The colors are recognizably named, such
as alizarin crimson, ultramarine and yellow ochre.
Not exact matches
I use lamp black
as a dramatic accent
as well, placing the pure black in a part of the painting that is already devoted to very dark mixed blacks (
alizarin crimson and phthalo green or ultramarine blue and burnt umber for example).
Alizarin Crimson and Pthalo Green sit side - by - side,
as do Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Sienna and Burnt Umber.
These include the powerhouse reds, such
as Carmine and
Alizarin Crimson.
And still, it is not hopeless: the bodies are punctuated with lively
alizarin nipples and bold yellow hair, and the support between the figures is poignant
as they become one body instead of two.