HOW TO MIX PAINTS
BUFF—White, yellow ochre, red. CHESTNUT—Iied, black, yellow. CHOCOLATE —Haw umber, red, black. CLARET —Red, umber, black. COPRER—Red, yellow, black. DOVE—White, vermilion, blue, yellow. DRAB—White, yellow ochre, red, black. FAWN—White, yellow, red. FLESH—White, yellow ochre, vermilion. FREESTONE—-Red, black, yellow ochre, white. FRENCH GREY—White, Prussian blue, lake. GREY—White-lead, black. GOLD —White, stone ochre, red. GREEN-BRONZE Chrome - green, black, yellow. PEA GREEN White and chromegreen. LEMON —White and chrome-yellow. LIMESTONE White, yellow-ochre, black, red. OLlVE—Yellow, blue, black, white. ORANGE —Yellow and red. BEACH—White and vermilion. PEARL—White, black, blue. PlNK—White, vermilion, lake. PURPLE—VioIet, with more red than white. ROSE—White and madder lake. SANDSTONE White, yellow-ochrc, Hack, red. SNUFF —Yellow and Vandyke brown. VIOLET —Red, blue, white. The first-named colour is always the principal ingredient, and tho others follow in the order of their importance. In mixing a limestone tint, for instance, white is tho principal ingredient, and red tho colour of which the least is needed. Tho exact proportions of each colour must bo determined by experiment with a smaller quantity. It is host to have tho principal ingredient thick, and add to it the other paints, thinner.—‘ Shepherd’s N.E.W.S..’
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Evening Star, Issue 20987, 29 December 1931, Page 2
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190HOW TO MIX PAINTS Evening Star, Issue 20987, 29 December 1931, Page 2
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