A Field Guide to Color

“Lisa Solomon’s fun and interactive A Field Guide to Color functions as part sketchbook, part instruction. Learn more about color theory as you complete 30 journal exercises with the watermedia of your choice. Play, explore, and deepen your own practice.”—Watercolor Artist magazine

“For many people, effectively using color in their work is a mysterious process. But in A Field Guide to Color, master-of-color Lisa Solomon breaks down how color works so that we can make both playful and harmonious choices as we create. This gorgeous and informative book is soon to be a bible for every painter.”—Lisa Congdon, artist and author of Art Inc. and Find Your Artistic Voice

“A Field Guide to Color is a thoughtful, informative, beautiful book. It is almost too beautiful to use as the author intended, as a true workbook to be painted and experimented in. Even though I’ve worked as an artist for over a decade, I learned a lot from Lisa’s book. The exercises are both informative and meditative, making the book an essential part of every artist’s—whether professional or hobbyist—library.”—Jen Hewett, author of Print, Pattern, Sew

“In her new book, A Field Guide to Color, Lisa Solomon joyfully presents the basic concepts of shade and saturation, all while inviting us to explore basic principles of color theory through guided exercises. Solomon expressly encourages experimentation through mixing, diluting, and matching, all with gentle reassurances to try things and not worry about getting it right or wrong. It is this freedom—the permission to make marks, not to replicate an image but simply for creation—that sets this book apart. A Field Guide to Color provides a multi-hued reason to take a moment away from screens and put brush to paper.”—Sonya Philip, creator of 100 Acts of Sewing