CoPrimary Color Mixing

A mixing demonstration and discussion of the CoPrimary Colors. Here, I use Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Alizarin Crimson and Orange Molybdate. The CoPrimaries are a palette designed to maximize the range of color while minimizing the number of colors needed to hit that range.
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In the end there is a thanks to Vincent Van Gogh. Is this technique from him?

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No, I wanted to acknowledge the Van Gogh painting I used in the title scene. I don't think I mentioned it in the voiceover. I'm sure VanGogh used a similar approach, as the CoPrimary palette has been around forever. The colors used have changed throughout the ages, but the idea is ancient. For example, we might use Cadmium Red Light these days, but in the 1500's they would have used Vermillion. We use Alizarin Crimson but the old guys would have had a Cochineal Lake as their red leaning to violet.