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Color Mixing Techniques for Painters

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    1. Basics of Color Mixing for Painters
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    Searching for a “Color Mixing for Dummies” lesson? Yes, color mixing can be confusing, but Darrell Crow breaks down this important painting technique.

    Searching for a “Color Mixing for Dummies” lesson? Yes, color mixing can be confusing, but Darrell Crow breaks down this important painting technique.

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    2. How to Prepare Paint Sticks and Charts
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    Now that you understand the basics of color mixing - its importance and how charts and sticks are used - it’s time to learn how to make your own color charts.

    Now that you understand the basics of color mixing - its importance and how charts and sticks are used - it’s time to learn how to make your own color charts.

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    3. Creating a Color Chart with Ratios
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    It’s time to get your hands dirty in this third lesson of a series on color mixing. Get out your mixing knife and create a color chart using numerical ratios.

    It’s time to get your hands dirty in this third lesson of a series on color mixing. Get out your mixing knife and create a color chart using numerical ratios.

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    4. Dog Painting Color Mixing Practice
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    What better way to practice color mixing than to paint a portrait of two furry, shiny golden retrievers? Learn about oil painting tones, tints and shades.

    What better way to practice color mixing than to paint a portrait of two furry, shiny golden retrievers? Learn about oil painting tones, tints and shades.

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    5. Dog Painting Color Formula Practice
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    Continue learning about color mixing acrylic or oil paints with this lesson on matching colors for a photograph of two golden retriever dogs.

    Continue learning about color mixing acrylic or oil paints with this lesson on matching colors for a photograph of two golden retriever dogs.

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Chrissie D
I don't 'paint' but do use tube colors - some artists in my field use oils, I mainly use acrylics and/or watercolors. I create in Cold Porcelain, making life-like flowers. I have not known how to make a formula to create reproducible colors to mix into my clay. You have shown me the tools to use to make the palette for reproducible colors to match for a wedding or other need. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Chrissie D
The colors will need to be mixed into the clay, as it changes the outcome, and dried clay looks darker than wet...but the principles are the same. :)
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