Background Colors - Mixing recipes

The color mixes provided may vary slightly from the pigments used to manufacture the background colors. To mix, squeeze chocolate chip sized dots onto your palette in the specified ratios. The first color listed is the largest quantity, with the “touch” in the recipe meaning a small amount of that color to be added to the mix, just a little bit at the time. You may transfer the mixtures to film-type canisters for long term storage. Don’t forget to label your stored mixes for future reference.

Vintage Collection:
Espresso - Burnt Umber + Brown Earth 1:1
Thistle - Opal + Ind Red Oxide + Raw Umber 2:1:touch
Antique Brass - Mustard Seed + Raw Umber 1:touch
Mulled Rose - Opal + Wild Rose + Orange + Raw Umber 1:1:touch:touch
Tarragon - Green Oxide + Raw Umber + Mustard Seed 1:1:touch
Sea Grass - Rain Drop + Mustard Seed 1:1
Sea Swirl - Cornflower + Opal + Mustard Seed + Raw Umber 1:1:touch:touch
Russet - Tiger Lily + Chestnut 1:1
Husk - Opal + Mustard Seed 1:1
Olive Branch - Mustard + Raw Umber 1:1
Rosewood - Geranium + Raw Umber 1:1
Cobblestone - Raw Umber + Brown Earth + Mustard Seed + Opal 1:1:touch:touch

Autumn Hues Collection:
Red Maple - Norwegian Orange + Red Violet 2:1
Scarlet Runner - Napthol Red Light + Raw Sienna + Juane Brilliant 2:2:1
Nectar - Juane Brilliant + Norwegian Orange 2:1
Golden Grain - Yellow Oxide + Naples Yellow Hue 1:1
Tendril - Opal + Yellow Light + Titanium White 2:1:1
Grasshopper - Naples Yellow Hue + Olive Green 2:1
Leaf - Moss Green + Olive Green 3:1
Tingle’s Pond - Nimbus Grey + Teal Green + Olive Green 3:1:touch
Deep Pool - Teal Green + Pthalo Blue 1:2
Nut Brown - Burnt Sienna + Yellow Oxide + Titanium White 1:1:touch
Purple Shadows - Brilliant Violet + Red Violet + Raw Sienna + Titanium White 1:1:1:1
Woodsmoke - Titanium White + Brilliant Violet + Pthalo Blue 1:touch:touch

Potting Shed Collection:
Mustard Seed - Turners Yellow + Yellow Deep + Amethyst 1:½:touch
Marigold - Yellow Deep + Gold Oxide + Titanium White 3:3:1
Geranium - Napthol Crimson + Gold Oxide + Red Violet + Cashmere 4:1:½:½
Claret Rose - Red Violet + Gold Oxide 5:1
Wild Grape - Amethyst + Deep Plum 2:1
Blackberry - Red Violet + Ultramarine Blue + Gold Oxide 3:2:1
Mouse - Cashmere + Raw Umber 7:1
Raindrop - Titanium White + Ultramarine Blue + Moss Green 3:2:2
Stillwater - Ultramarine Blue + Moss Green 1½:1
Vines - Yellow Deep + Pine Green + Titanium White 2½:2:1
Seedlings - Bisque + Brilliant Green + Naples Yellow Hue 1:1:½
Cornflower - Bisque + Ultramarine Blue 2:1

Clear Collection:
Sunflower - Yellow Deep + Turners Yellow 1:1
Tiger Lily - Marigold + Vermilion 1:1
Poppy - Geranium + Vermilion 1:1
Desert Dawn - Claret Rose + Geranium + Titanium White 4:2:1
Lilac - Red Violet + Bisque 1:2
Wood Violet - Paynes Grey + Diox Purple + Wild Grape 1:1:1
Harbor Blue - Ultramarine Blue Deep + Wild Grape 1:1
Azure - Titanium White + Ultramarine Blue Deep + Napthol Crimson + Pthalo Blue + India Red Oxide 7:3:1:1:touch
Blue Lagoon - Aqua + Sapphire + Unbleached Titanium + Sap Green 2:1:touch:touch
Shamrock - Brilliant Green + Hookers Green 1:1
Tree Frog Green - Yellow Light + Bisque + Brilliant Green 1:1:1
Island Sand - Titanium White + Yellow Deep + Vermilion 1:touch:tiny touch

Classic Collection:
Primrose - Titanium White + Turners Yellow 6:4
Cashmere - Titanium White + Yellow Oxide + India Red Oxide + Red Earth 12:1:touch:touch
Wild Rose - Red Earth + Rose Pink + Unbleached Titanium 4:4:1
Willow - Mustard Seed + Cornflower 4:½
Vellum - Titanium White + Yellow Oxide + Carbon Black 8:4:touch
Oakmoss - Titanium White + Yellow Oxide + Pthalo Blue + Carbon Black 7:1:touch:touch
Forest Green - Pthalo Blue + Gold Oxide 5:3
Galaxy Blue - Pthalo Blue + Carbon Black + Titanium White 6:4:1
Chestnut - Marigold + Burnt Sienna 1:1
Deep Plum - India Red Oxide + Pthalo Blue + Napthol Crimson 10:1:1
Sky Blue - Titanium White + India Red Oxide + Pthalo Blue 7:1:t
Linen - Titanium White + Turners Yellow + Carbon Black 10:1:tiny touch
Soft White - Titanium White + Turners Yellow 1:t
Charcoal - Burnt Umber + Carbon Black 1:1

Discontinued Background Color Mixes:
Holiday Green - Yellow Light + Pthalo Blue 4:3
Holiday Red - Napthol Red Light + Napthol Crimson 1:1
Victorian Red - Burgundy + Napthol Crimson 1:1
Victorian Green - Pthalo Blue + Paynes Grey + Yellow Light 2:1:touch
Holiday Gold - Pale Gold + Rich Gold + Napthol Red Light 3:1:touch
Holiday Pewter - Silver + Carbon Black 1:touch
Olive Green - Olive Green + Cashmere + Gold Oxide 1:touch:touch
Dove Grey - Titanium White + Gold Oxide + Carbon Black 8:1:touch
Light Teal - Titanium White + Yellow Oxide + Pthalo Blue + Carbon 3:1:touch:touch
Rosehip - India Red Oxide + Gold Oxide + Titanium White + Red Earth 4:4:3:touch
Lavender - Titanium White + India Red Oxide + Paynes Grey + Gold Oxide 1:1:1:touch
Damask Rose - India Red Oxide + Yellow Deep + Titanium White + Napthol Red Light 2:2:1½:1½
Spice - India Red Oxide + Gold Oxide + Red Earth 3:2:touch
Dolphin Blue - India Red Oxide + Pthalo Blue + Titanium White 12:8:3
Blossom - Titanium White + Yellow Oxide + Napthol Crimson + India Red Oxide 12:2:½:½