The beginning painter must understand that he or she will get nowhere fast without mastering the use of neutral color. Our world is made up neutral color. The Fauvists school of painting, at the beginning of the 20th century, used only straight, often just primary colors. Their movement only lasted a few years. Color is ment to be mixed and thus neutralized. Neutral color simply means a color's natural state has been modified, in most cases, by it's complementary (complete each other) color i.e. red is modified (neutralized) by green, blue by orange, yellow by violet etc. I also find that various violets are effective in neutralizing colors. Violet is everywhere. Skillful use of these blends make for good paintings.
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