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

The definitive color-mixing resource for oil, acrylic, and watercolor artists.

No more guessing at colors only to end up with a muddy mess and wasted paint! 1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor takes the mystery and stress out of color mixing with just the right formula for just about any color.

Designed for use in the studio, this durable book features:

- A lay-flat spiral binding- Easily wipeable glossy cardstock pages- Two removable plastic color-mixing grids--one for oil or acrylic, and one for watercolor

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- 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- Rendering skies and clouds

Whether you are a beginning or experienced artist, 1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor is an essential tool for your workspace.

Walter Foster's best-selling Color Mixing Recipes series also includes Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits, Color Mixing Recipes for Landscapes, and Color Mixing Recipes for Oil & Acrylic. These books contain hundreds of precise color mixing combinations for realistic results, as well as acetate grids for measuring paint units.