What are some basic acrylic colors for an artist to begin with?

Question

i am talking about the colors most often used by an artists who uses acrylics, ie Cadmium Yellow, Dioxazine Purple, et cet. Thanks.

Answer 1

In our class, we start with Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Lemon Yellow (sometimes called Cadmium Yellow Lemon), Cadmium Yellow Medium, and Titanium White. From these basic colors you can create pretty much any color, including black (Ult Blue, Lem Yellow, Aliz Crimson). You should use these to create a color chart, first mixing the secondar colors (2 greens, 2 purples, and 2 oranges), then the tertiary colors (browns and black).

Answer 2

I don't think this question makes a whole lot of sense. Could you add details??

You probably want to buy some acryllics at an art store. Ask what kind is the best and/or least expensive.

Obvious choices would be black, white, red, blue, and yellow. You might want to try something metallicy and get colors that you'll use a lot.

Answer 3

Go for a well known brand from an art supplies store rather than cheap non branded such as the cheap chinese paints you get in dime stores etc, as the pigment in a good brand such as Liquitex or Windsor and Newton will be stronger and purer, which will make it easier for you to mix colours, and also the texture will be consistent which will make them easier to work with. Ask at an art store for recommendations depending on the brand, you want pure red, yellow and blue, which will allow you to mix orange, green and purple and probably a pure black, rather than a grey black and a white, like a titanium white, whcih will allow you to play with tones.

Also, it may sound silly but it is well worth picking up a colour mixing book if you're starting out, it will help guide you with ratios for the shades you want and will help stop expensive mistakes using large amounts of your precious paints!

Answer 4

Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Green

Answer 5

CYMK + B> sorry a print chart in my head
Cyan , Yellow, Magenta, + Black + White + Red + Green
+ burnt sienna + burnt umber
are colours I could not do without

Cyan + Yellow make a nice green
Magenta and Cyan make a purple
Yellow and Magenta

Answer 6

Start with a nice blueish red, a royal blue and a medium yellow. Also, grab a black and white and brown.

Answer 7

yellow, blue and red. The basic of basics.

Answer 8

Red, blue, yellow, white and black. You can make any other colours with those.

Answer 9

get whatever you like the best.youre the artist.you should probably get your primaries though and heaps and heaps of white and black.get the colors that inspire you to paint,enjoy!

Answer 10

mistress piper is correct ... Most can be mixed from those ...having ochres and umbers and siennas can be a luxury that helps... but she has named the essentials ..