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Colour inspiration from the masters of painting

screamcolour.jpgLooking for that perfect palette of colours for your next job? You know what they say — good artists borrow, great artists steal. An article titled Colour Inspiration from the Masters of Painting over at COLOURlovers shows how you can uncover some time-tested colour combinations just by taking a look at some of your favourite paintings. Of course, this method isn’t limited to seeking inspiration from a bunch of dead guys — in fact, just browsing the pages of Drawn! reveals some eye-catching colour combos I may have to shamelessly appropriate myself.

  • http://artdorks.com/ bobandjim

    Great idea!

  • http://artdorks.com/ bobandjim

    Great idea!

  • paig

    this is so good it makes me weep,

    thanks for the link:)

  • paig

    this is so good it makes me weep,

    thanks for the link:)

  • nburman

    Stunning, brilliant, whydidntithinkofthat.
    I suppose it would be almost as handy to use Photoshop’s eye dropper tool on your favourite works. Like all artists with a lengthy career, there is a reason they are so great. All these ‘dead guys’ (and girls?) are people we can learn from.

  • nburman

    Stunning, brilliant, whydidntithinkofthat.
    I suppose it would be almost as handy to use Photoshop’s eye dropper tool on your favourite works. Like all artists with a lengthy career, there is a reason they are so great. All these ‘dead guys’ (and girls?) are people we can learn from.