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The Pocket Complete Color Harmony: 1,500 Plus Color Palettes for Designers, Artists, Architects, Makers, and Educators
This pocket-size version of The Complete Color Harmony features the color explorations, insights, and palettes included in the original version in a handy, take-along size. It's the one color reference designers need.
Get an introduction to using the color wheel and discover the key aspects of color, such as warm, cool, pale, and bright. Then, delve into moods and color and see how a wide variety of palettes can come across as earthy, powerful, regal, calm, dependable, and more.
In this book you'll
Hundreds of organized color palettes that can be used for a variety of art and design projects.
Why certain colors attract.
How colors evoke certain moods.
Advice on choosing the best colors to work with.
A CMYK process color chart and color swatches to make choosing colors and palettes easy.
With all the expert information in this convenient portable guide, you'll feel confident in every color choice.
Get an introduction to using the color wheel and discover the key aspects of color, such as warm, cool, pale, and bright. Then, delve into moods and color and see how a wide variety of palettes can come across as earthy, powerful, regal, calm, dependable, and more.
In this book you'll
Hundreds of organized color palettes that can be used for a variety of art and design projects.
Why certain colors attract.
How colors evoke certain moods.
Advice on choosing the best colors to work with.
A CMYK process color chart and color swatches to make choosing colors and palettes easy.
With all the expert information in this convenient portable guide, you'll feel confident in every color choice.
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Published October 6, 2020
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October 3, 2020
It was hard to even read this book for review, as the publisher seems to have deliberately made the images very blurry and sometimes faded. I'm assuming this is an attempt to keep people from making pirate copies, but a simple watermark would do a much better job. The images are not just terrible resolution, but they seem to have been deliberately made blurrier with the equivalent of digital masking tape over 1/3 of every color swatch and many photos. If you're reading a very visual book, it's incredibly unpleasant and difficult to read it when people purposely do something like this to it.
Even using my imagination to pretend I read some sort of clean copy, it wasn't a very successful book for me. It goes over very basic color theory and the sort of "what this color does for people" kind of things, and then shows lots of rows of colors matched with complementary and opposite colors. One of the sections for each color is a whole lot of "clashing colors," and I'm not sure why you'd need that. It made the page just a bunch of squares, many of them ugly. And of course, faded and fuzzy if you're reading a review copy.
The end has lots more squares with numbers, showing how to mix that hue. None of them were particularly attractive to me or seemed new. I was hoping to get some color inspiration for a new color scheme for my kitchen, dining room and living room (an open area) and this book was not at all helpful for that. It might be helpful for others.
I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.
Even using my imagination to pretend I read some sort of clean copy, it wasn't a very successful book for me. It goes over very basic color theory and the sort of "what this color does for people" kind of things, and then shows lots of rows of colors matched with complementary and opposite colors. One of the sections for each color is a whole lot of "clashing colors," and I'm not sure why you'd need that. It made the page just a bunch of squares, many of them ugly. And of course, faded and fuzzy if you're reading a review copy.
The end has lots more squares with numbers, showing how to mix that hue. None of them were particularly attractive to me or seemed new. I was hoping to get some color inspiration for a new color scheme for my kitchen, dining room and living room (an open area) and this book was not at all helpful for that. It might be helpful for others.
I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.
October 24, 2020
I was granted a complimentary digital copy of The Picket Complete Color Harmony by Tina Sutton from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Before I proceed with attempting to review this title, I would like to note that while I understand the digital file I was sent is not the same quality as the printing file or the purchasable ebook file, but it was an interesting choice on the publisher's part to deliver such a deliberately blurred and pixelated version of a visual resource for review. Just about every page looks like a website that's still loading on a very old computer monitor running on the slowest possible internet connection. This is an art/design resource and I am an artist attempting to review it. I'd like to SEE it. This has made me hesitant about requesting review copies of visual resources from this publisher in the future, and I am mentioning this so that other potential reviewers of visual resources from this publisher can go into it informed. I do not feel this is equivalent to critiquing grammar in a text-based ARC as at least an unedited ARC has readable text, thus I do feel justified in mentioning this.
This book spends slightly under 20 pages teaching about colour theory followed by over 100 pages of palettes, single colour mood writeups, and finally a CMYK mixing chart for every colour and shade covered in the book. Between the fact that the book puts so much emphasis on CMYK and some things said and not said about warm and cool colours, I get the impression that this book is specifically for digital artists and broad category designers, not traditional media fine artists. There's nothing wrong with that, but the title also doesn't indicate this.
While the colour theory sections are well written and informative, some of it clashes with what I've learned from my fellow watercolour artists over the years. This book defines "hot" as fully saturated red, "warm" as colours composed of red and yellow, "cold" as fully saturated blue, and "cool" as colours composed of blue and yellow. It implies thus that yellow is neutral, and in this section, it does very little to discuss purple. The reason all of this clashes for me as a watercolour artist is that we are usually taught that there are warm and cool tones for all three primaries (for example, ultramarine is a warm blue and phthalo blue is a cool blue) and that the way to get the secondaries you want rather than brown or grey mud is to ensure that you're blending either both warm or both cool shades. Green and orange are more forgiving, but this is vitally true for purple. This is not a fact that is touched on in this book, and again I believe that's because it is clearly written with the CMYK primaries system in mind. In CMYK the yellow (Y) truly is quite neutral, cyan (C) is a cool colour, and magenta (M) is warm. True reds are obtained by combining equal parts magenta and yellow, allowing only for warm (or hot) reds.. Only cool purples can be obtained and what looks like warmer light and pale purples are actually desaturations of the pure magenta. Again, that doesn't mean the information in this book is wrong, it just means this wasn't produced for fine artists who use traditional mediums.
All of the colour-mood writeups are interesting to read, and the various example colour schemes make me want to utilize this book for limited colour palette challenges on YouTube and have my viewers tell me which page number to grab a palette off of. With that said, as an artist who is always online, none of these example palettes were new concepts to me. These look like the randomized palettes you can cycle through on ColorSchemer or Color Scheme Designer. It would, once again, be most useful to a designer on the go. Particularly one who is showing reference materials to clients who may not be as open to online tools.
I'm rating this 3 stars because I do not feel it will be particularly useful to non-digital artists (despite the general term "artists" in the subtitle), nor would I encourage "educators" to blindly purchase or require this book unless they are focussing more on digital/print media or broader fields of design work. I went into this as a traditional media fine artist and was disappointed to find this book offers little useful information that my physical colour wheel tool doesn't, and some information actually clashes with what I know to be true mixing paint. This is strictly focused on CMYK colour theory which doesn't translate well to certain media. Again, fine for some uses, but the subtitle implies it's good for artists.
Before I proceed with attempting to review this title, I would like to note that while I understand the digital file I was sent is not the same quality as the printing file or the purchasable ebook file, but it was an interesting choice on the publisher's part to deliver such a deliberately blurred and pixelated version of a visual resource for review. Just about every page looks like a website that's still loading on a very old computer monitor running on the slowest possible internet connection. This is an art/design resource and I am an artist attempting to review it. I'd like to SEE it. This has made me hesitant about requesting review copies of visual resources from this publisher in the future, and I am mentioning this so that other potential reviewers of visual resources from this publisher can go into it informed. I do not feel this is equivalent to critiquing grammar in a text-based ARC as at least an unedited ARC has readable text, thus I do feel justified in mentioning this.
This book spends slightly under 20 pages teaching about colour theory followed by over 100 pages of palettes, single colour mood writeups, and finally a CMYK mixing chart for every colour and shade covered in the book. Between the fact that the book puts so much emphasis on CMYK and some things said and not said about warm and cool colours, I get the impression that this book is specifically for digital artists and broad category designers, not traditional media fine artists. There's nothing wrong with that, but the title also doesn't indicate this.
While the colour theory sections are well written and informative, some of it clashes with what I've learned from my fellow watercolour artists over the years. This book defines "hot" as fully saturated red, "warm" as colours composed of red and yellow, "cold" as fully saturated blue, and "cool" as colours composed of blue and yellow. It implies thus that yellow is neutral, and in this section, it does very little to discuss purple. The reason all of this clashes for me as a watercolour artist is that we are usually taught that there are warm and cool tones for all three primaries (for example, ultramarine is a warm blue and phthalo blue is a cool blue) and that the way to get the secondaries you want rather than brown or grey mud is to ensure that you're blending either both warm or both cool shades. Green and orange are more forgiving, but this is vitally true for purple. This is not a fact that is touched on in this book, and again I believe that's because it is clearly written with the CMYK primaries system in mind. In CMYK the yellow (Y) truly is quite neutral, cyan (C) is a cool colour, and magenta (M) is warm. True reds are obtained by combining equal parts magenta and yellow, allowing only for warm (or hot) reds.. Only cool purples can be obtained and what looks like warmer light and pale purples are actually desaturations of the pure magenta. Again, that doesn't mean the information in this book is wrong, it just means this wasn't produced for fine artists who use traditional mediums.
All of the colour-mood writeups are interesting to read, and the various example colour schemes make me want to utilize this book for limited colour palette challenges on YouTube and have my viewers tell me which page number to grab a palette off of. With that said, as an artist who is always online, none of these example palettes were new concepts to me. These look like the randomized palettes you can cycle through on ColorSchemer or Color Scheme Designer. It would, once again, be most useful to a designer on the go. Particularly one who is showing reference materials to clients who may not be as open to online tools.
I'm rating this 3 stars because I do not feel it will be particularly useful to non-digital artists (despite the general term "artists" in the subtitle), nor would I encourage "educators" to blindly purchase or require this book unless they are focussing more on digital/print media or broader fields of design work. I went into this as a traditional media fine artist and was disappointed to find this book offers little useful information that my physical colour wheel tool doesn't, and some information actually clashes with what I know to be true mixing paint. This is strictly focused on CMYK colour theory which doesn't translate well to certain media. Again, fine for some uses, but the subtitle implies it's good for artists.
October 25, 2020
Tina Sutton - The Pocket Complete Color Harmony
𝑨𝒓𝒄 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘.
This book is filled with a variety of combinations and shades of colour, with the use of vibrant pictures and colour charts. I was surprised with some of the chosen colours to combine together. I never would have imagined to put certain colours together but it brings interest and makes the picture pop. I'm completely inspired and ready to play with colours. I plan to use this knowledge for creating backdrops and decorating my journal. Brighten up your life with the insightful pocket complete colour harmony.
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𝑨𝒓𝒄 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘.
This book is filled with a variety of combinations and shades of colour, with the use of vibrant pictures and colour charts. I was surprised with some of the chosen colours to combine together. I never would have imagined to put certain colours together but it brings interest and makes the picture pop. I'm completely inspired and ready to play with colours. I plan to use this knowledge for creating backdrops and decorating my journal. Brighten up your life with the insightful pocket complete colour harmony.
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October 19, 2020
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4.5 stars
An interesting book in which I learnt a lot about colors!
I'm fascinated by their significance, their "stories", the way we can/should/do use them, what they do to the brain, and the reader does have information about all of this here!
I loved how it was divided, the way it explained things: I'm not an expert, and I understood everything!
It was an excellent idea to illustrate it: a book about colors without any colors inside would have been sad!
I'd really like to have it on my shelves to dive back into it when I need an information about, say, purple! So, it was a great introduction to colors, how they work (or not!) together, how we can "use" them, what they do to us!
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4.5 stars
An interesting book in which I learnt a lot about colors!
I'm fascinated by their significance, their "stories", the way we can/should/do use them, what they do to the brain, and the reader does have information about all of this here!
I loved how it was divided, the way it explained things: I'm not an expert, and I understood everything!
It was an excellent idea to illustrate it: a book about colors without any colors inside would have been sad!
I'd really like to have it on my shelves to dive back into it when I need an information about, say, purple! So, it was a great introduction to colors, how they work (or not!) together, how we can "use" them, what they do to us!
November 1, 2020
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This is meant as a reference for professionals - individuals in various artistic or design fields who already have an understanding of color. As such, the introduction to color section is very brief and fairly inscrutable. The heart of the book is providing a mood and then swatches that would achieve that mood. But the swatches look to be done in watercolor, oddly enough, and are strangely blurry in many places, making them difficult to distinguish. In all, I had a very hard time appreciating this book.The book breaks down as follows: Introductory sections (color wheel, how to use color, color chart, process color), a breakdown of color aspects (cool, hot, warm, light, dark, pale bright), and then moods and color. The back has some brief writeups about the psychology of color, color conversion charts, color swatches.
As noted earlier, the introduction to color is pretty useless. You're not going to gain an understanding of how primary, secondary, and tertiary work and it is all pretty confusing, to be honest. There isn't even much of a discussion of shades and tints to make sure you are using those words correctly. I've worked with color for many years and was baffled at the presentation.
Since the book is about creating moods with color, there is an explanation of the psychology of color. The author makes an odd choice to say that a person's favorite color is a reliable indicator of their personality type and then gave examples - which felt like astrology to me.
The color chart and swatches weren't 'pantone-like' solid color. Instead, the color charts are all water color-like paints with the white showing through. To show the transition of a color from darkest to lightest, they just desaturated the original and blurred it out more. To show the tertiary colors, they mixed the red and green watercolors so that you could still see both the red and green in the orange. For the mix of green and red, we had a yellow with a lot of green in it rather than something approaching blue. It was very odd.
The moods are cleanly arranged but with a whole blob of swatches in your face; it creates a lot of distraction. Each mood (e.g., "romantic" - which is heavy on pinks and greens) is broken down by: monochromatic swatches, primary swatches, complementary swatches, analogous swatches, split complementary swatches, split swatches, clash swatches, and neutral swatches. It creates a wide range of color combinations but there is no understanding of why you would want e.g., a split complementary set of colors over clash when creating your 'romantic' mood. Why you would use red, green and light blue (split swatches) versus purple, light purple, and pink (analogous). With a page filled with 20 swatches next to another page with another 20 or so, it's a confusion of color.
The author has numbered each color for reference in the book but be reminded that in real life, you'll be going by Pantone or other professional color identification. It might be a bit confusing and frustrating to choose a color scheme in the book and then have to match it up in a paint store or furniture store where the colors are tainted by fluorescent lighting. What you think was a light pink in the store comes out fuchsia in natural light.
So, as a mood book this does provide inspiration and it should definitely not be something you get to better understand color harmony. I found the 'watercolor' presentation lackluster (I'd rather have opaque color). I also didn't like that for each swatch, some colors were solid and others were fuzzy and out of focus. I'm not sure why they were presented that way because it hurt the eyes and made it a chore to 'read'. Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the pulisher.
November 8, 2020
Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.
The Pocket Complete Color Harmony is a color reference with over 1500 suggested palettes. This is a pocket sized abbreviated companion to The Complete Color Harmony by the same author. Released 13th Oct 2020 by Quarto on their Rockport imprint, it's 192 pages and available in compact paperback and ebook formats.
This is a very concise and accessible introduction to color theory and use. The introduction includes info about the color wheel and primary, secondary, and tertiary colors, but it provides additional information about actually choosing and *using* color (which is where most of us stumble). The author also includes info on the artistic process, and shading, tint, brightness and other technical aspects but additionally provides a multitude of palettes already made for people looking for some direct help (stitchers, painters, decorators, makers, etc).
The palettes are arranged roughly thematically: purity, richness, boldness, and many (many) more. Palettes are provided with 2-3 color swatches each, numbered by hue, tint, and shade. There's a key to the numbering and labeling of the colors at the beginning of the book along with suggestions for how to use them. I'm not 100% sure exactly how useful the system is (it's not, for example, the pantone codes) but for general use it's quick, usable, and layman accessible.
This would be a nice selection for maker's group, artist's studio, fibre-artists, guild groups, library acquisitions, and similar. Four stars. (For readers - it goes without saying that the electronic version must be accessed on a device which has a color screen).
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
The Pocket Complete Color Harmony is a color reference with over 1500 suggested palettes. This is a pocket sized abbreviated companion to The Complete Color Harmony by the same author. Released 13th Oct 2020 by Quarto on their Rockport imprint, it's 192 pages and available in compact paperback and ebook formats.
This is a very concise and accessible introduction to color theory and use. The introduction includes info about the color wheel and primary, secondary, and tertiary colors, but it provides additional information about actually choosing and *using* color (which is where most of us stumble). The author also includes info on the artistic process, and shading, tint, brightness and other technical aspects but additionally provides a multitude of palettes already made for people looking for some direct help (stitchers, painters, decorators, makers, etc).
The palettes are arranged roughly thematically: purity, richness, boldness, and many (many) more. Palettes are provided with 2-3 color swatches each, numbered by hue, tint, and shade. There's a key to the numbering and labeling of the colors at the beginning of the book along with suggestions for how to use them. I'm not 100% sure exactly how useful the system is (it's not, for example, the pantone codes) but for general use it's quick, usable, and layman accessible.
This would be a nice selection for maker's group, artist's studio, fibre-artists, guild groups, library acquisitions, and similar. Four stars. (For readers - it goes without saying that the electronic version must be accessed on a device which has a color screen).
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
February 10, 2022
A visually appealing, user-friendly reference to color palettes.
I think there's a mistake on p. 63: The 2nd tertiary palette shows no yellow-orange (though the colors indicated by the number 26 is indeed a yellow-orange).
Also, on p. 135: The top right palette shows color 98 as a red, though the guide on p. 12 shows color 98 as a light gray.
I think there's a mistake on p. 63: The 2nd tertiary palette shows no yellow-orange (though the colors indicated by the number 26 is indeed a yellow-orange).
Also, on p. 135: The top right palette shows color 98 as a red, though the guide on p. 12 shows color 98 as a light gray.
November 10, 2020
Your Help with Color Harmony
"The Pocket Complete Color Harmony. 1500 Plus Color Palettes for Designers, Artists, Architects, Makers, and Educators" by Tina Sutton, Quarto Publishing Group - Rockport Publishing, is the abbreviated version of "The Complete Color Harmony" by the same author which was published in 2004. After the introduction the author presents information about topics such as the Color Wheel, the Color Chart, Aspects of Color (hot, cold, warm, cool, light, dark pale, bright), or Basic Color Schemes. The main part of the book is entitled "Moods and Color" (e.g., powerful, romantic, vital, moving, tropical, classic, or subdued). Every mood is introduced with a picture and a brief explanatory text before the corresponding swatches are presented. The swatches are sadly bleared and, especially toward the right side of the charts, they are also faint. Even the outlines for the swatches are fuzzy. The question which arises is if this is only a problem in the ARC which I received or if it is also an issue in the printed copy of the book.
I appreciated the chapter about the Psychology of Color and deem the Process Color Chart a great help. Sadly even here the samples are blurry. Nevertheless the book contains good graphic and pictures. It is a great book but the execution could be far better and then subsequently it could be a great tool for the specified target group.
The complimentary copy of this book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley free of charge. I was under no obligation to offer a positive review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
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"The Pocket Complete Color Harmony. 1500 Plus Color Palettes for Designers, Artists, Architects, Makers, and Educators" by Tina Sutton, Quarto Publishing Group - Rockport Publishing, is the abbreviated version of "The Complete Color Harmony" by the same author which was published in 2004. After the introduction the author presents information about topics such as the Color Wheel, the Color Chart, Aspects of Color (hot, cold, warm, cool, light, dark pale, bright), or Basic Color Schemes. The main part of the book is entitled "Moods and Color" (e.g., powerful, romantic, vital, moving, tropical, classic, or subdued). Every mood is introduced with a picture and a brief explanatory text before the corresponding swatches are presented. The swatches are sadly bleared and, especially toward the right side of the charts, they are also faint. Even the outlines for the swatches are fuzzy. The question which arises is if this is only a problem in the ARC which I received or if it is also an issue in the printed copy of the book.
I appreciated the chapter about the Psychology of Color and deem the Process Color Chart a great help. Sadly even here the samples are blurry. Nevertheless the book contains good graphic and pictures. It is a great book but the execution could be far better and then subsequently it could be a great tool for the specified target group.
The complimentary copy of this book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley free of charge. I was under no obligation to offer a positive review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
#ThePocketCompleteColorHarmony #NetGalley
May 25, 2023
Quite useful and interesting. This book offers a look at colour, mainly using palettes and colour combination types (e.g. achromatic, analogous, clashing, complementary, etc). It first introduces aspects of colour, some of which we may take for granted (e.g. light, dark, pale, etc), and explains where they may be found and how they may be applied. It then moves on to talk about colour schemes, their relation to mood, the types of effects they convey, and so on. There is typically one accompanying image example for each colour scheme. The psychology of colour is also talked about briefly. The last part of the book comprises colour conversion charts and swatches, which I did not find relevant as it's more for designers or those involved in printing. I wish there had been many more image examples of the palettes mentioned, instead of just one picture for each colour scheme. Aside from that, this was a pleasant and fun read, even for non-designers/artists.
October 3, 2020
Love the section that presents 48 swatches of colour combinations for each of the moods or styles like powerful, rich, friendly, fresh, calm, magical and 20 others. The combinations are categorized as complementary, primary, monochromatic, split complementary, analogous, neutral, clash or split.
As an art journaler, I am still learning how to combine harmonious colours to express certain emotions or conditions and are beautiful at the same time.
Overall, a very helpful, informative and gorgeous reference book on colours.
I am looking forward to adding this book to my collection of art books!
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC. This is my honest opinion.
As an art journaler, I am still learning how to combine harmonious colours to express certain emotions or conditions and are beautiful at the same time.
Overall, a very helpful, informative and gorgeous reference book on colours.
I am looking forward to adding this book to my collection of art books!
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC. This is my honest opinion.
December 28, 2020
This is a nifty little book filled with all kinds of interesting and useful information about color. It starts with a guide to color theory, and includes over 1500 color palettes to spark creativity. Following this is a guide to the psychology of color, which I found very interesting, that will be of great use to designers of all types, artists, advertisers, marketers, etc. A super handy resource in a smaller size than the original, making it easy to carry around with you. Definitely recommended!
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October 3, 2020
This book was just okay. It has short descriptions of each color, then tonal variations of the color using small swatches, then combinations of colors with small swatches. There are a few larger pictures demonstrating color combinations. These contain captions describing the effect of the combinations (e.g. rich, calming, etc.).
Disappointingly, most of the book is various combinations of small rectangular color swatches. Not very exciting.
Disappointingly, most of the book is various combinations of small rectangular color swatches. Not very exciting.
October 5, 2020
This is an excellent color reference for artists, or really anyone who just wants to know what colors look good together. The reference work also gives the reader sets of color combinations that project certain emotions and feelings. It’s an easy, ready-made guide usable by anyone and that makes it cool! The pocket size makes it an accessible and convenient way to always know what color combinations you need in a given situation. All in all, a nice work!
October 7, 2020
I was surprised at how interesting this was, there was so much I didn’t know about colour. From putting colours together to telling you the uses of certain colours, such as the colour orange which encourages oxygen intake to the brain to get your creative juices flowing. A great book to dip in and out of as well – one for the coffee table.
Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.
Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.
October 28, 2020
*I received a digital review copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review - thank you to the publisher *
Although this is clearly a book to be enjoyed most in print format, as the pages were pixelated and blurred in my digital copy, I found the content interesting. It provides a brief overview of colour theory and then presents visually appealing colour combinations. A useful desk companion for someone exploring art for the first time.
Although this is clearly a book to be enjoyed most in print format, as the pages were pixelated and blurred in my digital copy, I found the content interesting. It provides a brief overview of colour theory and then presents visually appealing colour combinations. A useful desk companion for someone exploring art for the first time.
November 23, 2020
It's a dictionary of color, that contains minimal information on color theory, but offers a rich insight into the properties and effects of the various colors and their numerous combinations. So this is a shortcut the artist may use to achieve the desired effect. For digital artist and for printing is useful (and first time I've seen in an artbook) the Process Color Conversion Chart. Obviously the book is full of color and well presented.
January 30, 2021
**I received and voluntarily read an e-ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.**
I understand this is a pre-print copy used for early reviews, but I found it hard to look at for long periods of time due to the blurriness of the file.
Overall, however, assuming the blurry issue is fixed for print and final copies, informative and an interesting read.
I understand this is a pre-print copy used for early reviews, but I found it hard to look at for long periods of time due to the blurriness of the file.
Overall, however, assuming the blurry issue is fixed for print and final copies, informative and an interesting read.
December 8, 2024
I enjoyed the book's layout. This is a topic I am unfamiliar with, and having the various colour schemes next to one another helped me understand how they work together. Especially the combos I haven't seen as much of. If you are familiar with the topic, then this book may not be as relevant to you. For me it was a good introduction and provided the background I was missing for some of the comments you often see when people are discussing painting or colour schemes of their spaces.
February 23, 2021
Get an introduction to using the color wheel and discover the key aspects of color, such as warm, cool, pale, and bright. Then, delve into moods and color and see how a wide variety of palettes can come across as earthy, powerful, regal, calm, dependable, and more.
Discover new ideas to your design and decoration selection.
Discover new ideas to your design and decoration selection.
August 11, 2023
good, but not as an ebook
There's a fair amount of nonsense in this book, but it's mostly fun nonsense. Beyond that the book is interesting and useful. I cannot recommend it as an ebook, however. Some of the palettes literally hurt my eyes. I'm still blinking a little.
There's a fair amount of nonsense in this book, but it's mostly fun nonsense. Beyond that the book is interesting and useful. I cannot recommend it as an ebook, however. Some of the palettes literally hurt my eyes. I'm still blinking a little.
December 28, 2025
It's okay. It has an explanation of the psychological effect of each color and the theory on color combinations. But this really is the "pocket" version, meaning it just gives an overview of these topics.
December 19, 2020
A good choice for those to add to their colour study - good for artists and others who have an interest in this.
April 20, 2021
Quick guide to color theory and palettes. Useful reference.
June 6, 2022
*received for free from netgalley for honest review* Being a painter this book didn't teach me much but i did still learn some points from it and it was fun to read!
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