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TRIDENT COLOR MIXING GUIDE
This guide is intended to help you mix the main and most popular colors on the artists pallet. Please note that there are notes and tips on some of the more ‘extreme’ formulations to make it practical and easier for you.
If there are any colors or formulations you would like to see, please let us know and we will see what we can do.
Swatch Color Drops Percentage Practical Mixing Tips/Notes
COOL primaries
Cool Blue
4 drops TRU Yellow 16 drops TRU Blue
20% Yellow 80% Blue
Cool Red
19 drops TRU Red 1 drop TRU Violet
95% Red 5% Violet
Cool Yellow
19 drops TRU Yellow 1 drop Cadmium Yellow (see mixture below)
95% Yellow 5% Cadmium Yellow 99.9% Yellow 0.01% Blue
WARM primaries
Warm Blue
10 drops TRU Blue 10 drops TRU Violet
50% Blue 50% Violet
Warm Red
29 drops TRU Yellow 21 drops TRU Red
58% Yellow 42% Red
Warm Yellow
0.25% Red 99.75% Yellow
To mix colors like this or even lighter, it is suggested to mix a decent quantity of Benzimida Orange (Light Orange), then use a tiny drop or more of that in yellow to get your lightest oranges.
To make Transparent / Candy / Glaze
TRIDENT colors can be added to the Transparent Base to make Transparent colors. Transparent color show up over light surfaces and colors but are invisible over dark backgrounds
Transparent Colors
Add 30% of TRIDENT color to 70% of TRIDENT Transparent Base (Neutral) Reduce as required
Most colors will give the highest transparency, however certain colors such as TRU White and TRU Flesh which have high concentrations of opaque pigment will only become translucent, not transparent such as yellow, red, blue, violet, green orange and so on.
Swatch Color Drops Percentage Practical Mixing Tips/Notes
Oranges
Benzimida Orange (Light Orange)
49 Drops TRU Yellow 1 Drop TRU Red
98% Yellow 2% Red
To mix colors like this or even lighter, it is suggested to mix a decent quantity of Cadmium Orange for your ‘color library’ then use a drop or more of that in yellow to get your lightest oranges.
Cadmium Orange (Mid-‐Orange)
19 drops TRU Yellow 1 drop TRU Red
95% Yellow 5% Red
Pyrrole Orange (Moly/Burnt Orange)
18 drops TRU Yellow 2 drops TRU Red
90% Yellow 10 % Red
Naphthol Scarlet (Deep Orange-‐Red)
15 drops TRU Yellow 5 drops TRU Red
80% Yellow 20% Red
Greens Color Drops Percentage Practical Mixing Tips/Notes
Cadmium Lemon (light Lime)
999 drops Phthalo Green 1 drop TRU Blue
99.9% Yellow .01% Blue
To mix colors like this or even lighter, it is suggested to mix a decent quantity of Phthalo Green or Permanent Green Light for your ‘color library’ then use a tiny drop or more of that in TRU yellow to get your lightest greens.
Phthalo Yellow Green (Slime Green)
99 drops TRU Yellow 1 drop TRU Blue
99% Yellow 1% Blue
Permanent Green Light (Grass Green)
50 drops TRU Yellow 1 drop TRU Blue
98% Yellow 2% Blue
Permanent Green (mid-‐Green)
19 drops TRU Yellow 1 drop TRU Blue
95% Yellow 5% Blue
Deep Green
18 drops TRU Yellow 2 drops TRU Blue
90% Yellow 10% Blue
Dark Green
16 drops TRU Yellow 4 drops TRU Blue
80% Yellow 20% Blue
Phthalo Terquoise
10 drops TRU Blue 10 drops TRU Yellow
50% Blue 50% Yellow
Purples The Trident range comes with a beautiful TRU Violet (which is a dioxazine Violet on the artists color palette). Though here are a few formulas for mixing rich variations.
Dark Cobalt Blue
10 drops TRU Violet 10 drops TRU Blue
50% Violet 50% Blue
Thioindigo Violet (Violet-‐ Red)
10 drops TRU Violet 10 drops TRU Red
50% Violet 50% Red
Quinacridone Violet (Red-‐Violet)
15 drops TRU Red 5 drops TRU Violet
75% Red 25% Violet
Swatch Color Drops Percentage Practical Mixing Tips/Notes
FLESH TONES These flesh tones are a broad stroke pallet of the most common and popular flesh tone colors. Of course any color desired can be mixed.
Blush Flesh
19 drops TRU FLESH 1 drop TRU Brown
95% Flesh 5% Brown
Peach Flesh
35 drops TRU Flesh 13 drops TRU Yellow 1 drops TRU Red 1 drops TRU Yellow
70% Flesh 26% Yellow 2% Red 2% Yellow
Benzimida Maroon
15 drops TRU Flesh 5 drops TRU brown
75% Flesh 25% Brown
Gold Ochre (Golden Yellow)
10 drops TRU Flesh 9 drops TRU Yellow 1 drop TRU Brown
50% Flesh 45% Yellow 5% Brown
Dark Raw Sienna (Deep Straw)
10 drops TRU Flesh 9 drops TRU Yellow 1 drop TRU Brown 1 drop TRU Violet
58% Flesh 42% Yellow 5% Brown 5% Violet
Grey Brown
60% TRU Flesh 35% TRU Brown 5% TRU Black
60% Flesh 35% Brown 5% Black
Chocolate Brown
35 drops TRU Flesh 60 drops TRU Brown 5 drops TRU Black
35% Flesh 60% Brown 5% Black
Dark Chocolate
85 drops TRU Brown 15 drops TRU Black
85% Brown 15% Black
Swatch Color Drops Percentage Practical Mixing Tips/Notes
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