A visual guide to over 2000 mixes and glaze effects. This easy-to-use directory explains colour theory and demonstrates a range of mixing techniques. If features over 50 specially selected colours that, when used together with a basic palette, afford the artist more than 1000 mixing options. Each is shown as a pure mixture straight from the palette as well as with added white to produce a vast number of tint variations. The special colours are also demonstrated as glazes over the 18 standard palette colours, giving another 1000 options. Provides up-to-date information on colour-fast and environmentally-friendly pigments. Inspirational examples show how to use a wide range of colour mixes to great effect.