Nature's Palette: A Color Reference System from the Natural World

The images are on matte paper and not sharp. While they are beautiful, I would not call them high quality. This is in large part because the images are reproductions from old books. Also, many images are very small.

The media could not be loaded.  I liked the book but not in love.I'm gonna use it for decor also so I wished It came better packed, it came loose inside the box, so one of the corners came crushed!

When I viewed the "Look Inside" feature for this book, I knew I would love it. But the actual volume FARexceeded expectations. The production value of the book is special, beginning with a cover with embossed touches and stately metallic typography. Various fold-outs appear throughout the book, featuring images of appropriately-colored marbleized papers.......perfect grace notes to illustrate the color-themed charts. This book performs well on many levels -- there is ample text, if you want to explore the academic aspect of color and nature.......but if, like me, you want to be inspired by visual references, this book is a bonanza. Archival images abound. Think: minerals, shells, bird eggs, anatomical charts, maps, drawers-full of collected artifacts, glass domes and taxidermy birds, etc. All with color annotations, andswatches. This book takes a "micro" look at color -- and provides a "macro" amount of information and visual enjoyment. A cabinet of curiosities -- and delights! -- for the artist and reader.

I found the book ‘Very Disappointing’ as a painter, after reading the description of the book I anticipated the book of items and their colors to be of use as an artist but it is neither. It’s complicated, shows no real color of items, very disturbing, frustrating to even read or understand.I would return the book but the cost already, not worth it to spend even more.“Just one more example that I should no longer buy items on line, or believe the words used to sell the item.”

There is no question that this is an exquisite volume, lovely to look through and study. I think.it fills an important niche in the history of natural color palettes. I was disappointed, however, that It seemed of little practical use for me as a botanical illustrator. While there are many bird illustrations and pages of insects and bird’s eggs, there is relatively scant attention given to plants and flowers. The suggestions of color mixes tend to be rather repetitive and not especially relevant for the watercolorist. There is a chart which converts the named color combinations to Winsor and Newton watercolor names. I found this of some interest. For me, the book proves more inspirational than reference.

This book shows what colors in nature (stone, birds, plants) were called historically and what the issues are with historical colors. Written by a real expert in the field who knows what these colors signify. It is a glorious book, but written for those who really value the history of color in paint and decorative schemes.

The colors throughout the book seem washed out and faded. I don't know if this because the original drawings it's trying to emulate are faded or it's the printing process, because the paper of the book is not gloss. Also the cover is made of raw paper-like surface and has zero lamination. The book cover came dirty from Amazon and when I tried to clean it with a damp paper towel, it chafed and damaged the cover. If you plan to hold it with your hands and read it, it will most likely get smudged and discolored as the dry paper of the cover will absorb and retain whatever oil is in your hands.

If you are an artist or are into nature and color this book is a must have on your shelf!AMAZING BOOK!!❤️

Beautifully produced, full of information and high quality illustrations and photos. An inspiring book for nature lovers and people who love colour! I bought this as a book to keep on my studio bookshelf and it's one I know that I'll refer to again and again. For me, this will provide great colour palette inspiration. For those of you who would like to see inside the book in detail, I've posted a video on my YouTube channel (I'm not sure if I'm allowed to add a link here, so just search 'Natasha Newton art' on YouTube, and you should find it!). I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this book - it's one of the most beautiful and useful books I've seen in a long time.

Gorgeous book, just to browse through or use practically - I went down a rabbit hole mixing various oranges and lost quite a few hours! Thoroughly recommend.

Nature's Palette is a sublimely beautiful book, of which the look, feel, and content is flawless.

This book is another brilliant buy. Better in my hand than watched on youtube. It's a glorious book full of info, colour, and it's design is too marks from me!

I'm a bit disappointed with this book. I don't know if I got a dodgy print or what, but the colours throughout the book look dull. Nature as I see with my eyes has more vibrsnt colours...