Get the Apelles palette color mixing cheat sheet when you join my newsletter via link in bio. Follow @nic.thurman for more painting tips and tutorials. THE BASICS OF COLOR THEORY HUE The term hue simply means a particular color. PRIMARY COLORS The primary colors: red, yellow, and blue are the foundation of the color wheel. Nothing can be mixed to create these colors, but they are mixed to create all other colors on the wheel. SECONDARY COLORS Secondary colors come from mixing the primaries, yell

What is the Apelles palette? Follow @nic.thurman for more painting tips and tutorials. ORIGIN: This is a palette I learned from Odd Nerdrum. It is named after the legendary Ancient Greek painter Apelles who was court painter of Macedonia. PALETTE: The palette used by Apelles consisted of only four colors: white, black, yellow, and red. WHY USE IT? The great beauty of this palette is in its simplicity. It is meant to reflect nature which is why there aren’t any extremely vibrant colors such as ul