~Guide 2 Mixing Colors 4 Tattoos ~ ~1) ~ Making bright colors ~ make bright color ) ( By mixing bright colors together to

Orange : Mix yellow with red Green: Mix blue and yellow. Lime Green: Mix yellow with a bit of green. Teal Green: Add a bit of green or yellow with blue . Violet-Blue: Mix red with blue. Purple: Mix red with a bit of blue, or violet. ~2) rs ) ~Making light colors~ ( By adding white lighten colo

Pink: Mix a bit of red with white. Coral: Mix red and white. Aqua: Mix a bit of teal green with white. Peach: Mix a bit of orange with white. Off-white: Ecru, mix a bit of yellow with white. Mint Green: Mix a bit of green with white. Lavender: Mix a bit of violet with white. Orchid : Mix a bit of purple with white. Light Blue: Mix a bit of blue with white.

~3) ~Making dark colors (shades)~ By adding the opposite color on the col or wheel or black ) Dark Red: Mix a bit of black with red. Dark Green: Mix a bit of black with green. Olive Green: Mix a bit of black with yellow. Dark Turquoise: Mix a bit of red to blue. Brown (dark orange): Mix a bit of black or blue with orange. Or mix green and r ed. Dark Violet-Blue: Mix a bit of black or yellow to violet-blue. Dark Blue: Mix a bit of black or orange with blue. Dark Purple: Mix a bit of black or lime green with purple. ~4) ~Making grayish, or muted colors~ ( Adding both black and whi te or the opposite color ) Muted Red: Mix both black and white with red. Light Brown : Add both black (or blue) and white to orange. Light Olive: Mix both white and black (or violet-blue) to yellow. Grey-Green: Add both white and black (or magenta) to green. grey-Blue: Mix both white and black (or orange) with blue. Greyish Violet-Blue: Add both white and black (or yellow) to violet-blue. Muted Purple: Add both white and black (or lime green) to purple. ~5) White, Black, and Gray White: White can't be mixing together from other colors. You need to buy it. Black: You will have black by, mixing Yellow, Red and Blue. But it will lighter than the "true black" so if you want the true black, you have to. Grey: grey is white and black mixed together. ................................................................................ ................................................................................ ............................................

Rules for Mixing and Blending Tattoo Colors 1) White can be mixed with any color. 2) Except for white, leave the purple alone. 3) Red, orange and yellow can be intermixed and blended. 4) Browns mix well with orange, red, yellow and white. 5) Make grey by mixing white with black or by adding distilled water to black . Spectacular effects can be achieved by blending the colors in the skin, letting one color flow into the next. This is a rainbow effect, and the ranges of color in a rainbow make a good guideline to remember the blending scheme. Any color can be blended with the color next to it on the rainbow. Different col or values of the same color can be blended also. In between the two colors will be a zone with the two colors being mixed together. This is where the two colors meet and blend. For example, let s color in a leaf. The Outline for the leaf is d one and it has black shading by the stem. The darkest color is done (the black a nd black shading) and now some green must be added. It will go from black shadin g by the stem to a dark green, fading to a light green, and then a little yellow on the very edge. It s all right to color over shading as the black shading will show through. Wash out the machine and needles very good (prescribed elsewhere) and tattoo in the dark green around the shading, right over the shading and feat her it out toward the edge. Leave space for the other green. Wash out the machin e and tattoo in the light green. Color in slightly over the dark green and color in the leaf almost to the edges, maybe slightly feathering it out on the edge. Wash out the machine and add in yellow or white, mixing it in with light green. Wipe with green soap spray and coat with Vaseline every color change. A super co lor blend is achieved this way and must be practiced. It s best to do this blendin g in one sitting while the ink is still wet in the skin and the ink mixes a lot be tter this way.