What colors make a good basic palette?
A. The actual names of the colors may vary according to medium and brand, but you can mix good clean colors every time using a warm and a cool of each primary color if you learn the split-primary color-mixing system. These six colors will do the job: Alizarin Crimson, Quinacridone Magenta or Permanent Rose; Winsor Red or Permanent Red; New Gamboge, Indian Yellow or Cadmium Yellow Medium; Winsor or Cadmium Lemon (not nickel titanium); Winsor Blue (Green Shade) or Phthalo Blue (Green Shade); French Ultramarine. See also Exploring Color pp. 48-49 and Basic Color Mixing video.
