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The Oil Painter's Pocket Palette (ILLUSTRATED)

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I like the book. One (typical) page of this book shows color swatches of raw sienna mixed with 12 other colors. Each color mixture is tinted and tinted more. One would think that a skilled artist should have mastery of his/her colors --so that this book really isn't needed. Maybe so. On the other hand, it might be nice to buy two copies and mount the pages for easier reference.

I started in oil paints a couple years ago and found this book a great help. There are so many different color paints on the market this helped narrow down to the essentials. The mixes recommended for skin tones has been a nice springboard to jump from. Definately worth the money.

This book was just what I needed when painting landscapes. It is concise and easy to follow in the art of mixing colors to obtain the perfect hue needed. I would never have thought of the color combination on my own. It may be an oldie but is a goody.

I bought "The Oil Painter's Pocket Palette (ILLUSTRATED)" a very long time ago. While eight of us women have been painting one day a week since 2002-2003, this pocket palette has been one of the best little books an artist could possibly have. Since then I have ordered this book for several of the other artists and they can't imagine how they've done without it. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned artist, this pocket palette has every color you could possibly want and shows how to achieve that "perfect" color with ease. I recommend it for everyone who has ever had trouble achieving the exact mix needed for your piece of art.

The book arrived as promised .. would use this service again!! Sandy on Maui

The book that I purchased was used, but in great condition. I will deffinately buy more from Amazon.com

I purchased this "pocket palette" after a neighbor lent me her copy. It's a perfect visual guide to color mixing and color problem solving,and since its size is small, it fits neatly into anything one uses to transport paints. This is a must-have!

This little book would be invaluable except for the fact that the colors are from the Daler-Rowney range of oil paints, which is a student grade brand. Many of the colors are not even offered by the better paint manufacturers, or if they are it is under different names, and the author does not address this issue. I want to buy paints of much better quality, which makes using the book much less straight forward. Also, the author discusses color only, but not such important issues as the type of binder, concentration of pigment, etc. I feel that the book was written at least partly to push Daler-Rowney paints, and is meant to be used mainly by students and not professional artists.

I do not own the book as yet but My Instructor at the College I attend loaned it to me as I was having a difficult time trying to mix the right colors of sand for my seascape painting. I was very pleased to experiment with the colors used in the book and was able to get the final results I was looking for.