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Colour MixingExtend your palette with these tipsby Nolan ClarkWe often wonder how to mix a certain colour, especially the variations in colour, if we knew how the suppliers mixed them, then we wouldn't have to walk around with so many tubes of paint. When you are working in your studio, it doesn't matter so it is quicker to buy the ready mixed colours. When you are on holiday or if you run out of a colour half way through a painting though, it is another story. Here are some colours you can mix from a limited palette : Yellow Ochre - Cadmium Yellow plus Cadmium Red plus French Ultramarine Sap Green - Viridian plus Raw Umber Burnt Sienna - Cadmium Red plus Raw Umber plus Cadmium Orange Paynes Grey - Raw Umber plus French Ultramarine Raw Umber - Cobalt Blue plus Orange Prussian Blue - French Ultramarine plus Viridian Burnt Umber - Burnt Sienna plus Raw Umber These are only a few examples, play around with your paints and you will find more. How do you know if you have mixed the correct colour ? Easy, before you go on holiday or before you run out of paint (heaven forbid) make yourself a colour chart on a piece of cardboard. Make it small enough to fit in your travel bag. When you are on holiday you can use the chart to compare your colours. If you enjoyed these hints & tips, please don't forget to sign our guestbook. If you would like to ask us any questions on these hints & tips, you can post them HERE. We will be delighted to answer them.
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