LIMITED PALETTES · COMPLETE WORKFLOWS

Choose paints by the jobs they need to do

A useful palette is a system, not a shopping list. These guides connect each tube to a role, a working sequence, a set of target recipes, and exercises that reveal where the palette succeeds or runs out of range.

6 PAINT ROLES · 3 EXERCISES

Portrait palette

Build related skin, hair, cloth, background, light, and shadow mixtures from six useful paint roles instead of chasing a single universal skin-tone formula.

7 PAINT ROLES · 3 EXERCISES

Landscape palette

Mix coherent outdoor color with a warm and cool path through yellow, blue, earth, white, and a restrained red rather than carrying a separate tube for every green.

6 PAINT ROLES · 3 EXERCISES

Miniature palette

Plan basecoat, shadow, highlight, accent, and repeatable intermediate steps for miniatures while accounting for tiny batches, strong pigments, and the color of the primer.