Hazel Soan's Art of the Limited Palette: A Step-By-Step Practical Watercolour Guide

Wish I had this book when I first learned to paint with watercolors. Teaches how cool and warm primary colors can mix any color. Beautiful illustrations and clear instructions.

I am enjoying the photos and information

One of the things that intimidated me about starting to paint with watercolors was how to mix the paints to get the desired result. This book explains a lot about color in easy to understand language, with examples each step of the way. I can see that I will return to this book again and again as I progress. I’m looking forward to putting what I’m reading into practice.

First let me say that I have several books on color theory. I have tried to plow my way through them to no avail. I saw on watercolorist Louise de Masi's website that she had recommended this book. Finally it is starting to make sense to me. The author reviews the importance of knowing the properties of your paint in relation to hue, depth of tone, translucency, staining and temperature bias and goes on to recommend various triads to aid as a starting point to developing your own limited palette. It is wonderfully illustrated with painting swatches and examples. The second half of the book is illustrated with the author's paintings and she reviews her color choices and why they work. This book is a game changer for me. I would definitely recommend to anyone who is attempting to understand the theory behind a limited palette.

Love this book.

The techniques used by the ArtistIs informative and a delightful in operation

Beautiful book with great illustrations and explanations of color and what to expect. In fact, the main purpose various of limiting the number of colors is to minimize interactions when you mix colors that are already derived from multiple pigments. When very familiar with a few, you know what you'll get when you mix the. Her approach is a very loose style; mine tends to more realism, but the principles presented in the book will give freshness and prevent overworking. I have several of Hazel Soan's books and only wish she was available as a teacher.

I’ve taught watercolor workshops for 30 years. Due to the cost of paints and supplies I wanted to scale back on my supply list for students to make things more affordable. Hazel Sloan has always been a wonderful teacher/painter…she knows her stuff. Beautifully illustrated book full of very good information for any level painter. The retailer was wonderful and the book shipped very quickly from the UK. Very pleased.

As a new watercolour enthusiast and practitioner, I bought this book on the recommendation of one of my Patreon tutors. For any aspiring artist it is essential reading. It explains the complexities of colour temperature, hue, colour combinations and the relationships of the colour wheel in simple, clear terms. I would definitely recommend it. Fascinating reading and lots of beautiful paintings by Hazel.

The book is informative and easy to follow yet still gives plenty of room to experiment for yourself. I really like Hazel Soan's art and her way of using colour to describe form is magical.

I love to paint. Hazel Soane is the very best .I can’t send a Photo because I don’t know how to do it . I am 93 Years old. Maybe I’ll learn it one dayHow to send this? I’ll try😪RIA

Esencial para seguir avanzando con la acuarela.Explicaciones detalladas que estoy deseando poner en práctica con una paleta limitada de colores.

Bardzo piękna książka, a może raczej podręcznik rozszerzający wiadomości z teorii koloru o jej praktyczny aspekt jakim jest jej zastosowanie w praktyce. Relacje między barwami i zależności z nich wynikające takie jak: głębia, tonacja, barwa, nastrój, budowanie bryły plamą barwną, właściwości pigmentów: ich transparentność i krycie, oraz wpływ na uzyskany efekt na obrazie. Wszystko to jest opisane bardzo pięknym, literackim językiem, w sposób łatwy i przystępny.Każde wprowadzane zagadnienie jest podbudowane ilustracją dla objaśnienia treści. Ilustracje niesamowicie piękne, zestawienia barw w nich użytych zachwycają. Wszystko wydaje się tak proste, banalne, jakby nie wynikało z lat żmudnej pracy i ćwiczeń. Wiedza ta niewątpliwie pozwoli czytającemu uniknąć wielu błędów w pracy z akwarelą. Książka pobudza czytelnika do własnej twórczości. W czasie jej czytania nie wiadomo czy czytać dalej , czy już zacząć sprawdzać nabytą wiedzę w praktyce.Na YouTube można zobaczyć wiele recenzji filmowych, oraz półtoragodzinny wywiad autorki na temat tej książki.Książka będzie wspaniałym prezentem dla akwarelistów, nawet tych bardzo zaawansowanych.Z całą pewnością kupiłabym ją jeszcze raz.