3000 Color Mixing Recipe

A practical and inspirational manual that shows you a huge range of color mixes in watercolor. Use the book as a handy reference when you want to know how to mix a specific color, or as a catalog of inspiration when seeking ideas to try in your work. The handy color viewing card included can be used to view each color swatch in isolation.

List of contents

Introduction

How to use this book

About color and color mixing

Warm and cool colors

Blacks and grays

Relating to color

Color in a painting

Materials

Color mixing recipes

Diluting colors

About the author

Julie Collins studied Fine Art at the University of Reading and has been an artist, writer and teacher since then. She has written colour mixing and artist's problem solving books and writes for The Artist magazine. She works from her studio in Farnham, Surrey, where she explores her passion for painting, drawing and crafts. She is the author of numerous books for David and Charles and Search Press.

Summary

A practical and inspirational manual that shows you a huge range of color mixes in watercolor. Use the book as a handy reference when you want to know how to mix a specific color, or as a catalog of inspiration when seeking ideas to try in your work. The handy color viewing card included can be used to view each color swatch in isolation.

Foreword

All mixes are made from just 2 colors, so are easy to replicate.

Product details

• Authors: Julie Collins, Julie (Author) Collins, Collins Julie
• Publisher: David and Charles Plc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781446308196
• ISBN: 978-1-4463-0819-6
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 215 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts; Kunst: Grundlagen und Techniken, Art & Art Instruction, ART / Techniques / Color, ART / Color Theory, ART / Techniques / Watercolor Painting, Paintings and painting in watercolours or pastels