Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits

Master mixes for an array of skin colors in oil, acrylic, and watercolor—plus recipes for hair, eye, and lip colors. No more guessing at colors only to end up with a muddy mess and wasted paint! Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits takes the mystery and stress out of color mixing with just the right formula for more than 500 color combinations, along with instruction on a variety of painting techniques. Use the handy conversion chart for finding acrylic equivalents of oil paints and vice versa.Designed for use in the studio, this durable book features:A lay-flat spiral bindingEasily wipeable glo ssy cardstock pagesA removable plastic color-mixing gridThis convenient guide details three simple steps to mix virtually any skin tone:Match a palette of skin tones from this book to your portrait subject.Create the Master Skin Tone Recipe for this palette using the Color Mixing Grid to measure each paint color.Follow the recipes to create all the skin tones you’ll need to complete your...