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Liverpool skies
Name / date: ____________________ Paper: ____________________
Use the guide’s mixtures. Keep pigment balance fixed across each row; increase dilution from deep to pale. Record your own brush-load recipe.
Broken-cloud grey · PB29 + PBr25
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Rain over the Mersey · PB60 + PBr25
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A mauve turn in the cloud · PB29 + PV19
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The blue opening · PB15:3 + PBr25
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Keep one discovery: ______________________________________________
Brickwork
Name / date: ____________________ Paper: ____________________
Use the guide’s mixtures. Keep pigment balance fixed across each row; increase dilution from deep to pale. Record your own brush-load recipe.
Pale warm masonry · PY42 + PR255
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Red brick body · PR255 + PBr25
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A warm sunlit accent · PY139 + PR255
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Weathered brown · PBr25 + PB29
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Keep one discovery: ______________________________________________
Shadows
Name / date: ____________________ Paper: ____________________
Use the guide’s mixtures. Keep pigment balance fixed across each row; increase dilution from deep to pale. Record your own brush-load recipe.
Deep violet family · PB60 + PV19
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A quieter pavement violet · PB29 + PV19 + PBr25
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Green meets rose · PG7 + PV19
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Under the trees · PBk31 + PB60
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Keep one discovery: ______________________________________________
Greens
Name / date: ____________________ Paper: ____________________
Use the guide’s mixtures. Keep pigment balance fixed across each row; increase dilution from deep to pale. Record your own brush-load recipe.
Fresh leaf green · PY151 + PB15:3
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A warmer middle green · PY139 + PG7
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Gold into forest shade · PY129 + PBk31
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A subdued distant green · PY42 + PB29
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Keep one discovery: ______________________________________________