1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor : Achieve precise color when painting landscapes, portraits, still lifes, and more

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

Follow these four simple steps to mix more than 1,500 color combinations:

1. Look in the Color Guidance Index for the subject you want to paint—for example, “Broccoli.”
2. Find the Color Recipe with the subject’s recipe number (“81”) and a photo of the actual paint mixture.
3. Use the Color Mixing Grid to measure each paint color.
4. 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.