Ivan Tvorozhnikov Palette 1

Palette Analysis

Values in Ivan Tvorozhnikov rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. A distinctly cool atmosphere runs through this palette: sky, water, and mist given colour form. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. Only 5.0% is devoted to #5D3227, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. The value range of 54 units sits in the comfortable middle: enough depth, enough light, neither extreme. The palette has the character of outdoor light: cool, mid-bright, with colour rendered faithfully rather than expressively. In the context of Ivan Tvorozhnikov's full range of palettes, group 1 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.