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Painting Palettes

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

Portrait of a Woman, Said to Be Emily Bertie Pott (died 1782) George Romney, 1781 The Garden of the Tuileries on a Winter Afternoon Camille Pissarro, 1899 General Garibaldi's Residence at Caprera Frederick Richard Lee, 1865 The Afternoon Meal (La Merienda) Luis Meléndez, ca. 1772 Bathers Paul Cézanne, 1874–75 The Mass of Saint Basil Pierre Hubert Subleyras, 1746 Alexander Grant Cosmo Alexander, 1770 Vétheuil Claude Monet, 1901 Portrait of Philip IV Workshop of Diego Rodriguez de Velázquez, c. 1632 Landscape (The Lock) John Constable, c. 1820–25
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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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