Artist Toolbox: Color

This is a really good book with very detailed explanations of color uses in multiple types of mediums.  I also like the step by step instructions on different paintings some of which I have already used to practice.

I got this book for my daughter as she is in Middle school and loves art and wants to learn more about art and become proficient in all things art. This book starts at the basic and will explain to someone that lives under a rock what things are to someone with some knowledge that wants to learn more. I look forward to sharing this with my daughter as it is a book she would actually read and finish.

This is the sort of handy reference book that is ideal for total beginners stepping into the realm of art for the first time. More advanced artists may pick up a titbit here and there, but it will be of limited use to them.

An excellent course on color theory.  I would recommend this to any artist or artisan in any field.  It includes a great deal of reference material and it's something that should be on the shelf of anyone who uses color to communicate.

I received this book as part of a NetGalley giveaway in exchange for an honest review.

Beautiful reference title every artist should have on their shelf.  I love the step by step descriptions of various media.

I feel like this book was made because of people like me. Those who struggle with color combinations. Working as a graphic designer we have palettes the work in certainty in terms of color combinations appealing for the web and digital work that I kind of slacked off in terms of color experimentation. Whenever I feel like one color doesn’t work with the rest, it was so easy to change it. Hence the slacking. 

You can’t exactly do that with painting especially when you work with watercolors. Glazing can only do so much to help make your pieces look like you meant them to appear as such when in truth you used the wrong color. 
This book has been very helpful. I often play it safe and use the colors I already know work well with each other, so having another insight towards colors allowed me to take on color mixing more valiantly. 

Much like the other Artist’s Toolbox book that I reviewed, this book also includes an activity section where you can adapt all that you read and learned from the previous chapters. The painting I created here is the first project (contributed by Maury Aaseng) you can follow through and create your own version.