Color mixing guide

About this book

Color mixing guide by John L. King.

Contents

• WHAT IS COLOR?10
• WARM AND COLD COLORS11
• MEANING OF COLORS12
• ART OF COLOR MIXING13
• THE TWO EXTREMES OF WARM AND COLD14
• COLOR BLINDNESS15
• ALTERING COLOR16
• PIGMENT17
• NATURE’S COLOR CHART OF HARMONIOUS COMBINATIONS18
• COLOR HARMONY19
• MIXING TINTS20
• TO MATCH SPECIAL COLORS22
• ORIGIN AND DEFINITION OF COLORS.23
• COCHINEAL27
• COMPLEMENTARY AND HARMONIOUS COLOR COMBINATIONS34
• COLOR MIXTURES BY PARTS37
• TINT MIXTURES BY PARTS40
• Brown Tints41
• Red Tints42
• Gray Tints44
• COLOR MIXTURES45
• COLOR MIXTURES BY PARTS60
• GREENS BY TWO-COLOR MIXTURE61
• GOOD GREENS62
• BROWNS BY TWO-COLOR MIXTURE63
• GRAYS BY TWO-COLOR MIXTURE64
• PURPLE BY TWO MIXTURES65
• MISCELLANEOUS66
• MISCELLANEOUS67
• HINTS FOR PAINTERS AND DECORATORS69
• COVERING CAPACITY OF VARNISH70
• NEW WORK71
• ADULTERATING COLORS72
• AGGREGATED FORM OF CHECKING73
• SEEDY, SPECKY, SANDY VARNISH74
• PAINT FOR STIPPLING75
• GOOD BRUSHES GET GOOD RESULTS76
• Quantity Needed.77
• EXAMPLE78
• TO REMOVE RUST STAINS FROM CONCRETE OR STUCCO79
• ALUMINUM PAINT MAKES RADIATORS LESS EFFICIENT80
• PAINT AND VARNISH REMOVER81
• HOW ENAMEL IS APPLIED TO METAL82
• TO RETARD THE DRYING OF PLASTER OF PARIS FOR FIVE HOURS83
• CEMENT PANEL PAINT FOR BLACKBOARDS84
• PAINTING STUCCO85
• A REMEDY FOR LOW CEILINGS86
• TO REMOVE PAINT FROM GLASS87
• CLEANING PAINTED WALLS88
• A GOOD WALLPAPER VARNISH89
• LUMINOUS PAINT FORMULA90
• FIREPROOF PAINT91
• TO COLOR CONCRETE92
• GREASE SPOTS ON WALL PAPER93
• FURNITURE POLISH94
• FURNITURE AND AUTOMOBILE POLISH95
• WHITE SPOTS ON A SHELLAC SURFACE96
• DUSTLESS CONCRETE FLOORS97
• OLD WIDE SOFT FLOORING MADE TO APPEAR AS HARDWOOD98
• AUTOMOBILE POLISH99
• LIME WHEN NOT IN USE IN WHITEWASH100
• TO FROST A PANE OF GLASS101
• YELLOW PIANO KEYS102
• PAINTING ON GLASS103
• REMOVE INK STAINS FROM WOOD104
• TO CLEAN SMOKED OR BLACKENED WALLS AND CEILINGS105
• COMMON WHITEWASH106
• WEATHERPROOF WHITEWASH107
• LINOLEUM CEMENT108
• WEIGHT OF PAINT109
• HINTS FOR PRESSMEN110
• COVER WHITE111
• PROCESS COLOR PRINTING112
• GOLD SIZE FOR BRONZE POWDER113
• STREAKING AND SHADOWS114
• MOTTLING AND PICKING115
• WASH FOR DIRTY TYPE OR CUTS116
• GENERAL PURPOSE GLUE117
• PADDING GLUE (any color) FOR PRINTERS118
• MIXING GLASS119
• WHEN TO USE OPAQUE PROCESS INK120
• PROTECTIVE VARNISH FOR PRINTERS’ PLATES121
• MISCELLANEOUS122
• BLACK AND WHITE AS COLORS123
• NEUTRAL HUES AND TINTS124
• VARNISH FOR THE BACK OF SILVERED MIRRORS125
• COLOR IN SOAP BUBBLES126
• INVISIBLE WRITING INK127
• INK FOR RUBBER STAMP PADS128
• FRESHEN RUBBER STAMP PADS129
• BLACK TRACING PAPER130
• COMMON BLACK WRITING INK131
• EVERLASTING BLACK WRITING INK132
• PAINTING WATER-COLORS ON PARCHMENT SHADES133
• TO COLOR FLOWERS134
• TO TURN A HYDRANGEA BLUE135
• DRAWING PAPER MADE TRANSPARENT136
• DRIER FOR PAINTS ON PARCHMENT LAMP SHADES137
• TO CLEAN SOILED PHOTOGRAPHS138
• TO OXIDIZE COPPER AND BRASS139
• GREASE AND PAINT REMOVER140
• TO REMOVE OIL STAINS FROM LEATHER141
• BLEACHING TALLOW142
• WHEN LEATHER BECOMES STICKY143
• COMMON BLUE WRITING INK144
• WATER PROOFING PAPER145
• TO MAKE ORNAMENTAL GRASSES GLISTEN146
• INDELIBLE MARKING INK147
• EYE STRAIN148
• MARBLIZING149
• FRENCH OCHRE150
• HINTS FOR ARTISTS151
• MARBLIZING152
• DRAWINGS RESEMBLE PRINTING155
• SPATTER157
• THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE170

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