The 1500 Color Mixing book I found years ago was and continues to be a great investment for me. Years ago for my oil painting portrait studies, now for my watercolor mixing. I appreciate the large swatches with the easy to understand color recipes. Thanks for your video however I don't think that the other book will work for me. Continue to introduce us to the products you find and share your knowledge which is much appreciated!
I have to agree. I bought the book a week or so ago - couldn't wait. But I was hoping for lots of beautiful semi-neutrals. Instead just different purples, greens, oranges and dilutions that I can figure out easily myself. Guess I'll have to figure out the semi-neutrals myself also.
Thanks for video. Jane Blundell (Australian watercolorist) has a website which shows what colors look like for different brands and she has a book of mixing colors.
Nice review of these books. I am glad I clicked on your channel to help me decide between the two. I'm only interested in watercolor as well, but as an afterthought, maybe the oil mixes might work with pastels to some extent. Lol! I finally found your Mijello palette, but I saved the money and went with 18 colors instead. I'm too new to all of this, smaller will be fine for some time to come. Thanks again.
Jane Blundell’s mixing books give you a spectrum of mixes BETWEEN two pigments. Obviously not every possible combo, but most of the popular ones. After a while you can extrapolate what you’d get from other similar pigments. It’s quite good for quick references, and also for slow close study. It helps you make better paint purchases, and also stops you buying paints that make unexpected or unnecessarily duplicated mixes. Her books are jam-packed with smaller swatches, not all that white space and colour theory. It’s a serious, technical book but filled with rainbows! No shortage of the ‘less pretty’ mixes, neutrals, darks, greys, etc. Not expensive, but a bit more than these I think. Plus shipping from Oz for the hardcopy. PDF is useful, but I prefer to take it with me to the art shop, or lend it to students. Worth it, for beginners or experts.
Omg this is so helpful! I’ve been looking at these two books and wanted to know which one to get. I think the 1500 book is more self explanatory and very user friendly. Ince you showed the page of the recipes, I knew what it was and knew the amounts were at the bottom of each page. I’m adding it to my wishlist.
I just ordered the 1500 book. Thanks, I think......Danger, danger watching you tube. Have you seen the ebook by Jane Blundell “Colour Mixing Charts” ? It is so clearly presented. A little hard to read her written comments, but nothing is perfect in this life. It’s close!
Glad you enjoyed Melissa! I have visited many times Jane's website, it has tons of information and also very very dangerous 😂 I'm sure the eBook is packed full too!
Irit, thank you for this review! I was actually looking at this watercolor color book. The information was really helpful to make the decision that it is not for me. :-) I actually returned books before if they were not my cup of tea after having a closer look at them, but this is way better.
I’m in the middle of the video, but it’s such a good point about the complimentary mixes. You gave me an idea! ;) Also happy you including the other book, I was looking at it before but didn’t purchase. Was good to get a better idea! 👍🏼
Thank you for the video. I have the 1500 color mixing recipes book. I like the book but I was always confused about the section at the beginning of the book called using the water color grid. Water color dilution level. Measure the Color’s and mixing thr paint on the grid. I think it’s better to just mix abd play with paint on my palette Thanks again.
Hi Irit, thank you for reviewing these books! I paint mainly with acrylics and oils and looking at 1500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic and Watercolor and the Color Mixing Bible by Ian Sidaway. Do you know how these compare?
These book for oil, acrylic and watercolor is really interesting to have for mixing. I came up with interesting rosy browns the other day and I really like Burnt Umber mixed with Quin. Red, Quin. Rose or Opera Rose together. 😁 I think it's really helpful to have a book that is helping with color mixing. I'm not really great at it. This will make my process less stressful sometimes. 😁 I want to paint more with acrylics too and this could really help for some subjects. 😊 With Titanium White it's better to be a bit more careful because it's like an awful strong white-out and a little bit can go a long way. I was mixing my own pastels last year too. It was not the perfect option for me but I'm still learning. 😁
I think for oil and acrylic it's a lot more useful in my opinion, as it can be quite wasteful to mix colors and not get it right.. Those rosy browns sound lovely! I need to try that 😊
Thanks for the great review. I'm trying to figure out if it would help me create a particular palette if I'm using Golden High Flow Acrylic paints which have the consistency of pure liquid. Thanks so much. jamie
I am very happy that you went rather for the second book - this is the one I have and I also found it super interesting and helpful. I was thinking about buying the oter one also, but I think I will just stick to m Powell book :)
In the old book you have, does it include pigment numbers on the mixing pages? The 100 mixes turned me off looking at the Amazon preview because they only showed paint names without pigment numbers. Thus it will require me looking up all the windsor Newton pigments to compare to what I have. Plus I am not interested in pages and pages if mixes with similar colors (mixing slightly different yellows, etc). Thanks for the more thorough review to help me make my final decision to not go with the new book.
Thanks for your super honest review! I agree with you. Since im starting with watercolors i appreciate showing mixes with complementary colors...! If not whats the point! I asked alyonas if the book was complete and she said it was more complete than the previous one. Im kinda dissappointed. I see the potential of the second book but i want one specialized in watercolor. Theres a niche over there. Someone has to come up with a really good book about mixing in watercolor bible style lol
Glad it was helpful! Like another commentor wrote, the best is making your own swatches with your own paints, but I still think there's a place for such a book and it can be helpful, as long as it shows everything ;)
@@iritlandgraf yes ma'am im working on my color chart! ☺ i also learn from some kind artist who share their mixes and fav colors/brand over the media... like you! Ahhh... btw happy that you will do a sequel from the pinks swatch/mix video!
@@iritlandgrafI was looking at these books and other watercolour ones online but ended up getting something completely different "The Art of Creative Watercolor" by Danielle Donaldson, I haven't had much time to look properly but it seems so lovely!
In case I missed it, I'd suggest Jane Blundell's site, and she sells ebooks of her mixing charts, too: www.janeblundellart.com/watercolour-mixing-charts.html. I don't have it, but I always thought that Lisa Solomon's A Field Guide to Color: A Watercolor Workbook, looked like a more valuable mixing resource.
I have bought mixing books...waste of money. Better to do chart for yourself. Every brand is different, and produce different colors. You learn more that way...and your brand.,.brands. Spend the money on several watercolor tablets. An expensive 100% cotton and a cheaper paper . Test on both. Use basic mixing techniques on you tube...this you tuber has good information. Maybe get yourself or better yet make your own color wheel.
The 1500 Color Mixing book I found years ago was and continues to be a great investment for me. Years ago for my oil painting portrait studies, now for my watercolor mixing. I appreciate the large swatches with the easy to understand color recipes. Thanks for your video however I don't think that the other book will work for me. Continue to introduce us to the products you find and share your knowledge which is much appreciated!
Wonderful! I'm glad it served you well, I can imagine it is quite helpful for oils and acrylics especially!
Thanks for showing these. I miss being able to go to bookstore and look through the art section.
I think is going to be kinda difficult from now on to interact with any type of products in stores 😔
You are so welcome!
I have to agree. I bought the book a week or so ago - couldn't wait. But I was hoping for lots of beautiful semi-neutrals. Instead just different purples, greens, oranges and dilutions that I can figure out easily myself. Guess I'll have to figure out the semi-neutrals myself also.
Yes I'm afraid it is lacking... Good that we can play and mix ourselves!
Thanks for video. Jane Blundell (Australian watercolorist) has a website which shows what colors look like for different brands and she has a book of mixing colors.
Glad you enjoyed! Yes I've mentioned and recommended Jane's site many times, it's a great resource.
Nice review of these books. I am glad I clicked on your channel to help me decide between the two. I'm only interested in watercolor as well, but as an afterthought, maybe the oil mixes might work with pastels to some extent. Lol! I finally found your Mijello palette, but I saved the money and went with 18 colors instead. I'm too new to all of this, smaller will be fine for some time to come. Thanks again.
Jane Blundell’s mixing books give you a spectrum of mixes BETWEEN two pigments. Obviously not every possible combo, but most of the popular ones. After a while you can extrapolate what you’d get from other similar pigments. It’s quite good for quick references, and also for slow close study. It helps you make better paint purchases, and also stops you buying paints that make unexpected or unnecessarily duplicated mixes. Her books are jam-packed with smaller swatches, not all that white space and colour theory. It’s a serious, technical book but filled with rainbows! No shortage of the ‘less pretty’ mixes, neutrals, darks, greys, etc. Not expensive, but a bit more than these I think. Plus shipping from Oz for the hardcopy. PDF is useful, but I prefer to take it with me to the art shop, or lend it to students. Worth it, for beginners or experts.
Thanks for sharing! I've used her website many times, it's a great resource!
Omg this is so helpful! I’ve been looking at these two books and wanted to know which one to get. I think the 1500 book is more self explanatory and very user friendly. Ince you showed the page of the recipes, I knew what it was and knew the amounts were at the bottom of each page. I’m adding it to my wishlist.
Glad it was helpful!
I just ordered the 1500 book. Thanks, I think......Danger, danger watching you tube. Have you seen the ebook by Jane Blundell “Colour Mixing Charts” ? It is so clearly presented. A little hard to read her written comments, but nothing is perfect in this life. It’s close!
Glad you enjoyed Melissa! I have visited many times Jane's website, it has tons of information and also very very dangerous 😂 I'm sure the eBook is packed full too!
Thank you for the in-depth review. I'm new to watercolor and have ordered the 1500 book.
Glad it was helpful!
Irit, thank you for this review! I was actually looking at this watercolor color book. The information was really helpful to make the decision that it is not for me. :-) I actually returned books before if they were not my cup of tea after having a closer look at them, but this is way better.
I'm glad I could help Janina!
I’m in the middle of the video, but it’s such a good point about the complimentary mixes. You gave me an idea! ;) Also happy you including the other book, I was looking at it before but didn’t purchase. Was good to get a better idea! 👍🏼
oooo I'm sure it's a good idea :) Glad you enjoyed!
Thank you for the video. I have the 1500 color mixing recipes book. I like the book but I was always confused about the section at the beginning of the book called using the water color grid. Water color dilution level. Measure the Color’s and mixing thr paint on the grid. I think it’s better to just mix abd play with paint on my palette
Thanks again.
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Irit, thank you for reviewing these books! I paint mainly with acrylics and oils and looking at 1500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic and Watercolor and the Color Mixing Bible by Ian Sidaway. Do you know how these compare?
Glad you enjoyed! No, I don't have the Sidaway book, sorry!
These book for oil, acrylic and watercolor is really interesting to have for mixing. I came up with interesting rosy browns the other day and I really like Burnt Umber mixed with Quin. Red, Quin. Rose or Opera Rose together. 😁
I think it's really helpful to have a book that is helping with color mixing. I'm not really great at it. This will make my process less stressful sometimes. 😁
I want to paint more with acrylics too and this could really help for some subjects. 😊
With Titanium White it's better to be a bit more careful because it's like an awful strong white-out and a little bit can go a long way. I was mixing my own pastels last year too. It was not the perfect option for me but I'm still learning. 😁
I think for oil and acrylic it's a lot more useful in my opinion, as it can be quite wasteful to mix colors and not get it right.. Those rosy browns sound lovely! I need to try that 😊
Thanks for the great review. I'm trying to figure out if it would help me create a particular palette if I'm using Golden High Flow Acrylic paints which have the consistency of pure liquid. Thanks so much. jamie
I think it would, it's a good reference no matter which cosistency your paint has, IMO :)
I am very happy that you went rather for the second book - this is the one I have and I also found it super interesting and helpful. I was thinking about buying the oter one also, but I think I will just stick to m Powell book :)
I totally agree!
Thank you for your honest review Irit. I think the book you like could be helpful for me. Will check it out. 💕✊🏾
Glad you enjoyed!
Please does the book talks about portrait painting?
I'll check
Yes Joana, the book titled 1500 color mixing recipes has a section dedicated to portraits that seems actually quite extensive.
Thanks for this very helpful review and thanks for including a link to a German Amazon! That was so useful and I love being able to support that way:)
My pleasure 😃❤️
In the old book you have, does it include pigment numbers on the mixing pages? The 100 mixes turned me off looking at the Amazon preview because they only showed paint names without pigment numbers. Thus it will require me looking up all the windsor Newton pigments to compare to what I have. Plus I am not interested in pages and pages if mixes with similar colors (mixing slightly different yellows, etc). Thanks for the more thorough review to help me make my final decision to not go with the new book.
Good question, I will look as soon as I can!
Thanks for your super honest review! I agree with you. Since im starting with watercolors i appreciate showing mixes with complementary colors...! If not whats the point! I asked alyonas if the book was complete and she said it was more complete than the previous one. Im kinda dissappointed. I see the potential of the second book but i want one specialized in watercolor. Theres a niche over there. Someone has to come up with a really good book about mixing in watercolor bible style lol
Glad it was helpful! Like another commentor wrote, the best is making your own swatches with your own paints, but I still think there's a place for such a book and it can be helpful, as long as it shows everything ;)
@@iritlandgraf yes ma'am im working on my color chart! ☺ i also learn from some kind artist who share their mixes and fav colors/brand over the media... like you! Ahhh... btw happy that you will do a sequel from the pinks swatch/mix video!
Yes! Turquoises galore coming this weekend!
Sounds like an opportunity for you to write a book! You can cover the items that you think are missing and your experience in this area.
Haha I cannot think of someone less suitable for that kind of meticulous work 😂 I'm messy go with the flow gal 😉
Very helpful, thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Great review ! Thank you!
You're welcome Lilian !
the 1500 mixing book looks like the more handy of the two and not just because it covers more mediums :)
I agree!
Thank you! That was very helpful!
Glad to hear!
@@iritlandgrafI was looking at these books and other watercolour ones online but ended up getting something completely different "The Art of Creative Watercolor" by Danielle Donaldson, I haven't had much time to look properly but it seems so lovely!
In case I missed it, I'd suggest Jane Blundell's site, and she sells ebooks of her mixing charts, too: www.janeblundellart.com/watercolour-mixing-charts.html.
I don't have it, but I always thought that Lisa Solomon's A Field Guide to Color: A Watercolor Workbook, looked like a more valuable mixing resource.
Thanks for the tips!
My husband calls me “fish belly white”😂😂
Love that!
I see an opportunity for you to write a book!
Haha perhaps, for someone that has the patience for this type of work (not me ;) )
I have bought mixing books...waste of money. Better to do chart for yourself. Every brand is different, and produce different colors. You learn more that way...and your brand.,.brands. Spend the money on several watercolor tablets. An expensive 100% cotton and a cheaper paper . Test on both. Use basic mixing techniques on you tube...this you tuber has good information. Maybe get yourself or better yet make your own color wheel.
Thanks for the tips!
Hello. Can i use this book to create a color for painting my wall? Or is it specifically for painting art? Sorry for my English. Love. Thank you.
You can use it for anything you want 😀 it just shows you color mixes
@@iritlandgraf thank you 🥺