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Color Mixing: Three Pigment Challenge

🎨 Master color mixing with a limited palette. In this watercolor exercise, Dan Marshall challenges you to create a charming country landscape using only Yellow Ochre, Permanent Alizarin Crimson, and French Ultramarine.

You’ll learn how to:

🖌️ Explore the relationships between three pigments to expand your color-mixing skills
🎨 Develop harmony and depth using a minimal palette
🌟 Experiment with layering, transparency, and blending in watercolor
📐 Build confidence in creating vibrant, cohesive landscapes with limited resources


Perfect for painters who want to strengthen their understanding of color, improve mixing accuracy, and embrace creative problem-solving.

🕒 Runtime: 30 minutes


This video was originally available on Dan's You tube Channel. We hope you enjoy this new addition to our library. 
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Dan Marshall

Dan Marshall is a nationally acclaimed watercolor artist, instructor, and demonstrator based in Denver, Colorado. Renowned for his plein air painting, Dan captures the immediacy and essence of landscapes, primarily creating his works on location. His art reflects a deep connection to the American West, inspired by rustic farms, working ranches, and the breathtaking scenery of Colorado and New Mexico. 

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