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Mixing

Mixing notes built around a real set of tubes: which combinations stay clean, which granulate, which grey down without turning to mud, and what each mixture costs you in transparency.

Sep 12, 2026

Yellow ochre, burnt sienna, Venetian red: three tubes that cover half of painting

These three earths were the entire palette of European oil painting for two centuries, and they still do more work than any other group in watercolour.

Burnt sienna · earth-trio · First sheet

300 gsm Not applicable
50 min · 8′

Sep 10, 2026

A three-pigment triad that actually mixes cleanly

Most palette advice lists twelve colours and calls it a limited palette.

Ultramarine · triad · First sheet

300 gsm Not applicable
60 min · 8′

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