An introduction to color mixing using the Liquitex Color Map

Russell Woody shows how to mix colour from a visual, rather than a theoretical perspective. Addresses how to select alternate colours to save money, how to correct failed colour mixes with minimal mixing, how to compare colours for opacity, outstanding coverage and transparency and glazes or washes. Provides an understanding of basic colour terms, how one colour can have several names, how words can distort colour vision and how to alleviate the problem.

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Credits

production company

Binney and Smith, Art Products Division

Duration

00:42:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1987

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

304256

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Color

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting - Technique

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Color

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1987

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