Self - Zorn Palette

You’ve achieved a great portrait with your limited colour palette.

Great job Frank, it’s a great palette for portraits which is what it was initially intended for. I use W&N Blue Black.

I've often wondered how Zorn managed with Ivory Black - very carefully indeed, I should imagine, because (while it's probably changed in composition since his time) I find it horribly greasy and inclined to dirty everything with which it comes into contact. Alan's Blue-Black, or your Payne's Grey, seem to make a lot more sense - both more controllable. You've achieved a great result here anyway, whatever you used!

Yes it's all that is really needed Frank great work

Excellent work. The fact that you've used such a limited palette is astonishing.

Astonishing for such a limited palette.

I recognized you straight away, good self-portrait, Frank.

Superb portrait Frank, you've inspired me to use the Zorn palette in my next painting.

I've used this palette a lot, it's amazing how many different nuances of colour you can achieve. Good portrait Frank - from a photo or a mirror?

Great portrait with such limited colours and I really like that gaze.

Amazing what you achieved with such a limited palette. Full of character.

Thanks everyone, our art club is having a Zorn palette painting evening at the end of this month and I’ve been test the water with this portrait. I will try W&N blue black Alan. I look forward to seeing your painting Russell. Marjorie, I’ve based this on a recent photo of me - I am not one of those artists who think that working from photos is somehow inferior.

Great pose, palette and detail Frank.

A wonderful result Frank!

Great portrait, Frank, and yes I too have used the Zorn palette, and will use Paynes Grey next time as I don't have W&N blue black!

This works beautifully Frank. Convincing.