>>4603034>You can't use the Zorn palette if you don't draw like Zorn.Don't even get me started, there are Zorn autists here who will throw a fit over that statement. I expect they'll be along shortly, lol. The Zorn palette is interesting, I've tried it, but honestly, the old tried and true I learned has always worked for me, and I know enough to adjust for specific pieces. I know Jeff Watts pushes the Zorn palette, for learning purposes (which has led to him being parroted here), but not as the end all, be all of palettes. Even Zorn didn't use it all the time. I found using it really makes me focus on value, which is incredibly helpful. It's a real challenge. But building a palette of colors later, there's nothing wrong with it.
I've found the loudest Zorn disciples here are just seeing that Watts pushes it, but don't understand it's part of the process, not where you end up, but that doesn't stop them from trying to beat people over the head with it, to prove how 'superior" they are. "WHAT? You don't use the Zorn palette? Get on my level, pleb", yada yada.
Studying the palettes of the greats can teach you a lot, if they've been able to recreate them. it gives a really good insight into how the artists worked. And they all had their own take on it, and their palettes shifted over time. But here on /ic, we get people demanding only ONE palette, for your whole career. Because that happens. Ever. The colors I used in college were a completely different sensibility to what I choose now.
