Does your watercolour palette have room for six or twelve colours. The picture on the web site looks like it has only room for six colours. So, if that is true, what do you do with the other six colours.
Richard
I take it that you are referring to the six arrow- shaped mixing wells. These six are intended as guidance towards the mixing of a wide range of greens, oranges and violets. Such mixes can then be placed into the outer wells for further modification if required. The six principal colours., the two reds, two yellows and the two blues are labeled to correspond with the six arrow-shaped mixing wells. The additional six colours. can be placed as follows:
Phthalocyanine Blue is a transparent green-blue which can be placed into the well normally occupied, by Cerulean Blue, an opaque green-blue. If Cerulean Blue is also in use this alternative green-blue can be placed in the square well immediately behind the 'tail' of the 'arrow' shaped well. See X in the illustration.
Phthalocyanine Green is an intense transparent green, best placed into the well simply marked 'green'.
Yellow Ochre and Raw Sienna are both neutralized (or dulled) orange-yellows and can be placed in the orange-yellow well or directly behind it.
Burnt Sienna can go in the 'orange' well as it is a darkened version of this hue.
White , which is essential for the creation of a range of unique tints, can be used from any of the corner wells. Full guidance is provided in the booklet which comes with the palette.
