Oil Painting/mixing Colours

[josy]

Hi I'm doing a painting and I want a petrol blue colour....I have mixed and mixed and just can't seem to get it quite right....any great artists out there with tips, thanks in advance

[pastafreak]

You could try adding black and a bit of green to a basic blue(navy) base.

[Peter Pedant]

petrol isnt blue

[pastafreak]

Oh yes it is...
http://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/petrol_blue

[jomifl]

I think a navy base would be too dark, a mid blue might be a better starting point, I agree about the black and green.
PP. Chinese aren't white either :-)

[josy]

Obviously Peter Pedant you wasn't the kind of 'Artist' I was looking for