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Painting Palettes

Room palettes measured from public-domain paintings: real colors, light reflectance, paint ideas and room schemes.

Scene from the Gallic Wars: The Gaul Littavicus, Betraying the Roman Cause, Flees to Gergovie to Support Vercingétorix Théodore Chassériau, ca. 1838–40 The Fountain Hubert Robert, 1777–79 The Death of the Virgin Bartolomeo Vivarini, 1484 The Fishing Boat Gustave Courbet, 1865 Dog Guarding Dead Game Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1753 Young Herdsmen with Cows Aelbert Cuyp, ca. 1655–60 The Birth of Cupid Master of Flora Village by a River Eugène Boudin, probably 1867 Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Dominic and Angels Giulio Cesare Procaccini, ca. 1612 Male Nude Edgar Degas, 1856
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Light & Pigment

Paint color guides for real rooms and real light. Colors on screen differ from paint on a wall, so always test a sample.

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