Oil Color Mixing

Color is the most basic element of a painting. And one of the biggest challenges for artists who are just starting out with oil painting is mixing colors. How to find the right colors?

Wouldn't it be wonderful to know the actual colors to mix and the amounts of them to mix together to achieve a desired result?

It would and it is. It is possible with William Powell's easy to use Color Mixing Recipes book.

This system of recipes allows you to mix more than 450 colors for oil and acrylic painting. Definitely a very practical resource, especially for beginners.

Watch the video and see the demonstration:



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About Color Theory

Color theory is a very deep, broad, and complicated subject. Among other things it explains how colors relate to each other. And this, of course, is very important in painting.

Do you understand color relationships? Do you know what primary, secondary, and tertiary colors are? Ever heard of color harmonies, color balance, and so on?

Here is a nice video that discusses the basic aspects of color:



Remember, the more you know, the better you will become.