Wednesday, September 22, 2010

The Zorn Palette

Last night was my first stab at using the Zorn Palette. This is a set of colors named after Swedish painter, Anders Zorn.... because that's what he used. It consists of ivory black, white, yellow ochre*, and some kind of obnoxiously bright red (vermillion, or in my case, cadmium red light).


* This is yellow ochre, for the color-impaired.


Anders Zorn Self Portrait

The range of colors you can get with the Zorn palette is pretty amazing, though the study I did (below) doesn't fully demonstrate that. I hadn't used a limited palette in way too long, it was so fun. There is definitely freedom in simplicity. I may have another go with it on Saturday at the five hour class.


3 hour figure study with the Zorn Palette
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  1. Little JohnOctober 1, 2010 at 10:55 AM

    Wow, where is the ochre used? I can guess...the center piece of the tie? Some of the flesh (if the palette is REALLY limited)...?

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  2. NatalieOctober 2, 2010 at 1:58 PM

    Yeah, definitely in the skin. The tie was probably ochre and black, it makes a kind of green. And probably the coat, too. :)

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