English Yellow......too Green?

When I started using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint® years ago, the only yellow available was Arles. While a beautiful color, it was not a primary yellow and difficult to use as such when mixing custom colors. So I was delighted when....   Read More

If you like to mix your own Chalk Paint custom colors I have several charts to help with the proportions and recipes. See my charts,  Mixing for Green,   ASCP Custom Greens,  Mixing for Orange, and Mixing for Purple.   And ..my new videos are just back from the editor so look for the  first one to be up on the blog later this week.

Beginners Start Here

New Video tutorial: Beginners Start Here.  ASCP mixing colors from Primaries.

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To see my other instructional videos, just click on the Tools tab. For my color mixing charts and ratios see my posts,ASCP Mixing for Green,   ASCP Mixing for Orange,  and  ASCP Mixing for Purple.

Modern Chalk Paint

Use Chalk Paint for a Modern look. See the newest complete post on

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For more ideas on ways to use Chalk Paint in  contemporary settings, see my posts, On the Bias,  Antique and Mondrian,  and Color Studies Lime Green.

Natural Aging

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Patina and verdigris come in many color combinations. For more ideas see Architectural Patina on an outdoor ornament, a luscious Turquoise on a cabinet drawer, a faux Verdigris painted with one color on an outdoor light, and a  Weathered Zinc finish on planters and flower pots.

Inspired by Martha Stewart

See how to get this look from Martha Stewart with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint®

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If yellow is one of your favorite colors, click here, and here for more inspiration. Or you can go to the Color Palette to see other posts featuring English Yellow.

On the Bias

On the Bias Watercolors. New post on Colorways @ LeslieStocker.com

Antibes Green is one of the most popular Chalk Paint Colors. For more ideas to use Antibes Green, see these posts you may have missed .  Old Table, New Look,  Custom Purple and Lime Green, and   Stack of Bowls

Custom Purple and Lime Green

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Inspiration today comes from This Old House and Pantone's color of the year, Radiant Orchid.  Benjamin Moore's Sweet Pea(base coat) and Autumn Purple(top coat) is layered over crackle medium to create a rich patina on this vintage kitchen island. If you prefer to use Annie Sloan Chalk Paint® you will need to do a little custom color mixing first. Using equal parts of English Yellow and Antibes Green  mixed together will create a custom lime green similar to BM Sweet Pea and used as the base coat. After it dries paint a layer of crackle medium carefully following directions on the label( there are several brands available). To make a Chalk Paint custom color purple for the top coat mix equal parts of Emperor's Silk and Napoleonic Blue. Painting this deep purple over the crackle medium allows fine cracks to develop, and the lime green base color to peek through. A great way to add a time-worn look to any piece of painted furniture.

Mixing standard colors in different amounts and combinations is a great way to create a diverse and unique color palette. To see some the custom colors you can make from Annie Sloan Chalk Paint®, see my posts, Mixing for Green, Mixing for Purple, and Mixing for Orange.

Antique and Mondrian

My inspiration for today's post is the great modernist painter from the Netherlands, Piet Mondrian. His series of Composition paintings feature a dynamic use of lines, space, rectangles and primary colors. Using Annie Sloan Chalk PaintⒸ on this simple, old, multi-drawered pine cabinet, I used Graphite, Pure White, Emperor's Silk, Napoleonic Blue, and English Yellow for a straightforward interpretation of antique and modern. Or more accurately, modern on antique. Not my usual style, but I think its important to push your boundaries. I am also still trying to determine what to do with the Chinese Apothecary Cabinet I showed in yesterdays post. Consider it a trial run. So what is your opinion? Does it work or not? Love it or hate it? Keep it modern or repaint it in a more traditional antique style?