My limited palette for figure painting/ portraiture

 

Basic mixes

1. Ivory Black (Old Holland)

2. Raw Umber (Old Holland)

3. purple mix

4. green mix

5. blue mix

6. Chinese Vermillion (Sennelier)

7. orange mix

8. Yellow Ochre Light (Old Holland)

9. "brilliant highlight" - Titanium White & Yellow Ochre Light

10. Titanium White (Old Holland)

Shadow mixes

11. warm underpainting mix - Ultramarine Blue & Transparent Red Oxide - both Beckers 

12. darkest dark shadow mix - Ivory Black & Chinese Vermillion 

13. shadow mix - Ivory Black & Chinese Vermillion & Yellow Ochre Light

Flesh mixes

14. pink flesh mix 

15. yellow flesh mix

16. cool/ grey flesh mix

17. "magic brown" - nondescript mix for transitions, using between strong colour areas & greying down flesh tones