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
• Tabs for quick and easy reference
• Two removable color-mixing grids—one for oil or acrylic, and one for watercolor

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.

• Color theory
• Color value mixing
• Graying color naturally
• Mixing flesh and portrait colors
• Rendering skies and clouds