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Basic Palette Oil Paint

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Some other common palettes are as follows:

Classic Palette

This classic palette is based on earth tones. It provides a wide tonal range and a calm harmony.
Lamp Black Lamp Black Venetian Red Venetian Red or English Red
Yellow Ochre Yellow Ochre Green Earth Green Earth
Cremnitz White LLead White or Cremnitz White    
Lead White and Cremnitz White are now only available to a limited extent due to their toxicity.
Cremnitz White is a light cream-colored white. Winsor & Newton still has this color in its collection.
Both colors are usually only available in cans.

Cool Palette

This is a cool palette. The last 2 (warm) colors are there to emphasize the coolness of the other three in your work. So, these themselves are not cool colors.
Titanium White Titanium White Ceruleuan Blue Cerulean Blue
Cobalt Blue Cobalt Blue Ultramarine Blue Ultramarine
Cadmium Yellow Cadmium Yellow (warm) Cadmium Red Cadmium Red (warm)

Warm Palette

This warm palette is very suitable for painting sunny landscapes. Here too, a cool color has been added last to your palette. This is for mixing and emphasizing the warm colors.
Titanium White Titanium White Yellow Ochre Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Yellow Cadmium Yellow Raw Sienna Raw Sienna
Cadmium Red Cadmium Red Cobalt Blue Cobalt Blue