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Color Mixing Bible: All You'll Ever Need to Know About Mixing Pigments in Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache, Soft Pastel, Pencil, and Ink [Paperback]

Ian Sidaway
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Book Description

April 1, 2002
Mixing colors accurately may be an art unto itself. In fact, many artists are discouraged by the time and expense it takes to mix and match colors, and achieve the right results. Even more frustrating is the vast range of colors available. Now there’s a ready-to-use visual directory that takes all the guesswork out of mixing and matching colors . . . making every artist an expert! Color Mixing Bible provides a basic color palette for each art medium, demonstrating an array of two-, three-, and four-color mixes, as well as offering full explanations of various paints and pigments.

This invaluable guide features scores of tips and techniques for color mixing with oils, acrylics, watercolors, inks, pastels, and virtually every other art medium. It also includes in-depth information on how to determine the opacity and strength of a color, choose a color palette, mix whites, arrange and organize colors prior to mixing, use optical and physical mixing techniques, and much more! Plus, hundreds of color illustrations make everything simple. Whether one is an aspiring artist or working professional, Color Mixing Bible is an essential addition to every bookshelf.

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Editorial Reviews

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This fine book covers color theory for beginners. Sidaway (The Instant Artist) offers brief sections on the science of color, theory, and pigments, plus numerous color-mixing charts in oils, acrylics, watercolors, gouache, soft pastels, pencils, and inks. Stephen Quiller's book Color Choices: Making Color Sense Out of Color Theory, originally published in cloth in 1989 and now out in paperback, is for the advanced artist who wants to experiment with glazing methods or study the color theory of Rembrandt, Turner, Vermeer, Hopper, O'Keeffe, and John Henry Twachtman. This inspiring, creative approach to color could well be supplemented by David Pyle's What Every Artist Needs To Know About Paints & Colors, which covers vital health and safety issues and the use of color in computer graphics.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Ian Sidaway has written and contributed to many books and magazines specializing in watercolor, acrylic, oil, pastel, and drawing techniques. He is the author of the best-selling Watercolor Pocket Studio kit. He lives in London, England.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Watson-Guptill (April 1, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0823007235
  • ISBN-13: 978-0823007233
  • Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 0.5 x 8.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,675 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

I would recommend this book to everyone with artistic inclinations. C. S. Milne  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement
This book is the best l've seen. Mrs. Narelle Dearden  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
100 of 103 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A great book to start with February 15, 2004
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I've just started oil painting, and this book proved invaluable in helping me sort out the many, many different kinds of paint with their exotic names out there. I generally like to jump in and just experiment, but when I discovered the high price of good oil paints, I decided I needed a little book knowledge first. This book costs about the same as a good tube of paint, and saved me from buying many colors that, before reading the book, I didn't realize I wouldn't really need (at least to start with). It's one of clearest, most concise books I've read (on any subject). Every word is one of wisdom. If you're new to mixing paint, or having trouble figuring it out, get this book (it doesn't really cover HOW to paint though).
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86 of 94 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars A True Labor Saving Book June 2, 2003
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The first thing I always did with a new set of paints was create color swatches and mixes. Now that my paint sets are more expensive I hate to waste paint on swatches that I'll probably put in some "safe" location in the studio...never to be seen again. Here I can reference swatches of commonly used colors, opaque and transparent in a range of media. Sidaway also includes the best history of pigments that I've read to date - answering a question about phthalo blue that's been bugging me for years (when was it introduced? 1936.) This book is no substitute for learning about your palette, but does provide information on how to select an appropriate palette.
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Super Guide for Colors July 25, 2008
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This book will makes your life easier by guiding you in choosing the right ccolor combinations to reach the desired hue.

It is simple to use and accurate; don't waste your art supplies by mixing the wrong colors. Great for people like me, afraid of color.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book
This is an excellent aid not only for the beginner artist but also for established "pros" covering info on all mediums.
Published 20 days ago by Alan Reuben
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome.
I have been into "art" just forever, but have found this book to be helpful. I like that it even covers Colored Pencils.
Published 1 month ago by Jeni Green
4.0 out of 5 stars Good for mixing, wish there were more paintings
Mixing variations make up 90 percent of the book, and the mixing illustrations are excellent. I liked the artwork too, but the book has very few paintings.
Published 1 month ago by llr
5.0 out of 5 stars Great tool. Love it.
This book has been really helpful in creating depth in my paintings. I recommend it for anyone working with colors.
Published 2 months ago by Michelle C
5.0 out of 5 stars love it
A bit adv for me But' im getting there. Good book for me i can recomend to others too keep it up
Published 3 months ago by Rod
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE
it shows all the COLORS and help me figure out all the information that i WANNA KNOW。 IT IS fANTASTIC
Published 4 months ago by RUI
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Useful
This book mixes colors from various mediums... watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastels.. very handy. It came with a color wheel too. It has been useful!
Published 5 months ago by Tea
4.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected, but still good
Thought it would be more about the basic theory, but this book is very specific about how each color interacts with another. Read more
Published 7 months ago by mw
2.0 out of 5 stars fairly useless
save your money.
I'm really surprised by the rave reviews -

I'm a professional artist, but never studied color theory or mixing. Read more
Published 9 months ago by claire b cotts
5.0 out of 5 stars Use this "bible" everytime I sit down to paint. Great product.
I just love this book. Couldn't wait to receive it and have it next to my work using it everytime I paint. Am a new student of art and am grateful for books like this one. Read more
Published 18 months ago by painter
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