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Color Mixing Recipes

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This book is great for anyone who loves to paint, but struggles with getting just the right tone...just the right shade...even just the right color! While I've noted that a few "recipes" contain errors (it's pretty clear that mixing one part white with four parts cadmium yellow medium will not yield a "pumpkin" orange), I still find the book useful because it allows one to see what combinations and proportions of colors will result in a desired hue, value, or intensity. While Powell acknowledges in the Instructions that paint colors vary somewhat among brands, I have noted one or two colors that are significantly different from the paint I usually buy (Windsor-Newton oils). Even so, I have been quite pleased with the results, and I believe my painting is all the better for using this guide. I certainly recommend it to anyone who has experienced the frustration of having mixed selected colors only to discover that the end result is totally wrong for its intended use!

I do like spiral-bound books which feature either brushstrokes or in this case, recipes, as the pages lie flat (there is no spine to flatten or pages which keep flipping at a vital stage). The book starts with a general overview of color theory but doesn't get obsessive about it. Then come the recipes which are clear, easy to understand and there is a plastic color mixing grid at the back to help get the proportions accurate. The book deals with Oils but there is a conversion chart for Acryllics included. At 49 pages and with a hardcover, it is compact and easy to carry. I liked the over all format of the book which also includes a small section on Portrait Colors.

Very useful book. Even though I majored in art in college, I didn't learn all that's in this book. It's changed the appearance of my paintings totally. I love it. I'm already ordering the one for portrait colors too. Very easy to use, with quick, exciting results. Someone mentioned that the colors were "out of date," referring to Hansa Yellow in particular. Hansa Yellow is a pretty standard color in the artist's palette, and not out of date. Colors may go out of date in fashion, but not on an artists palette.

If you've ever wanted to know how to mix colors or what colors to mix to get a color you want, this is the book for you. It's easy to follow and its spiral binding makes it very user-friendly. I'd recommend this book to any artist or wanta-be artist!

This is an excellent book for painters just starting out, or painters in general.
Mixing recipes for more than 450 colour combinations. This book is a Must.

This book does not teach how to mix, quantities and such but how color mixes. It shows the different possibilities in color mixing. The ratios of each color is up to the painter.

My Art teacher has had this book for 20 years, so I was very surprised I was able to purchase it new and revised. The recipes are presented in a clear and logical manner, will be a great reference guide

I am new to acrylic painting, and although I am familiar with colors, this book really is a blessing when it comes to "recipes" for mixing colors. Well laid out and easy to use, this little guide to color mixing is complete and comprehensive, to boot. It's great, and I'm sure it will be my constant companion for some time - or at least until I'm a little more comfortable with mixing my own colors and getting something other than "mud."

I got this for airbrush painting and I usually use acrylic paint. It is very easy to understand and it even taught me a couple of little tricks I never heard of and I went to a fine art college. I didn't find any of the typos someone else pointed out, but I may have bought a revised edition. It has a small section on mixing skin tones, but the other book in the series devoted to portraits is invaluable and should be considered a purchase with this book.

Good review for color mixing theory and best of all actual recipes for hundreds of color variations- find the exact color and be able to replicate it. Indexes color by photo and name, as well as a conversion chart for acrylics. Great help. Love itColor Mixing Recipes