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When you paint will the color turn out lighter than the swatch?
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No. If you bought good quality paint from a reputable dealer, you can place the colour swatch on the wall and see that they are the same. However, because of the effect of colour and light and the way your brain interprets what you "see," it can seem to be lighter.
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When paint dries does it dry darker or lighter than the sample?
Your paint should dry to the exact color of the sample, if it does not, the color was mixed wrong. When you apply a fresh coat of the same color paint, it goes on lighter, and darkens as it dries.
Does Behr paint dry dark?
Ideally, it should dry to the color of the chip. Higher quality paints darken as they dry, while lower quality paints will tend to dry lighter than they are when wet, however, they should all dry to the color of the chip. Depending on the lighting and colors of the accessories or surfaces that are in the area, the color could appear to be darker, lighter or have undertones that didn't show up at the paint store, but when compared to the paint chip in that environment, it should still match.
How do I mix urethane single stage paint?
This depends on what color you want. Generally speaking, start with a color that's close to what you want. It's easier if you start with one that's a little lighter, rather than darker, than your target color. Let's say you want lavender. Start with light blue, and add red just a little at a time, stirring thoroughly as you go along. If you want darker lavender, don't add black -- add dark blue. If you want it lighter you can add either white or a really pale blue or pink. Or, take your existing paint to a paint store, look at their color charts, and ask the staff there to mix it up for you. Also, if you have a color you are trying to match (such as fabric), most of the paint stores have the computer matching systems. This is where they place your swatch in front of a camera eye and it sends it to their color matching system in the computer. The computer in turn spits out a formula for your custom color. You can make adjustments right there if you need to. Mixing paint to create your own custom color is a formula for heartbreak. There's not enough pigment in paint to get it to do more than minimal color shifts. Try this, if you'd like: go to a Home Depot store and buy a gallon of the darkest blue paint in the Disney line. Also buy a five-gallon bucket and two gallons of Ultra Pure White paint. (I have done this.) Go home and pour all three gallons of paint into the bucket, then stir to an even color. It won't be very much lighter than it was when you started. All the people who paint with oils are now thinking, "But I mix custom colors with my oils all the time!" You certainly do. But what's the dry time on your oils? Days or weeks. Oils also need a year's curing time before you can varnish them. The more pigment you add to a paint, the longer it takes for the paint to dry, and oils are very pigment-dense. No one in the world would accept wall paint that needed more than a couple hours to dry, or that couldn't be washed for a year. The product used to tint paint is Universal Pigment. They won't sell this to anyone but a paint dealer because they know people would use it as paint and it is horrifically bad as paint--it won't dry and it won't stick when the water in it finally gets around to evaporating. If you want to mix your own custom color, go to a paint store like Sherwin-Williams where the paint mixers have experience and color training, not a home center where the training consists of ten minutes of instruction on which button to push to make the color go into the can.
What colors make pink?
red and white makes pink i know this because the color red is like redlaugh out loud and the color white make it lighter than red and the color that's lighter that red is pink
Can you paint your whole car with spray paint?
It is better to dye the top rather than painting. Otherwise cripping and cracking will occur. Also it is better to paint from a lighter color to dark (ex. white top to black).
Is it safe to put 20 volume clear with hair dye?
Yes. The color will develop slightly lighter than the color on the box or hair swatch.
When paint dries does it dry darker or lighter than the sample?
Your paint should dry to the exact color of the sample, if it does not, the color was mixed wrong. When you apply a fresh coat of the same color paint, it goes on lighter, and darkens as it dries.
How do you mix antique white paint?
Add 1 small amount of a dark yellow, like yellow ocher, + 1 small amout of a dark brown, like raw umber, then add white until it matches the color you want, paint is lighter when wet, and darker when dry, so make a shade lighter than your perfect color
What color is lighter than white?
GREY
Does Behr paint dry dark?
Ideally, it should dry to the color of the chip. Higher quality paints darken as they dry, while lower quality paints will tend to dry lighter than they are when wet, however, they should all dry to the color of the chip. Depending on the lighting and colors of the accessories or surfaces that are in the area, the color could appear to be darker, lighter or have undertones that didn't show up at the paint store, but when compared to the paint chip in that environment, it should still match.
Is continental crust darker in color than oceanic or lighter?
Continental crust is generally lighter than oceanic crust.
Are bull elk lighter in color?
are bull elk lighter in coloring than cow elk
Why one or both ends of some of the blackworms are lighter in color than the rest of their bodies?
Why one or both ends of some of the blackworms are lighter in color than the rest of their bodies
What is color peach?
it is the color of your skin a tan person, a little lighter than tan
What color is cassia?
yellow, lighter than mustard, darker than lemon
What is a pale tongue?
A pale tongue is lighter in color than normal.
How do I mix urethane single stage paint?
This depends on what color you want. Generally speaking, start with a color that's close to what you want. It's easier if you start with one that's a little lighter, rather than darker, than your target color. Let's say you want lavender. Start with light blue, and add red just a little at a time, stirring thoroughly as you go along. If you want darker lavender, don't add black -- add dark blue. If you want it lighter you can add either white or a really pale blue or pink. Or, take your existing paint to a paint store, look at their color charts, and ask the staff there to mix it up for you. Also, if you have a color you are trying to match (such as fabric), most of the paint stores have the computer matching systems. This is where they place your swatch in front of a camera eye and it sends it to their color matching system in the computer. The computer in turn spits out a formula for your custom color. You can make adjustments right there if you need to. Mixing paint to create your own custom color is a formula for heartbreak. There's not enough pigment in paint to get it to do more than minimal color shifts. Try this, if you'd like: go to a Home Depot store and buy a gallon of the darkest blue paint in the Disney line. Also buy a five-gallon bucket and two gallons of Ultra Pure White paint. (I have done this.) Go home and pour all three gallons of paint into the bucket, then stir to an even color. It won't be very much lighter than it was when you started. All the people who paint with oils are now thinking, "But I mix custom colors with my oils all the time!" You certainly do. But what's the dry time on your oils? Days or weeks. Oils also need a year's curing time before you can varnish them. The more pigment you add to a paint, the longer it takes for the paint to dry, and oils are very pigment-dense. No one in the world would accept wall paint that needed more than a couple hours to dry, or that couldn't be washed for a year. The product used to tint paint is Universal Pigment. They won't sell this to anyone but a paint dealer because they know people would use it as paint and it is horrifically bad as paint--it won't dry and it won't stick when the water in it finally gets around to evaporating. If you want to mix your own custom color, go to a paint store like Sherwin-Williams where the paint mixers have experience and color training, not a home center where the training consists of ten minutes of instruction on which button to push to make the color go into the can.
