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

Achieve Precise Color When Painting Landscapes, Portraits, Still Lifes, and More

von William F Powell

176 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• ISBN: 9781600582837
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.08.2012
• Größe: 249 x 177 mm
• Verlag: Walter Foster Publishing