That 3,400 year old fish
A muted palette for Week 31's mixes and artwork
The muted palette that I shared for Week 31 wasn’t taken from a painting, but from a small ceramic fish that’s almost 3,400 years old.
It blows my mind that something that appears so contemporary is still in one piece with the glaze painted onto it by an Egyptian craftsman in the time of the Pharaohs still showing clearly.
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Mixing
In this short video, I’m mixing the colours Soft Grey, Chocolate Brown, Sand & Purple Grey using Golden Artist Colour QoR acrylics.
Artwork
I created something linked to the theme of “Ocean” with the colours of Week 31, a decorative crab.
Can you spot the cardboard tube stamping?
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