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Zorn Palette Sketches

🎨 Master the art of restraint. In this 2+ hour gouache demo, Brandon Gonzales challenges you to work within the iconic Zorn palette—a limited color set that includes titanium white, yellow ochre, alizarin crimson, and ivory black. Through three focused sketches, you’ll deepen your understanding of grayscale foundations while exploring the complexities of color temperature and relationships.


You’ll learn how to:
🎯 Build tonal harmony and mood using a minimal palette
🖌️ Apply color temperature shifts to create depth and interest
🧠 Expand your grayscale knowledge into full-color compositions
⚖️ Achieve expressive results with intentional color choices


Ideal for artists looking to refine their color mixing skills and embrace the challenge of working with a limited palette. 🕒 Runtime: 2+ hours

  • Brandon Gonzales

    Instructor
  • Advanced

    Difficulty
Meet your instructor

Brandon Gonzales

After graduating from Art Center College of Design, Brandon has spent 10 years working as a matte painter and concept artist in the entertainment industry. His unique artistic background has helped him develop a sharp eye for detail, evident in his expressive brush strokes and the accurate, yet stunning colors of his more recent traditional paintings. His years working as a matte painter has nurtured an uncommon ability to see complexities and nuances around him. This ability coupled with his painterly style results in an uncommon freshness and energy. 

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