Yellow Ochre
Les Ocres du Roussillon Postcard
by jeanro
Yellow Ochre is considered an earth tone and it is a color I always have on my palette. Ochres vary widely in transparency; some are quite opaque, while others are valued for their use as glazes.
Properties and Use:
- Mixed with WHITE = pale yellows
- use to warm whites
- Mixed with RED = warm skin tones
- Mixed with RED + WHITE = dull skin tones
- Mixed with BLACK = deep dark Green tint
- Mixed with BLACK + WHITE= muted backgrounds
- Mixed with YELLOW LAKE = More VIBRANT YO
- Mixed with MEDIUM = use as wash or use Yellow Ochre Light(a transparent golden yellow)
See how Vermeer used Yellow Ochre at Essential Vermeer