The definitive color-mixing resource for oil and acrylic artists,Color Mixing Recipes for Oil & Acrylicincludes color mixing charts that list each color needed to create a combination and painting instructions in a handy, portable size.Follow these four simple steps to mix more than 450 color combinations:
- Look in the Color Guidance Index for the subject you want to paint—for example, “Sunflower Yellow.”
- Find the Color Recipe with the subject’s recipe number (“8”) 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! You’ll also learn about
color theory,
color value mixing,
complementary colors,
graying color naturally, and
mixingportrait colors.
Walter Foster’s bestsellingColor Mixing Recipesseries also includesColor Mixing Recipes for Watercolor,Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits, andColor Mixing Recipes for Landscapes. These books contain hundreds of precise color mixing combinations for realistic results, as well as two acetate grids for measuring paint units.
William F. Powellwas an internationally recognized artist and one of America’s foremost colorists. A native of Huntington, West Virginia, Bill studied at the Art Student’s Career School in New York; Harrow Technical College in Harrow, England; and the Louvre Free School of Art in Paris, France. He was professionally involved in fine art, commercial art, and technical illustrations for more than 45 years. His experience as an art instructor included oil, watercolor, acrylic, colored pencil, and pastel—with subjects ranging from landscapes to portraits and wildlife. He also authored a number of art instruction books, including several popular Walter Foster titles. As a renowned master of color, Bl£$
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