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Painting Palettes

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

Fan Mount: Dancers Edgar Degas, 1879 The Dispatch-Bearer Giovanni Boldini, ?1879 Lake Nemi and Genzano from the Terrace of the Capuchin Monastery Richard Wilson, ca. 1756–57 Two Young Peasant Women Camille Pissarro, 1891–92 Portraits at the Stock Exchange Edgar Degas, ca. 1878–79 The Forest of Fontainebleau Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de la Peña, 1874 View in the Stables of the Villa of Maecenas, Tivoli François Marius Granet, ca. 1805–10 Mrs. Robert Shurlock Sr. (Ann Manwaring) John Russell, 1801 An Egyptian Peasant Woman and Her Child Léon Bonnat, 1869–70 Beggar with a Duffle Coat (Philosopher) Édouard Manet, 1865–67
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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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