Hey lovely,
I'm in a painting kind of mood
and I hope these posts inspire you to get cracking
on that piece you've been meaning to tackle.
And now onto Day 2 of Annie Sloan week.
Colour-Mixing.
I'll be honest.
While I was completely sold on the idea of the Annie Sloan paints
{I was hooked as soon as I realised no stripping was involved.
Stripping is not my strong point, you understand},
when I first saw the Annie Sloan paint chart,
I wasn't convinced these were the paints for me.
But my moment of true conversion came when Annie showed me a book she'd put together of each paint colour diluted with Old White.
This purposefully takes her range to a huuuuuuuuuuge number of colours. These paints are *designed* for mixing - they mix so easily.
Old White is a gorgeous greyed white.
Here's a photo of a can of Old White that needs a good shake to mix it.
See how much grey there is in there floating on the surface?
That gives the colour a slightly dirtied feel.
Which makes it the perfect colour for knocking
back some of these brighter shades for
the perfect
Modern Country look.
{For those of you who prefer cleaner colours,
some new whites will be introduced to the range very shortly,
including one called 'Pure',
which is a bright, fresh white.}
Look at these photos.
The colour on the top left of each page is the original colour,
and then each lighter shade has been mixed with one extra part of Old White.
So the second swatch is mixed with one part Old White,
then two parts, then three...
Looking at these totally opened my eyes to
the idea of mixing my perfect shades.
{And I can't begin to explain the satisfaction of creating my own, unique colours.}
The colour that immediately grabbed my imagination was
Chateau Grey.
At first glance, I NEVER would have picked it out
but mix it with Old White and it's mine, baby!!
Those gentle grey-greens with a hint of blue
have my name written all over them.
L.O.V.E. T.H.E.M.
Several of you asked for a list of stockists.
I hope that helps, peeps.
Now then, who's curious about what I actually learned
on my course with Annie Sloan herself?
That's what I'll be sharing on Thursday.
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