1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor : Achieve Precise Color When Painting Landscapes, Portraits, Still Lifes, and More
Overview
The definitive color-mixing resource for oil, acrylic, and watercolor artists.
No more guessing at colors only to end up with a muddy mess and wasted paint 1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor takes the mystery and stress out of color mixing with just the right formula for just about any color. Designed for use in the studio, this durable book features:- A lay-flat spiral binding
- Easily wipeable glossy cardstock pages
- Two removable plastic color-mixing grids--one for oil or acrylic, and one for watercolor
Follow these four simple steps to mix more than 1,500 color combinations:
- Look in the Color Guidance Index for the subject you want to paint--for example, "Broccoli."
- Find the Color Recipe with the subject's recipe number ("81") and a photo of the actual paint mixture.
- Use the Color Mixing Grid to measure each paint color.
- Mix the color.
It's that easy This comprehensive reference also includes foundational instruction on color theory and mixing, covering:
- Color theory
- Color value mixing
- Graying color naturally
- Mixing flesh and portrait colors
- Rendering skies and clouds
Whether you are a beginning or experienced artist, 1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor is an essential tool for your workspace.
Walter Foster's best-selling Color Mixing Recipes series also includes Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits, Color Mixing Recipes for Landscapes, and Color Mixing Recipes for Oil & Acrylic. These books contain hundreds of precise color mixing combinations for realistic results, as well as acetate grids for measuring paint units.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781600582837
- ISBN-10: 1600582834
- Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
- Publish Date: August 2012
- Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.1 x 1.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.05 pounds
- Page Count: 176
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