Stain Formulas
If you like working with colors and do a great deal of staining or matching stains. The following formulas will help you reproduce
various natural wood tones. All the colors are available in many mediums like oil (Japan Colors), acrylic colors and Universal
Tinting Colors which can be dissolved in any medium.
Stain Formulas.
Medium Walnut.
6 parts burnt umber
1/2 part raw umberDark Walnut
6 parts burnt umber
3 parts van dyke brown
American Walnut
8 parts burnt umber
2 parts burnt sienna
1 part van dyke brown
Cherry
4 parts burnt sienna
1 part burnt umber
1/2 part French yellow orche
Pine
4 parts French yellow orche
2 1/2 parts zinc white
1 part burnt umber
Honey Maple
6 parts French yellow orche
1 1/2 parts burnt sienna
1/4 part van dyke brown
Red Mahogany
5 parts burnt sienna
1 1/2 parts vermilion red
1/2 part van dyke brown
Brown Mahogany
6 parts burnt umber
3 parts burnt sienna
1/2 part van dyke brown
Golden Oak
5 parts French yellow orche
1 part burnt sienna
1/2 part raw sienna
Ebony
9 parts lamp black
1 1/2 parts burnt sienna
1/2 part Prussian blue
1/2 part vermilion red
Pickled Pine
6 parts zinc white
1 1/2 parts French yellow orche
1/2 part burnt umber
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