Exploring Paint Colours
Let’s get started and have fun exploring all the amazing things that Annie Sloan Chalk Paint™ will let you do.
Put all your stash of Chalk Paint™ on the kitchen table and experiment with what cool colours you can make by mixing two or three together. They combine beautifully and you can refer to the colour chart for combo mixes. Remember Annie designed it to resemble the colour wheel with red at the top and yellow and blue at the bottom of the triangle. Try lightening your colours by adding Old White and see what subtle shades appear.
Your primary colours (from which all colours can be made) Reds and yellows together to get your own shades of orange. Reds and blues together make lots of gorgeous lilacy colours and blues and yellows together - well wicked greens suddenly appear. So you could take each primary and experiment adding them together making your own oranges, lilacs and greens (Secondary Colours) then explore creating brand new colours.
Or dilute your paint with water to make a subtle colour wash or gorgeous dye for a spot of tie dye for your tired old T shirts! See our article Dye with Chalk Paint for more info on how to go about that. If you are lucky enough to already possess Colour Recipes then I refer you to that for hours and hours of fun playing with colour. If not, I recommend getting hold of one!
Getting more adventurous?
You can explore using Chalk Paint™ to develop patterns on fabric - free hand painting, stencilled patterns or experiment with folding the fabric. Think of the magic you can create on tired curtains and cushions even upholstery or leather. Remember always make a test on a discreet part of the fabric before launching forth on the whole project. You might need to tweak the colour or consistency of the paint for it to be successful. We recommend Annie’s book Annie Sloan Paints Everything for more in depth instructions on fabric painting. or join one of our workshops.
Maybe you want to mix your very own colour.. Well, it’s not as difficult as you might imagine. Annie’s paints are created in such a way that they do not muddy when you mix them together. It’s safest to select just two colours to combine although a white can be added to lighten the shade if necessary.
Say you fancy a gorgeous teal colour. By combining Florence and Aubusson you will discover a rich soft teal and by adding more or less of either you can tweak the shade to perfection.
Coral comes in many forms but a classic orange is created by mixing English Yellow and Scandinavian Pink.
Start with just a small amount of each to experiment, establishing the ratios between colours. That will give you a good idea of quantities when you come to mix. Remember your colour might appear a tad darker once you have applied the wax.
I would love to see your work on my Sheldon Paint Instagram, Facebook page or here so do share!
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X Jane