Something I wish I'd realised before I got this book was that the assignments require a particular set of 11 quality gouache (or acrylic gouache) paints from particular brands, and quite a lot of them - 80ml of white and 40ml each of the other 10. Unfortunately, the colours required are not typically all included in a set, so buying at least some of them as open stock will likely be required. Furthermore, the brands selected are not easily or especially economically available in the UK in the required quantities. Given the quantities required for the assignments, it would be helpful if the author could in a future edition recommend some sets that were "good enough" for the assignments to work as intended - perhaps even acrylic paints, which can be very economic given their quantities and high pigment load.

Hi Mary, Thanks for the great review. I have the book. Now I have the incentive to et it out and dive in. Great video.

Im thrilled i just got this edition of the book. Thank you for your😂 video. Excited to dive in

Buen video; Great review.....

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Thanks for the review. I had color theory in college- and so like you I found little to add to that education - but this book looks good. Sometimes when I get burnt out on painting landscapes I think doing some exercises in color could be fun. I paint in plein air in oils mostly and do some large studio pieces. I read somewhere that this book is based on gouache colors, is that right?

Thanks for your review. Really helpful. I'm looking for an advanced book about color with light (so RGB as primaries) as everything I do is always on a monitor and stays on a monitor as an end result. Hearing you about the book I get the impression this book is mainly if not completely targeted at designers/artists working with print, paint etc., so everything which reflects light (CMY-K primaries) instead of projecting light (RGB primaries). Do you think this book would be helpful to professionals with basic to intermediate knowledge of color theory and extensive knowledge on color models/color spaces? And are the exercises made for digital work too? Or is it only one chapter that's really handling stuff for work in the digital/lights domain? I'm not talking about some tip here and there that could be helpful, but really worth reading it from front to back. As I'd rather not buy a book if only the last chapter is appropriate for what I use it for. What do you think? Thanks in advance! BTW great choice of colors to wear next to the book!

There are no primaries...or...all colours are primary.