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USE OF COLOR AND LETTERING STYLES Most charts use color to emphasize various features. NOS charts use five multipurpose colors in either solid color or tints—black, magenta, gold, blue, and green.

Q Select the paint color for the background and paint the walls. Next, choose the color for your top coat. If you are working with an oil-based eggshell paint you will need to thin it (3 parts top color to 1 part mineral spirits). Choose a top coat color that is either close in tone or contrasts with your Wall color. With dry-brushing, you can cover the background color completely, so your top coat is the color you will see on your finished walls.

When planning color combinations, you need to consider how bright or dark a decor should be and what range and intensity of color to use. For lively color harmony, it helps to know a few basic principles of color theory and to understand how different colors influence one another when used in interiors.