One of the tricky things about mixing colors with gouache is that it changes value as it dries. Some colors lighten, some darken. But the great thing about it, as opposed to, say, acrylics, is that dry gouache can be re-wetted. So, if you have enough palettes (no, I don't consider the amount pictured to be enough. And, yet, I'm embarrassed to buy more), you can keep all the colors you've mixed and dip into them when mixing new colors.

I haven't looked at this thing since December, and I now see several things I'd still like to adjust. But I don't know that I'll get around to it. There's always the danger at the end of a piece that you're not making constructive changes, you're just fussing with it.
All in all, it was a fun side project, kind of a palette cleanser after wrapping up the final McGraw-Hill job. If I ever get a decent scan of the thing, I'll probably make postcards.
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I'm not sure if I mentioned this yesterday, but I really dig the painting itself as well as the procedural you've put together.
Thanks, Chris. That's good to hear.
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