MATERIALS AT WORK

Artist Essential Colours

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Opus Essential Limited Edition Artist Paint Sets

To explore our theme Materials At Work, we've worked with three artists from the Opus Community to bring you limited edition curated paint sets. Each artist has chosen three Opus Essential colours that they work with in their respective palettes.

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Charlie Easton's Essential Acrylic Colours

"A while ago I learnt to mix colour by temperature, and it was a massive leap forward in my artistic practice - Cadmium Orange, Quinacridone Magenta, Ultramarine Blue are go-to colours to do this."

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Diane Williams' Essential Oil Colours

"I often have 9 colours on my palette - Opera Pink, Cerulean Blue, and Dioxazine Purple stand out as essential, along with Titanium White."

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Elena Markelova's Essential Watercolours

"All my artwork is inspired by the beauty of nature and wildlife that inhabit Canada, so I’ve picked the colours that you’d see outside on any day - Phthalo Blue, Hooker’s Green Dark and Payne’s Grey."

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Upcoming Creative Demos

Watercolour Animal Portraits with Elena Markelova

September 29, 2022 at 11am

Dive into the world of nature and paint an orca in Elena's signature double exposure style. Elena will show you basic watercolour techniques, plus some of her favourite tricks to add life and movement to the painting.

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