Question

What is Mother Color

 

 

Answer 1

 

A mother color is a color you use in every mixed color in a particular painting. You can either use it as the starting point for the colors you create (mixing another color into some of your mother color) or mixing a little of your mother color into every color.

The logic behind using a mother color is that it harmonizes all the colors in an individual painting. It helps to create a subtle unity in both the color and composition across the painting.