Complete Color Mixing Guide for Acrylics, Oils, and Watercolors

Complete Color Mixing Guide for Acrylics, Oils, and Watercolors
Author: John Barber
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2022-04-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0811770303

Take the guesswork out of color mixing! With just 25 common paint colors, you can make 2,400 different hues, and they are all illustrated in this comprehensive guide. That’s 2,400 hues for each medium—oils, acrylics, and watercolors—with each hue visually represented for your easy reference. Better yet, each color mix uses only two paint colors, so matching results are easy to obtain and your colors remain vibrant and true, not muddied by too many pigments as you often get from mixes with many paint colors. Pro mixing tips for each type of paint are included to help you achieve winning results. This simple-to-master color mixing system will help you find and mix just the right color, every time!

3000 Color Mixing Recipes: Watercolor

3000 Color Mixing Recipes: Watercolor
Author: Julie Collins
Publisher:
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2020-05-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9781446308196

A practical and inspirational manual that shows you a huge range of color mixes in watercolor. The aim of the book is to encourage you to get to know colors well and be motivated to explore and experiment with color. Use the book as a handy reference when you want to know how to mix a specific color, or as a catalog of inspiration when seeking ideas to try in your work. The handy color viewing card included can be used to view each color swatch in isolation. This will help sharpen your perception of the color or allow you to pinpoint a specific shade to use in your own work.

Color Mixing Manual

Color Mixing Manual
Author: John Barber
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-09
Genre: Color in art
ISBN: 9780764145094

(back cover) A complete visual reference to mixing the 25 most popular artistÂ's colors in acrylics, oils, and watercolors At-a-glance guide to more than 2000 hues and shades in each medium Enables artists to recreate what they see on their palette and on their work of art

1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor

1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor
Author: William F Powell
Publisher: Walter Foster
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2012-08
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1600582834

Just when you thought there was no hope of ever finding a comprehensive color-mixing resource for oil, acrylic, and watercolor artists, along comes the 1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor! This collection of Walter Foster's bestselling Color Mixing Recipes books, including Color Mixing Recipes for Oil and Acrylic, Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits, Color Mixing Recipes for Watercolor, and the most recent addition, Color Mixing Recipes for Landscapes. This incredible collection comes in a user-friendly concealed spiral-bound format that is tabbed for quick and easy reference. Aspiring artists will also find two removable color mixing grids--one for oil or acrylic, and one for watercolor.

Colour Mixing Guide

Colour Mixing Guide
Author: Julie Collins
Publisher: Search Press Limited
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2015-11-10
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1781268088

This pocket-sized, practical guide has everything the acrylic artist needs to know about colour mixing, from colour theory to complementary, warm and cool colours, colour tone, using a limited palette, dull and bright colours and local colour. There follows an array of essential colour mixes using widely available Winsor & Newton colours. Clear, practical and beautifully presented advice.

Colour Mixing Guide

Colour Mixing Guide
Author: Julie Collins
Publisher: Search Press Limited
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2015-07-08
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1781268096

A clear, comprehensive guide to colour mixing for the watercolour artist. It begins with simple colour theory and a colour wheel, with a template provided so that readers can paint their own; a vital step towards understanding colour. There is vividly illustrated guidance on complementary, warm and cool colours, colour tone, using a limited palette, dull and bright colours and factoring in local colour. There follows an array of essential colour mixes using widely available Winsor & Newton colours. A beautifully presented and practical guide to understanding and mixing colours. Watercolour artists from beginners to more experienced painters will find this a handy, comprehensive guide.

I Just Want to Paint!

I Just Want to Paint!
Author: Carol McIntyre
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2019
Genre:
ISBN: 9781732628007

How-to art instruction book teaching painters how to mix color.

Color Mixing Recipes for Oil & Acrylic

Color Mixing Recipes for Oil & Acrylic
Author: William F. Powell
Publisher: Walter Foster
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2021-03-02
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781600589027

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 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.

How to Paint

How to Paint
Author: Angela Gair
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 569
Release: 2019-01-08
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1620082993

Comprehensive step-by-step introduction for complete beginners Teaches how to master the basics of watercolors, acrylics, and oils. Readers learn to paint landscapes, still life, people, flowers, animals, and buildings 38 step-by-step projects each illustrate a different painting technique Beginners can quickly achieve immediate and impressive results More than 350 color photographs Practical information on materials and equipment Galleries of professional work inspire creativity