Gradations and tints of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, Emperor's Silk, Barcelona Orange, and Arles on an old pine cabinet.
Showing posts with label Arles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arles. Show all posts
A Warm Welcome
If you love Old Violet and Arles and for more inspiration see my posts, Porte à Saint-Émilion, Inspiration in Alsace, and Secret Door.
While we are on Green.....
This color wheel features 6 of the custom colors made when Annie Sloan Chalk PaintⒸ Antibes Green is mixed with varying amounts of English Yellow and varying amounts of Arles. Also represented are variations of each of these custom colors when mixed with different amounts of Pure White.
So how is this helpful? Many of my clients are more familiar with paints made by other manufacturers, Martha Stewart, Sherwin Williams, Farrow & Ball but especially Benjamin Moore. They will bring me a color swatch from Benjamin Moore and ask me to paint a piece of furniture that color.
Although I think Benjamin Moore is an excellent paint for walls, I don't like using latex on furniture( I will explore that in another post). My client doesn't usually care about the brand as much as the color, in this case Wales Green. In order to use Chalk PaintⒸ, I must be able to match the color my client has chosen. This is where the color cards of custom colors are very helpful, because it gives you a good place to start. Mixing Antibes Green and English Yellow and then adding some white will get you very close to "Wales Green". It does take some trial and error, and some fine tuning, but the more you do it the easier it gets. If it is very important to match the color exactly, I will pick up a sample of the Benjamin Moore paint just to be sure. In the end, mixing my own color to match, allows me to use my paint of choice. Usually for furniture it is Annie Sloan Chalk PaintⒸ.
Shades of Old Violet
I have been working on color studies of shades of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. Shades are made by mixing varying amounts of black, or in this case Graphite, with any color. This is one of the ideas I have been considering for an old dresser using shades of Old Violet. When mixing Graphite to make shades it is important to remember that it is not a true black. Rather it is a dark charcoal, with strong blue undertones. Any shades will become slightly more blue in addition to becoming darker. Notice how green Arles and English Yellow become as increasing amounts of Graphite are added. It is not necessarily a negative, just something to keep in mind.
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Green Custom Color Swatches
Here is a new page in my Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Color Swatch Book. It combines the color cards for the additional green colors you can mix, by using Antibes Green + English Yellow, Antibes Green+ Arles and Florence + English Yellow, and Florence + Arles. It also shows the results when these new custom colors are blended with varying amounts of Pure White to make tints.
I physically mixed these colors and scanned them into my computer from my project and color journals. The colors are accurate, as much as they can be. Remember, however, actual paint samples look different than those on a computer display. The names for these additional green colors are mine and not official Annie Sloan Chalk Paint colors, although I did use ASCP to create them. The numbers on each color card represent the equal proportion of each color to the other. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint® You can find more color studies by clicking on the Tools tab or referring to my posts ASCP Colors + Tints and ASCP Colors + Shades.
I like Annie Sloan Chalk Paint for my craft and furniture projects, but for walls nothing compares to Pure & Original Fresco Lime Paint. I love the natural variations of shades and tones the lime creates within one paint color. You have to see how gorgeous it is! Checkout my most recent interior design make overs with Fresco. It can be purchased online at www.502paint.com
P.S Pure and Original also makes a chalk based paint called Classico in 140 colors! Its amazing too!
Custom Color /Green /Lime Green - 2
Yesterday I posted about expanding my Annie Sloan Chalk Paint color range for green by mixing Antibes Green and English Yellow to make a brighter, lime green.
Today I want to share my results of mixing Antibes Green with Arles in 1:1, 1:2, and 2:1 proportions.
These variations remind me of the mossy green that develops on old terra cotta pots left in the elements.
Here are some more examples found on Pinterest of adding Lime Green to add a bold splash to your color palette.
And finally, although I did not paint this door, I could not resist adding an Annie Sloan Chalk Paint color scheme to the image. A word of caution, use Lime Green carefully. Too much can easily become overwhelming and if slightly "off" can be wincingly wrong.
Portal in Arles
A door located in Arles, France, shows the
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint color named in its honor.
A Duck Egg Blue is layered on top.
Cool and Collected
Cool Colors on a Collected Chair
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
Garden Bench
A Garden Bench in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint® Colors
For more ideas of ways to use Chalk Paint outdoors in the Garden see my posts,
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The Colors of Carl Larsson
A color palette from Sweden
For other ways to create a style and finish reminiscent of Swedish antiques, check out my posts Country Sideboard, Swedish Country Style, and A Carl Larsson Pink
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