The definitive color-mixing resource for oil and acrylic artists,
Color Mixing Recipes for Oil & Acrylic includes 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:
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Look in the Color Guidance Index for the subject you want to
paint--for example, "Sunflower Yellow."
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Find the Color Recipe with the subject's recipe number ("8") and a
photo of the actual paint mixture.
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Use the Color Mixing Grid to measure each paint color.
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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 best-selling Color Mixing Recipes series also
includes Color Mixing Recipes for Watercolor, Color Mixing Recipes
for Portraits, and Color 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.