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As a digital artist, having a palette that’s ready to use ultimately saves a lot of time. That’s why finding a great color palette is so important. I hope this will give you a good starting point when it comes to choosing your palette of colors and the available brands of paint that are out there.Color plays a huge rule in bringing artwork to life, and it even has the power to change the overall mood of your piece. Again it boils down to a personal choice. I agree (for the most part) with statements on this site. In the following link a rather extensive review is given regarding many of the popular brands of paint with pros and cons. I enjoy some colors in one brand as opposed to the same in another. Good paints produce better color mixtures. Price is a pretty good indicator as to quality. In my opinion, buy the best you can afford. Just as deciding on which colors to buy, choosing within what brands can also be daunting from the amount of choices. In time you will find which colors fit your own aesthetics. So having some optional colors expands your color range. Some colors have unique pigments and the way they behave in a mixture can’t be duplicated with this basic set. I like having a variety such as the various earth tones in the dull orange and brown ranges such as Burnt Sienna or Transparent Oxide Red and Burnt Umber. In time, you can add other colors to this basic set. ![]() Stop relying on all those printed color wheels and charts. If you were a hair stylist you couldn’t call yourself one if you never cut hair. This is where actually taking your paint and mixing colors is beneficial. Sometimes when working with these pigments a compliment that is not directly across may produce a more pleasing result. In theory those colors are opposite on the color wheel. To dull the intensity you mix their compliments. Likely you will not be painting with such vivid colors.
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