Here are Nova Color’s top picks for your summer fun projects! Whether that’s painting a lovely beach scene in plain air, or staying inside to avoid the heat with a painting of an island getaway!
The Nova Color Summer palette is made up of 8 colors: 135 Turquoise, 142 Blue Green, 186 Medium Violet, 123 Cadmium Yellow Light, 145 Cadmium Red Light, 136 Hot Pink, 120 Yellow Green and 124 Cadmium Orange. These colors are all high in chroma and bright like the sun! Each of these colors is ideal for creating colorful and bright paintings perfect for some summertime fun. We’ve listed a few ideas below as examples!
- 145 Cadmium Red Light
- Watermelon is refreshing for the body and for your summer paintings! A summer classic with an easy to replicate pattern, watermelon can be painted by combining 136 Hot pink (for a highlight color) and 120 Yellow green (for the rind).
- 135 Turquoise**
- Popsicles are a fun summer snack that come in a wide variety of fun designs. Combine 135 Turquoise with 145 Cadmium Red Light and 120 Yellow Green in different shapes to create an entire full ice cream truck of painted fun!
- 142 Blue Green
- Perfect summer time ocean color! Paint the beautiful depths of the seas and carve out various sea creatures, in 118 Titanium White, or dapple on some sea foam for a whole shoreline full of ideas.
- 136 Hot Pink **
- Flamingos, whether a realistic rendition or the plastic kind that stand on one leg forever, are a classic summer bird that are sure to make your paintings stand out! Be sure to pair with 109 Carbon Black, 118 Titanium White, and 145 Cadmium Red Light to create the beak, legs, and lots of feather variety. (or to really drive home that plastic look!)
- 186 Medium Violet
- Flip Flops and sea shells are a perfect summertime staple. Bright playful plastic toys are a common occurrence at the beach along with nature and both can brighten up any painting. Combine with 136 Hot Pink to create the inside of a conch shell and have fun creating interesting patterns for the flip flops and shells!
- 123 Cadmium Yellow Light
- The literal sun can brighten any scene! By laying a wash of sunlight down over your beach scenes. Use 118 Titanium White to make the sun rays pop against the yellow rays!
- 124 Cadmium Orange
- Water guns, summer citrus (this bright color is so versatile it’s hard to pick just one thing! Bright plastic water guns and bottles come to mind, but so does summer citrus! Combine with 120 Yellow for a playful color combo for both subjects.
- 120 Yellow Green **
- Palm Trees are another beachy favorite! Whether you paint the intricacies of every leaf or make them simple and iconic, these happy little trees are sure to bring the summer vibes.
Ultimately summer happens every year, but it can be made special with the memories you make during it. So have fun and let these summer colors fly!
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