Here is a good list of colors for practical work. The first eight are
enough for every purpose; but add, if you wish, purple and orange. Moist
colors in pans are best. There are many different kinds of red, green,
blue and brown paints; and as you may be puzzled and not know what to
get, the names of the best hues of these particular colors are also
given. The most useful paints in this list are yellow ochre, light red,
Vandyke brown and Payne’s gray. Learn to work with them, use them often
and see the beautiful effects they produce. Delicate tints are made with
thin washes of yellow ochre and light red. Vandyke brown makes a variety
of pleasing tints.
Use the bright colors sparingly.
You do not need a black paint. Payne’s gray with either brown, blue,
crimson or green gives rich dark tones. Payne’s gray is also useful in
shadows and shading other colors. For the different kinds of greens, mix
yellow ochre, blue or brown with Hooker’s green. Use thin washes of
light red and blue for the gray of distances and clouds.
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│ A USEFUL LIST OF WATER-COLORS │
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│ ·COLORS· ·WHAT·TO·ASK·FOR·IN·THE·SHOP·│
│1 YELLOW YELLOW OCHRE │
│2 BRIGHT YELLOW GAMBOGE │
│3 RED LIGHT RED │
│4 CRIMSON CRIMSON LAKE │
│5 BROWN VANDYKE BROWN │
│6 BLUE NEW BLUE OR ULTRAMARINE │
│7 GREEN HOOKER’S GREEN No. 1 │
│8 GRAY PAYNE’S GRAY │
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│ —Supplementary— │
│ │
│9 PURPLE MAUVE │
│10 ORANGE ORANGE-VERMILION │
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