Color Mixing Recipes for Oil & Acrylic: Mixing Recipes for More Than 450 Color Combinations - Includes One Color Mixing Grid (Volume 2)

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: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 bestselling 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. Read more