Naphthol red medium or cadmium red Phthalo blueAzo yellow medium or cadmium yellow Burnt umberPhthalo greenTitanium white andPayne’s grey

You don’t need black to darken colors or for shadows as mixtures of the other colors will give dark colors. We personally like cadmium red medium and cadmium yellow, but you must be careful not to get the paint on your skin as cadmium pigments are poisonous.