While I was visiting with Janet at her shop yesterday afternoon, she asked me why I wasn't publishing my color recipes. I guess I just didn't think of it till she called me out on it.
In my workshop, I have a shelf where I have painted a swatch of each of the Annie Sloan colors that I have. This really helps me when I start a new piece, serving as my inspiration board for choosing colors and combinations.
Three of the colors on my shelf are custom colors ... they're numbered 1, 2, and 3 below.
Here are the recipes:
Color #1 is a warm greenish grey. I originally mixed it to use on my Hoosier.
Color #2 is almost exactly the color of a Hersheys chocolate bar. I wanted brown for a table that I will be working on soon, and I got to work (using a bit of high school art class color theory 101 in the process) and ended up with a color that I am really pleased with.
I mixed up Color #3 without a project in mind. I was playing with colors one afternoon, and this soft peach color was born.
I have a stock of empty peanut butter jars in my workshop paint cabinet, to use for mixing and storing my custom colors. The jars are clear (so I can see the color), plastic (I'm a bit of a klutz sometimes), and a good size for mixing up enough paint for a large piece.
I will be finishing up a little side table later in the week. Here is a preview of the drawer front.
That's 'Old Violet' and my custom Greenish Grey, lightly distressed with a coat of clear wax.
For all of you Chalk Paint lovers out there ... do you have any favorite custom color recipes that you would like to share?