Choosing & Mixing colours for painting

Jeremy Galton

Published by Studio Vista, hardcover with dustjacket, illustrated

If you've ever mixed red with blue in search of a vibrant purple and ended up with a muddy mess instead, this book is for you. In his lively, easy-to-understand style, Jeremy Galton shows you how to select the right paints — whether you use oil, acrylic, watercolour, or pastel — to get the colours you want.

You'll learn how to:
sort out pigments by name, medium, and manufacturer
select a basic palette for every medium that will give you the results you want
mix without muddying, and rescue colours which have gone wrong
mix colours for such problem subjects as snow, water, skin tones, skies, reflections, and foliage
glaze, scumble, or drybrush colours to enhance their brilliance

Packed with practical techniques, step-by-step demonstrations, and hundreds of illustrations, this book will give you the ability to capture any colour in your paintings: the subtle pink of a faded rose, glistening red berries, the warmth of polished copper...