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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
Color Mixing Bible: All You'll Ever Need to Know about Mixing Pigments in Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache, Soft Pastel, Pencil, and Ink
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Author: Ian Sidaway
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Category: Book

List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars(8 reviews)
Sales Rank: 50273

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 8.4 x 0.5

ISBN: 0823007235
Dewey Decimal Number: 752
EAN: 9780823007233
ASIN: 0823007235

Publication Date: April 1, 2002
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Editorial Reviews:

Book Description
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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4 out of 5 stars Color Mixing Bible:...   April 5, 2008
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I think this book covers most of what you need to know about color. I like the color charts for each medium. I still think you need to make your own charts, because colors vary. But the color charts in the book are good for reference. I think it could be stronger in the area of color theory, but as a reference book it is good.


5 out of 5 stars color mixing bible   February 17, 2008
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This book is the best l've seen. Very easy to understand and excellently laid out making very easy for the beginner to learn the basics of color mixing.


5 out of 5 stars Need advice on this book   December 2, 2007
  0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Have not read this (but gave high ratings because it appears to be pretty much an all-encompassing color theory book), but to post I MUST give a rating.
Apologies Amazon.

I am trying to figure out if it would suit my need, which is a book which guides how to mix most shades and tones in the spectrum, via proportion, based on the CMY (Cyan/Magenta/Yellow) primaries.

Does this book cover many different shades and the proportions needed *working from cyan, magenta & yellow*?
If not, could anyone PLEASE suggest to me what book DOES?

--if you know, of course :)

Hope you reviewers see this post!

TYVM!



5 out of 5 stars Color Mixing   February 12, 2007
  1 out of 3 found this review helpful

Very good for all types of artists. It even has inks for us printmakers!!!


4 out of 5 stars Enjoyable   March 12, 2004
  12 out of 23 found this review helpful

I enjoyed this book very much. It was simple to understand and quite interesting. I'm sure it's not the end all in color mixing books, but it is not a bad one at all.


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