Page 111 from Boogert's book "Traité des couleurs servant à la peinture à l'eau" (Image found on E-Corpus.org)
I don't know about you, but whenever I think of colors, Pantone's pallete comes to mind almost immediately. Little did I know that, in 1692, someone else thought and did something very similar - and in a much cooler way, if I may add (I'm a huge fan of vintage stuff!). And that person is now only known as "A. Boogert".
The artist wrote about mixing watercolors and ended up making a 800 page manuscript and hand painted book about the uses of color in painting, their tone changes and hues. His piece was once considered the most complete color guide for painting of all time, and it's very interesting to know that it was conceived as an educational guide! Not bad at all, in my humble opinion.
You can check out Boogert's complete book for free here.
What about you, dear readers? Do you know any good color book to recommend me? Tell me in the comments!
The artist wrote about mixing watercolors and ended up making a 800 page manuscript and hand painted book about the uses of color in painting, their tone changes and hues. His piece was once considered the most complete color guide for painting of all time, and it's very interesting to know that it was conceived as an educational guide! Not bad at all, in my humble opinion.
You can check out Boogert's complete book for free here.
What about you, dear readers? Do you know any good color book to recommend me? Tell me in the comments!
~Ally
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