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Color Mixing Recipes for Oil & Acrylic: Mixing Recipes for More Than 450 Color Combinations
Hardcover
Series: Color Mixing Recipes
Art Criticism & TheoryPainting Instruction
Publisher Price: $9.95
ISBN13: 9781560108733
Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
Published: Jul 1 2004
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.70 Depth: 9.60
Language: English
Essential color-mixing recipes for oil and acrylic painting in a convenient lay-flat format.
No more guessing at colors only to end up with a muddy mess and wasted paint! Color Mixing Recipes for Oil & Acrylic takes the mystery and stress out of color mixing with just the right formula for more than 450 color combinations, along with instruction on a variety of painting techniques. Use the handy conversion chart for finding acrylic equivalents of oil paints and vice versa. Designed for use in the studio, this durable book features:- A lay-flat spiral binding
- Easily wipeable glossy cardstock pages
- A removable plastic color-mixing grid
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
Whether you are a beginning or experienced artist, Color Mixing Recipes for Oil & Acrylic is an invaluable tool for your workspace.
Walter Foster's best-selling Color Mixing Recipes series also includes Color Mixing Recipes for Watercolor, Color Mixing Recipes for Landscapes, and Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits. 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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