1,500 Colour Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolour: Achieve precise colour when painting landscapes, portraits, still life's and more
Just when you thought there was no hope of ever finding a comprehensive colour-mixing resource for oil, acrylic, and watercolour artists, along comes the 1,500 Colour Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolour, a collection of Walter Foster's bestselling Colour Mixing Recipes books, including Colour Mixing Recipes for Oil and Acrylic, Colour Mixing Recipes for Portraits, Colour Mixing Recipes for Watercolour, and the most recent addition, Colour 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 colour mixing grids--one for oil or acrylic, and one for watercolour.
From the Back Cover
Follow these 4 simple steps to mix more than 1,500 color combinations:
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STEP ONE Look in the Colour Guidance Index for the subject you want to paint for example, €œBroccoli.€
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STEP TWO Find the Colour Recipe with the subjects recipe number and a photo of the actual paint mixture.
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STEP THREE Use the Color Mixing Grid to measure each paint color.
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STEP FOUR Mix the colour. It that easy!
Also Includes Instruction in Colour Theory, Colour Value Mixing, Greying Colour Naturally, Mixing Flesh and Portrait Colours, Rendering Skies and Clouds.
The plastic Color Mixing Grids (included) ensure accurate paint measurements!
About the Author
William F. Powell studied at the Art Student's Career School in New York; Harrow Technical College in Harrow, England; and the Louvre Free School of Art in Paris, France. His work has been represented in major galleries and reproduced in the form of illustrations, prints, and limited-edition collector's plates. He has been professionally involved in fine art, commercial art, and illustration for more than 45 years. His experience as an instructor includes oil, watercolour, acrylic, gouache, coloured pencil, and pastel with subjects ranging from landscapes and seascapes to still life, portraiture, and wildlife. He holds awards for the technical side of his art, which has been used in major space and environmental programs.