Reference Portrait Palette
Swatch strip shows tint (cut with white) | masstone | shade (cut with black). Printed color is approximate; trust the value numbers and recipes.
Titanium WhiteV 10
PW6
Cadmium YellowV 8
PY35
Yellow OchreV 6
PY43
Terre VerteV 4.5
PG23
Ultramarine BlueV 1.5
PB29
Prussian BlueV 0.5
PB27
Payne's GrayV 1
Ultramarine Blue 20% + Ivory Black 75% + Alizarin Crimson 5%
Light Neutral GrayV 9
Titanium White 90% + Ivory Black 10%
Cadmium OrangeV 6.5
PO20
Cadmium RedV 4.5
PR108
Light RedV 4.5
PR101
Indian RedV 3
PR101
Alizarin CrimsonV 2.5
PR83
CarmineV 2
PR23
Raw UmberV 2
PBr7
Burnt UmberV 1.5
PBr7
Ivory BlackV 1
PBk9
Neutral Gray ~N5V 4
Titanium White 50% + Ivory Black 50%
Neutral Gray ~N7V 7
Titanium White 75% + Ivory Black 25%
Neutral Gray ~N9V 9
Titanium White 90% + Ivory Black 10%
Light Base HighlightV 8
Titanium White 65% + Yellow Ochre 15% + Light Red 15% + Burnt Umber 5%
Light Warm PeachV 6.5
Titanium White 40% + Yellow Ochre 25% + Light Red 25% + Burnt Umber 10%
Light TanV 5.5
Titanium White 25% + Yellow Ochre 25% + Light Red 15% + Burnt Umber 25% + Raw Umber 10%
Light Shadow AnchorV 2
Yellow Ochre 5% + Raw Umber 35% + Burnt Umber 60%
Light-Mid FleshV 7.5
Titanium White 55% + Yellow Ochre 10% + Light Red 15% + Burnt Umber 20%
Mid-Tone NeutralV 6
Titanium White 35% + Yellow Ochre 10% + Light Red 10% + Burnt Umber 20% + Raw Umber 25%
Deep Tan ShadowV 4.5
Titanium White 25% + Yellow Ochre 10% + Light Red 10% + Burnt Umber 35% + Raw Umber 20%
Warm Rich ShadowV 3
Light Red 40% + Burnt Umber 60%
Red Oxide / VenetianV 4.5
Light Red 75% + Titanium White 20% + Cadmium Red 5%
Terra Rosa (light)V 6
Titanium White 50% + Light Red 45% + Cadmium Red 5%
Dioxazine PurpleV 2.5
PV23
Cobalt/Primary BlueV 3.5
PB28
Olive GrayV 4.5
Terre Verte 60% + Raw Umber 25% + Titanium White 15%
Putty GrayV 7
Terre Verte 40% + Raw Umber 20% + Titanium White 40%
Burnt Umber DeepV 2
Raw Umber 45% + Burnt Umber 55%
Transparent Red OxideV 2.5
Burnt Umber 50% + Light Red 30% + Yellow Ochre 5% + Raw Umber 15%
Warm Taupe NeutralV 5
Titanium White 30% + Yellow Ochre 5% + Light Red 5% + Raw Umber 30% + Burnt Umber 30%
Rosy NeutralV 7
Titanium White 60% + Light Red 35% + Cadmium Red 5%
Cadmium OrangeV 7
Cadmium Yellow 70% + Cadmium Red 30%
Glass palette placement guide
Print at 100 percent with page scaling off, check the ruler below measures a true inch, then slide this sheet under the glass. Half scale keeps the whole palette on one letter page.
This bar is half an inch (1 inch at full scale)
Titanium White
Cadmium Yellow
Yellow Ochre
Terre Verte
Ultramarine Blue
Prussian Blue
Payne's Gray
Light Neutral Gray
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Red
Light Red
Indian Red
Alizarin Crimson
Carmine
Raw Umber
Burnt Umber
Ivory Black
Light Base Highlight
Light Warm Peach
Light Tan
Light Shadow Anchor
Light-Mid Flesh
Mid-Tone Neutral
Deep Tan Shadow
Warm Rich Shadow
Payne's Gray
Light Neutral Gray
Neutral Gray ~N5
Neutral Gray ~N7
Neutral Gray ~N9
Red Oxide / Venetian
Terra Rosa (light)
Dioxazine Purple
Cobalt/Primary Blue
Olive Gray
Putty Gray
Burnt Umber Deep
Transparent Red Oxide
Warm Taupe Neutral
Rosy Neutral
Cadmium Orange