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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 bindingEasily wipeable glossy cardstock pagesTwo removable plastic color-mixing grids—one for oil or acrylic, and one for watercolorFollow these four simple steps to mix more than 1,500 color combinations: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 theoryColor value mixingGraying color naturallyMixing flesh and portrait colorsRendering skies and cloudsWhether 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.

Master mixes for an array of landscape colors in oil and acrylic, from skies and clouds to trees and mountains.No more guessing at colors only to end up with a muddy mess and wasted paint! Color Mixing Recipes for Landscapes takes the mystery and stress out of color mixing with just the right formula for more than 400 color combinations, along with instruction on a variety of painting techniques. This comprehensive artist’s reference features a robust index of more than 1,500 landscape subjects that correspond to the featured color mixing swatches. Use the handy conversion chart for finding acrylic equivalents of oil paints and vice versa.Designed for use in the studio, this durable book features:A lay-flat spiral bindingEasily wipeable glossy cardstock pagesA removable plastic color-mixing gridFollow these four simple steps to mix more than 500 color combinations:Look in the Color Guidance Index for the subject you want to paint—for example, “Lilac, purplish.”Find the Color Recipe with the subject’s recipe number (“268”) 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!Learn how to create the colors of these and more subjects in oil and acrylic paint:Numerous varieties of flowersMountains, including their bases, shadows, highlights, and hazesSands, clays, and gravelsSea, ocean, surf, foam, and fogSkies and clouds at various times of day and nightTrees, including foliage and trunk colors for numerous broadleaf and coniferous varietiesMany species of wildlife, animals, and birdsThis useful book also discusses how color is influenced by the time of day, the angle of the sun, and changing seasons, making it a must-have in every oil and acrylic artist’s reference library.Walter Foster’s best-selling Color Mixing Recipes series also includes Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits, 1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor, 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.

Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits Oil - Acrylic - Watercolor features master mixes for an array of skin colors in oil, acrylic, and watercolor—plus recipes for hair, eye, and lip colors.Also included are a plastic color-mixing grid for measuring out paints, as well as a handy conversion chart for finding acrylic equivalents of oil paints and vice versa. With Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits Oil - Acrylic - Watercolor and your painting materials, follow the three simple steps to mix virtually any skin tone for your portrait: Match a palette of skin tones from this book to your portrait subject. Create the Master Skin Tone Recipe for this palette using the included plastic color mixing grid to measure each paint color. Follow the recipes to create all the skin tones you will need to complete your portrait—from light values to shadows. Also featured in this book:Color theoryTinting, toning, and shadingGraying skin tones naturallyIdentifying facial planesMouth, nose, and ear color tonesEye and hair color tonesWatercolor skin tone recipesWith recipes for more than 500 color combinations, Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits Oil - Acrylic - Watercolor is your ultimate source for painting realistic skin, mouths, ears, noses, eyes, and hair.Walter Foster’s best-selling Color Mixing Recipes series also includes Color Mixing Recipes for Oil and Acrylic, Color Mixing Recipes for Watercolor, and Color Mixing Recipes for Landscapes. These books contain hundreds of precise color mixing combinations for realistic results, as well as acetate grids for measuring paint units.