--- product_id: 48862224 title: "Colour Mixing Bible" price: "Β£20.43" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/48862224-colour-mixing-bible store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Comprehensive color mixing charts Detailed pigment opacity & tinting strength Multi-medium coverage: oils, acrylics, watercolors Colour Mixing Bible **Price:** Β£20.43 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > 🎨 Mix smarter, paint bolder β€” the artist’s secret weapon! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Colour Mixing Bible - **How much does it cost?** Β£20.43 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/48862224-colour-mixing-bible) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Save Time & Money:** Avoid costly trial-and-error by consulting expert mixing advice upfront. - β€’ **Master Every Medium:** From oils to pastels, get tailored color charts for all your creative tools. - β€’ **Unlock the Full Spectrum:** Go beyond basic palettes with subtle, unusual color mixes that elevate your art. - β€’ **Your Ultimate Artistic Reference:** A must-have bible for pros and hobbyists craving precision and inspiration. - β€’ **Pigment Science at Your Fingertips:** Understand opacity, granulation, and tinting strength before you buy new paints. ## Overview Colour Mixing Bible by Ian Sidaway is an essential, expertly detailed guide offering extensive color mixing charts and pigment insights across multiple mediums including oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, and inks. Highly rated and trusted by artists, it helps you master color science, avoid costly mistakes, and expand your creative palette with confidence. ## Description Buy Colour Mixing Bible by Sidaway, Ian (ISBN: 8601404694868) from desertcart's Book Store. Free UK delivery on eligible orders. Review: Essential reference for the artist. - This is an essential book in my reference library. Unlike most colour mixing guides it does not just stick to the standard or basic pallete - which I do not like much- but includes a lot more colours that produce some delightfully subtle and unusual mixes. I tend to produce my own mixing charts because every brands colours are slightly different and behave differently on different surfaces but have found this book full of useful advice that has expanded my knowledge. It helps a lot to know the opacity, tinting strength (how strong or weak a pigment is) or if it granulates before trying it out. Far better to consult this before being seduced into rash expenditure on all those lovely new paint colours that turn out to be of limited use for your kind of painting. It covers pastel, coloured pencil and ink too as well as oils, acrylic and watercolours but is worth buying even if you are only going to use part of it. Review: Useful book - This book has grown on me - I like the fact that there are pages of colour charts for different mediums. I usually paint in oils but i have recent started to use acrylics and I appreciate that I have colour charts for acrylic too. The introduction on pigments and colour and the different mediums is interesting and useful too. Ultimately. it is best to divise and paint your own colour charts but these are an excellent starting point. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 367,336 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 397 in Watercolour Painting Techniques 1,044 in Other Art Media & Techniques 4,625 in Hobbies & Crafts | | Customer reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (780) | | Dimensions | 22.5 x 1 x 22.5 cm | | Edition | New | | ISBN-10 | 0715318233 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0715318232 | | Item weight | 491 g | | Language | English | | Print length | 144 pages | | Publication date | 27 Feb. 2004 | | Publisher | David & Charles | ## Images ![Colour Mixing Bible - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31yndblcqlL.jpg) ![Colour Mixing Bible - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41IqEkoYL1L.jpg) ![Colour Mixing Bible - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51E8gRzh9mL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Essential reference for the artist. *by L***R on 23 January 2018* This is an essential book in my reference library. Unlike most colour mixing guides it does not just stick to the standard or basic pallete - which I do not like much- but includes a lot more colours that produce some delightfully subtle and unusual mixes. I tend to produce my own mixing charts because every brands colours are slightly different and behave differently on different surfaces but have found this book full of useful advice that has expanded my knowledge. It helps a lot to know the opacity, tinting strength (how strong or weak a pigment is) or if it granulates before trying it out. Far better to consult this before being seduced into rash expenditure on all those lovely new paint colours that turn out to be of limited use for your kind of painting. It covers pastel, coloured pencil and ink too as well as oils, acrylic and watercolours but is worth buying even if you are only going to use part of it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Useful book *by E***S on 15 December 2021* This book has grown on me - I like the fact that there are pages of colour charts for different mediums. I usually paint in oils but i have recent started to use acrylics and I appreciate that I have colour charts for acrylic too. The introduction on pigments and colour and the different mediums is interesting and useful too. Ultimately. it is best to divise and paint your own colour charts but these are an excellent starting point. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The only book you will need to help you achieve the colours you want in your painting. *by L***R on 7 October 2019* What can I say? New to painting at the age of 73, I had no idea how to achieve the colours I wanted, and then this little gem came into my life and everything fell into place. I was so happy with it that I took it into my art group, and it was such a hit with them that I know at least three members have also bought themselves a copy! I also loved the short history of how pigments evolved at the beginning of the book. 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