Paulo Fontes Master Palette

Palette Analysis

Values in Paulo Fontes rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Cool tones set the register here - the blues and greens easily outweigh any warm accents. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. #B17E6D functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (7.5%). 59 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. The palette is recognisably Paulo Fontes's own: particular in its temperature, chroma, and the economy of its brightest note.