
  • 0.5 hours of video content

Printable Acrylic Palette Reference

Keep a printable reference of all 16 colors, including pigment codes, opacity ratings, and the 7 highlighted workhorse colors. It's a handy guide when organizing your palette or shopping for new paints.

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Practical Color Mixing Tips

Discover useful tips throughout the course, including how to mix Burnt Umber from Burnt Sienna and vice versa.