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The perfect guide for any aspiring portrait artist, this book includes recipes for more than 500 skin tones using either acrylic or oil paints. Each page features a master-mix for a particular skin colour, plus recipes for all of its variations, such as highlights or shadows. The book covers a wide range of skin tones, from Caucasian to Latino and East Indian hues, and artists will also find recipes for a variety of hair, eye and lip colours. "Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits" includes a colour-mixing grid for measuring and is packaged in a concealed wire-o bound book that lies flat when opened, making this product convenient for any artist.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound
Finaly an 'Art practical' book that delivers what it says in the title. Having tried to paint portraits and figures for a while and not been satisfied with the results (particularly the colours of skin)I went searching for practical advice. Most of the books I looked at were short on practcal help of the type I needed, i.e. mix this with that to get this colour. I got exactly that. If you want techniques its not for you, but if you want to know how to mix the different shades needed for skin tones, hair and eyes its perfect. With mixes for oil, acrylic and watercolour and many different skin tones and in a spiral flat fold out format it sits next to me when I paint as a constant reference. As a result if anyone does a new print more waterproof pages would help,but that said my copy survived an upset water pot after a bit of TLC. In short one of the most used books I've purchased.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound
A very worthwhile reference manual. Very impressed with its layout and simplicity. Certainly one to have by your side whilst working on you latest portrait.
27 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound
I have purchased many books on color. It was not until I bought this book that my life and my paintings became easy! The book is written in a simple, easy to understand way and comes with a clear plastic insert for measuring out portions when mixing color. My was accidentally drenched in turpentine and it was then that I realized an additional bonus. The book is covered with a clear protective film that protected it. I would have bought another copy, but luckily, I didn't have to. Excellent book on color !
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Color Mixing Recipies for Portraits
A helpful guide for the beginning or intermediate level painter, full of well documented images and easy to use spiral binding inside a hard cover.
Published 2 days ago by Evanne Diner
Colour Mixing Recipes
This is a very useful book for any Artist who wants to paint portraits. it is very clearly set out and easy to use. it was despatched very quickly and reasonably priced. Read more
Published 14 months ago by lily
Good book but very short on skin identifying advice.
Good book. Very slim volume with practical advice. Not much in the way of identifying skin types. Just shows how to mix the paint. A large omission in my opinion.
Published 16 months ago by Kennedy
Great color mixing manual
This books deliver exactly as promised - good indication on colors to mix to end up with a final color - helps me a lot as I am certainly not a color mixing wizard...
Published 19 months ago by Ronald
exellent has made life much simpler
If you are a beginner or you have been doing art for a long time this book is a great help- it is easy to understand always a bonus-would recommend to all
Published 24 months ago by L. V. Chafer
So Complicated
I am a professional artist and mix colour intuitively. However, I am always looking to improve so I bought this book. I found it so complicated and hard to understand. Read more
Published on 31 July 2009 by Jane Porter
colour mixing recipes for portraits
I don't think this book is really the best of this type. I have seen much better since buying it. Also I thought the spiral binding would allow me to turn the pages competely over,... Read more
Published on 4 May 2009 by Mummy D
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