Billmeyer and Saltzman's Principles of Color Technology, 3rd Edition

Book Description

Fully updated-the classic comprehensive introduction to color technology
The Third Edition of Billmeyer and Saltzman's Principles of Color Technology combines the clarity and ease of use of earlier editions with two decades of advancement in the theory and technology of color. Defining color as "a certain kind of light, its effect on the human eye, or (most important of all) the result of this effect in the mind of the viewer," the book offers detailed coverage of color, colorants, the coloring of materials, and reproducing the color of materials through imaging.
While retaining important material on the color technology of paints, plastics, textiles, and other materials, the Third Edition features in-depth coverage of computer-generated color, digital image capture, desktop color printing, and color management-achieving color fidelity among scanners, digital cameras, and other color imaging devices. The new edition of Principles of Color Technology offers expanded coverage that includes:
* Measuring color quality-a new chapter describes the principles and applications of setting instrumental color tolerances
* Mathematics of color technology-a new appendix presents principles of color technology using mathematics
* Color modeling-additional material covers CRT displays and color printing
Supplemented with copious numerical examples, graphs, and illustrations that clarify and explain complex material, as well as side bars that present technical details in a well-organized, accessible manner, this excellent and exciting introduction for newcomers to the field is also a valuable reference for experienced color technologists, color specialists, chemical and industrial engineers, computer scientists, research scientists, and mathematicians interested in color.

Customer Reviews:

Student Review of B&S Principles of Color Technology.......2001-10-14

The latest edition of Billmeyer and Saltzman's Principles of Color Technology is a complete rewrite. The author's use of in-text examples and "back to principles" appendix facilitate understanding of the concepts. The range of color science conepts (from basic colorimetry to an end-to-end color imaging system) make it a must-have for the color science student to the experienced color professional.

Professional Painted Finishes: A Guide to the Art and Business of Decorative Painting (Whitney Library of Design)

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Excellant book!!
Not really recommended but OKAY
The best of the best
Good variety
Superb book - Knowledge of teaching & Painting -

Professional Painted Finishes: A Guide to the Art and Business of Decorative Painting (Whitney Library of Design)
Ina Brosseau Marx , Allen Marx , and Robert Marx
Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill
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Binding: Hardcover

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The Art of Faux: The Complete Sourcebook of Decorative Painted Finishes (Crafts Highlights)
How to Start a Faux Painting or Mural Business: A Guide to Making Money in the Decorative Arts
The Paint Effects Bible: 100 Recipes for Faux Finishes
Mastering Fine Decorative Paint Techniques
The Handbook of Painted Decoration: The Tools, Materials, and Step-By-Step Techniques of Trompe-L'Oeil Painting (Open Market Edition)

ASIN: 0823044181

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One lovely feature of this volume is that it shows the real material that inspired different faux finishes next to the excellent painted imitations. After extensive coverage of all aspects of getting started (tools and materials, preparation, safety concerns, and design and color considerations), and of working with glazes, there are dozens of detailed recipes for various marble and graining effects. The final chapter, "Professional Practice," explains how to set up your own decorative-painting business, including assembling a portfolio, identifying and reaching your market, financial planning, calculating rates and expenses, preparing samples, organizing the workspace, and working with clients. You'll even find a prototype contract and a checklist of supplies to bring on the job. Those who want to produce spectacular faux-finish results will learn a lot from Professional Painted Finishes.

Customer Reviews:

Excellant book!!.......2007-04-17

If you can't decide what to do to that plain ole drab wall look through this book!! Shows step by step exciting and new techniques that maybe one wouldn't' have thought of ((or have the nerve to do)). If you get get stuck in what to do, just flip through and it will get your " creative juices" flowing!!

Not really recommended but OKAY.......2006-07-03

I was looking forward to this book but was rather disappointed due to the extensive written instructions but the rather sketchy illustrative photos.

The best of the best.......2006-06-01

I bought this book more than ten years ago, I have an almost complete collection of books on painted finished, especially of wood and marble. The "Professional Painted Finishes" is absolutely the best I have, it is oozing QUALITY throughout. It is not for beginners but is The reference to return to again and again. It is also lovely just to browse through.

Good variety.......2004-06-30

I liked this book because it contained great illustrations and it also had helpful information about the business side of faux finishing. The text is compact, so each page contains alot of data.

Superb book - Knowledge of teaching & Painting -.......2001-12-09

Great book for all levels.
Ina and Allan Marx run a great faux finishing school that has spawned this great book. Complete
and through it a bible for novice to expert painters. Not only do they teach you the technique, but alos
how to "look and see" the item you are painting from nature. They are true professionals and
above all both are excellent teachers. I have taken their classes, and as there is no substituion for
taking one of their classes, this book is a great how to guide if you can't take one.
Excellent. Their knowledge of teaching and superb knowledge of faux painting marry in this books.

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Great gift for a pre-schooler!
Three white mice. See how they run.
Adorable book. My 5 year old read it by himself...
great book!!
I love this book!

Mouse Paint
Ellen Stoll Walsh
Manufacturer: Harcourt, Inc.
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Binding: Board book

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ASIN: 0152002650

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One day three white mice discover three jars of paint--red, blue, and yellow. Both parents and children alike will appreciate this lighthearted presentation of a lesson in color. “Walsh’s cut-paper collage illustrations have bold colors and just the right simplicity for the storyline. A real charmer that’s great fun as well as informative.”--School Library Journal

Customer Reviews:

Great gift for a pre-schooler!.......2007-09-17

This is a super source of creative inspiration for young children. Start them out working with an adult or older child, and they will absolutely take off with creativity and use of colors!

There's hours of educational entertainment inside this slim volume!

Three white mice. See how they run........2007-08-27

This is simply a magnificent book for young children! Bright and colorful, it follows the tale/tail of three white mice who discover three jars of paint. Of course, they are the primary colors (red, yellow, and blue for those artistically-challenged folks out there). Adults will smirk because they know what's coming next, but just check out the face of a little one who is still discovering the magic and awe of mixing colors. Yes! Red feet in yellow paint make orange feet - cool! These adorable mice perform all kinds of "color dances" until finally washing themselves off in a bowl of water (which says CAT on it - hilarious!) The collage-style illustrations (which remind me of Leo Lionni) really seem to make the mice come alive. This is a must-have for every child's bookshelf.

Adorable book. My 5 year old read it by himself..........2007-07-19

This is the first book my 5 year old read completely by himself, with minimal assistance from me. He read it and my 3 year old sat and enjoyed the story. It is a VERY cute story and the pictures on the pages help tell the story and encourage the new reader... so it is good to read to kids AND it is great for early readers. A book with a dual purpose is a great book in my book. (Ha)

great book!!.......2007-01-12

We've been reading this book to my daughter since she was just a few weeks old and she loves it! She often holds it up to us so that we will read it to her. It is a great way to learn how the three primary colors combine to make secondary colors. I highly recommend it!

I love this book!.......2006-11-04

Even as an adult, I find these mice so adorable! It is a cute tale that also teaches the child about colors and color combinations.

As an adult, I laugh over and over at the subtle humor hidden in the pages.

It reads pretty quickly for smaller children, giving time to ask the children to interact with the page ("Where's the RED paint?", "What color do you get when you mix RED and YELLOW?", etc.) before they get bored.

Such a sweet little tale. An artist at heart, and a clutz at that, I can totally connect with the little mice.

Color by Design: Paint and Print with Dye

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Excellent book for Dye Painting

Color by Design: Paint and Print with Dye
Ann Johnston
Manufacturer: Ann Johnston
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Binding: Spiral-bound

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ASIN: 0965677613

Book Description

Fast, Simple, and Exciting...

Color by Design shows you how to dye cottons and silks in an incredible range of colors and patterns--without changing the feel of your fabric. Using every tool imaginable--from brushes, sponges, stamps, and blocks to rollers, sprays, silk screens, and more--you will discover an endless array of techniques. Right away you will be able to create your own distinctive marks and colors, and with practice, you will create intricate designs with confidence and spontaneity.

*.....Color by Design offers:
*.....48 exercises with crystal-clear directions, step by step
*.....Recipes that can be prepared ahead and instructions to store them
*.....More than 120 color photos of sensational fabrics, with how-to captions
*.....Information and options for more experienced dyers
*.....Special chapters on water-soluble resists and on dyeing blacks

Customer Reviews:

Excellent book for Dye Painting.......2002-12-07

This book is the quintessential book for showing many, many techniques that can be employed in dye painting cotton or silk fabric using cold water dyes. Ann's methodical and orderly approach to showing all the different techniques makes the book a great reference for the more experienced dyer and also a great book for beginners. With this book and Ann's other book (Color by Accident) in your libary, you will have unlimited resources to dye your own beautiful fabric. This is the authoritative book for dye painting.

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Worth every penny
Waste no more time with flaky, new age egopainting. This is it.
Reprint Please
Kat Eldred

How to See Color and Paint It
Arthur Stern
Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill Pubns
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Binding: Paperback

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Fill Your Oil Paintings With Light & Color

ASIN: 0823024687

Customer Reviews:

Worth every penny.......2007-08-16

Anyone serious about improving the color in their paintings should own this book. The reproductions are clear and lucious. The work is done in palette knife so the color notes are clean. It takes you step by step through several still life settings and excercises and shows how the objects were first divided into shadow and light patterns and then breaks down to the finer nuances of color. It teaches the student how to look closer and see the subtle temperature shifts of color. There are also several reproductions of completed paintings in the back that utilize the approach. Fortunately I bought it while it was still in print and cheap, but, I'd pay $60 for it if I didn't own it already.

Waste no more time with flaky, new age egopainting. This is it........2007-07-18

Arthur Stern, student of the legacy of that almost-lost thread that has passed through Classical art, the Renaissance masters, the Baroque masters, into Chase, Hawthorne, Henri (and his students- Bellows, Hopper, Kent, etc.), the Bay Area artists (etc.), offers up the eye-clearing humility, without BS, that is necessary to see in order to paint what Cezanne called the "ensemble".

Akin to tuning a guitar, the method reveals that the harmony of the few notes ("spots" of value/hue/chroma) must be chorded before you learn how to glue an American flag and a photocopy of the Twin Towers to your 21st Century bombast. THE FUNDAMENTAL basis for painting. A pathway, not to be viewed as a fixed style or dogmatic cul-de-sac, but a route of initiation to Beauty.

Hawthorne/Hensche purists irk me with their holier-than-thou, plein air fascism (and some of their students with how-to books should be, with Thomas Kincaid, whipped), but I DO agree that THIS IS THE DOOR TO THE WAY. Beautiful, simple truth. Reprint Stern's book before the world ends.

Reprint Please.......2001-11-07

How sad that this book is out of print. It is a wonderful book that deals with the process of isolating colors. First it starts you with a simple project and then progresses within each study exercise that you do. My gray view finder from class has now seen better days, however, I will always carry one with me and used it even to capture items for my journaling.

Kat Eldred.......2000-02-28

This book uncovers the mystery of painting. For anyone who wants to grasp the basic concepts of color in a very visual manner. A CLASSIC! If I had found this book sooner, I would not have paid so much for art instruction.

Color Science: Concepts and Methods, Quantitative Data and Formulae (Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics)

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This 'bible' needs up-dating - - but is the foundation stone
The "Color Science Bible"
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Worth the money

Color Science: Concepts and Methods, Quantitative Data and Formulae (Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics)
Günther Wyszecki , and W. S. Stiles
Manufacturer: Wiley-Interscience
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Binding: Paperback

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Color Appearance Models (The Wiley-IS&T Series in Imaging Science and Technology)
Introduction to Color Imaging Science

ASIN: 0471399183

Book Description

This paperback reprint of a classic book deals with all phases of light, color, and color vision, providing comprehensive data, formulas, concepts, and procedures needed in basic and applied research in color vision, colorimetry, and photometry.

Customer Reviews:

This 'bible' needs up-dating - - but is the foundation stone.......2007-07-11

This 'bible' in the world of Color needs up-dating - - but it is the foundation stone. If you are seriously in the color business, you will need this book on your bookshelf from time to time.

The "Color Science Bible".......2005-10-10

I bought this book for my studies in the M.S. Color Science program at the Rochester Institute of Technology. It is a very detailed and math-oriented view of many aspects related to color & color science. I've sometimes heard it referred to as the "Bible" of Color Science.

Bottom line is that it's a great reference book for detailed, mathemetical views of Color Science topics. It's not a very good book to read for general information or an overview on color science. I'd highly recommend "Principles of Color Technology" by Roy Berns as a good all-around 1st book on color science. Much easier and more enjoyable to read. The Wyszecki & Stiles is more of a reference book if you need the next level of detail after that.

Comment.......2005-08-13

The book is very complet, but a little difficult. It's the bible of colorimetry!!!

Worth the money.......2000-04-03

This book has a ton of useful information from lighing science to technical color computations. The book (bible) has allot of data charts that can be used for sample or comparision calculations. If you are involved in Optics, Lighting, Illumination, industrial, automotive or aerospace. Then you got to get his book!

1001 Ideas for Color & Paint (1001 Ideas)

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Better books out there but this has lots of photos

1001 Ideas for Color & Paint (1001 Ideas)
Emma Callery
Manufacturer: Creative Homeowner
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Design Ideas for Home Decorating (Design Ideas Series)
Color Schemes Made Easy (Better Homes & Gardens)
The Color Scheme Bible: Inspirational Palettes for Designing Home Interiors
Color Your Home: More than 65,000 at-a-glance Room Combinations
50 Ways To Paint A Wall: The Easy Step-By-Step Way To Decorator Looks

ASIN: 1580112889

Book Description

For a fresh collection of stylish color schemes, look no further than 1001 Ideas for Color Paint. Featured ideas range from contemporary treatments to traditional looks, in everything from bold colors to pretty pastels. Readers will also find professional advice for choosing paint and color, descriptions of numerous popular paint techniques, and variations on color themes on a room-by-room basis presented in sketchbook-style illustrations. Over 1,000 color palettes, photographs, and illustrations provide inspiration and tips for success. With 1001 Ideas for Color Paint readers can give every room in their home a brand new look.

Customer Reviews:

Better books out there but this has lots of photos.......2006-05-29

I've read a lot of decor books about color. I consider this book barely average. This book is filled with photos of rooms with color swatches used in the room. I often found myself trying to find the color of the swatch in the room. Many times I was not successful. For example, on page 116, the bottom left photo has a lilac color swatch but I did not see any lilac in the room. The sofa, the focal point in the room is a salmon color. There is no salmon color in the swatch.

The book DOES have lots of photos, which is always nice. There are some good-sized photos of some rooms, then renderings (not photos) of the same room elements in various color schemes. Sometimes the renderings work better than at other times. For example, page 30-31 shows a stair and entry/hall area. The renderings are a good representation for possible color choices. Less effective were pages like 62-63 and 130-131, maybe because there were too many elements in the rooms.

There are color swatches pages with only 6 swatches per page. This means sample colors are an adequate size (page 120-21). There is a section on faux, paint and textural techniques. This section included info about the suitability, materials needed to create the look, cost (low, high), time required to create (moderate, high) and a short paragraph on tips of how to do it yourself. There are no step-by-step instructions, just tips.

It seems to me that the publishers may have thought more was good, but even more was better, but for me there was just TOO much in this book. It was as if it was trying to be too many things at once and not doing any of them well.

If you are looking for help in selecting colors for rooms, I would recommend: Color Schemes Made Easy (Better Homes & Garden) by Shelley Stewart (one of my favorites),
Color Harmony by Hideako Chijiiwa (Warning: sample colors are very small but nice book), Color Your Home Beautiful by Martha Gill (gorgeous vibrant colors, fantastic photos) and Color Solutions by BH&G (Several solutions in this Q & A format. Lots of great solutions and information for your color projects). There are even more books on paint and paint techniques but these are just books on color. See my reviews for details about each of these books.

Zoltan Szabo Paints Landscapes: Advanced Techniques in Watercolor

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Zoltan Szabo Paints Landscapes: Advanced Techniques in Watercolor
Zoltan Szabo
Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill Pubns
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ASIN: 0823059804

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A LOT of information packed into a deceptively small package.
A treasure chest of interesting trivia

Colors: The Story of Dyes and Pigments
Guineau Delamare , and Ber Francois
Manufacturer: Harry N. Abrams
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In our overstimulated, color-saturated society it is easy to forget the impact of color in the dull world before cheap dyes and plastics. Colors is a delightful little book, highly illustrated and packed with intriguing information. It traces the history of dyes and pigments from cave paintings to modern textiles. The book's four sections cover the uses of color in ancient times; its development and refinement in the Middle Ages; the explosion of supply and demand after the Renaissance; and the triumph of industrial chemistry in synthesizing and inventing colors. Production processes often paralleled those of alchemy, giving an almost magical quality to colors. Dyes were expensive in medieval Europe and could increase the price of a cloth tenfold; thus color was used to indicate social status, with aristocrats in bright robes standing out against the drab mob. Since antiquity, writers have compiled technical manuals on dyeing and pigment manufacture, often using more ancient texts, so that a great many antique recipes and techniques have been preserved. We learn, for example, how Indian yellow was made from a concentrated extract of the urine of cows fed exclusively on mango leaves (which was not healthy for the cows). Every page of the book has interesting tidbits of information, such as the derivation of blue jeans (from bleu de Genes, Genoa blue, a form of indigo). Clearly written and well-designed, Colors reminds us of the powerful ways color permeates our lives. --John Stevenson

Book Description

From the painted caves at Lascaux, 40,000 years old, to the medieval cloth industry to today's computerized chemistry, this engaging book surveys the history of dyes and pigments-in a work as rich, varied, and colorful as a box of crayons.

160 illustrations, 135 in full color,

Customer Reviews:

A LOT of information packed into a deceptively small package........2006-03-21

_Colors: The Story of Dyes and Pigments_, is an excellent little book to read if you are interested in colors. It covers pre-history up through the modern era, and it discusses some of the chemistry, much of the mineralogy, and a lot of the economics & politics that went into the use of different dyes & pigments through the eons.

It is also lavishly illustrated, with many many photos, including photos of famous works of art, close-up photos showing artistic techniques, photos of artists' materials, and photos of historical treatises relating to cloth dyeing and other skills. There is a lot of good technical content, including explanations of the differences between dyes, pigments and lakes, and details of attempts in antiquity to create artificial colors, going as far back as the Egyptians.

The chapters are Painting & Dyeing, which covers paints and dyes from antiquity to the Middle Ages; Colors in the Middle Ages, which covers new technological & economic developments in the Middle Ages; The Explosion of Supply and Demand, which covers how the increased trade of the Renaissance, Enlightenment Era, and the Industrial Age drove the search for new colors; and The Triumph of Industrial Chemistry, which describes how colors are made today.

There is also a chapter titled Documents, which has excerpts from a number of historical works about dyes & pigments, and that chapter alone is worth the price of the book. The bibliography is also excellent.

It was a bit slow in places, and since it was originally written in French, there is a certain flow to the text that is subtly different from many contemporary books written by native English speakes. But, the differences are not unpleasant, and for the most part the text is very engaging.

I did notice that it repeats the statement that India Yellow was made from the concentrated urine of cows who at only mangoes, and according to Victoria Finlay in _Color: A Natural History of the Palette_, that provenance is mythical. But that was the only jarring note I found in the entire work.

A treasure chest of interesting trivia.......2001-10-16

I am a Color Manager for one of the worlds largest paint companies and even though I have been working with pigments for 15 years I have found this book to be a treasure chest of interesting trivia that I didn't know or had long forgotten.
But this book is not just for chemists. If you are like me interested in art, especially paintings, you will find that this book gives you a wealth of information and facts that one can use to better understand the development of art through the centuries.
I can highly recommend this beautifully illustrated booklet which is fun to read to everybody (not just color nerds like me).

The Art of Exterior Painting: A Step-By-Step Guide to Choosing Colors and Painting Your Home

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This book was exactly what I expected.
I'm still stuck
Where are the painted houses?
More attractive than helpful
The Art of Exterior Painting

The Art of Exterior Painting: A Step-By-Step Guide to Choosing Colors and Painting Your Home
Leslie Harrington , Benjamin Moore Paints , and James Martin
Manufacturer: MacMillan Publishing Company.
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Benjamin Moore Paints® The Art of Exterior Painting By Leslie Harrington and James Martin From selecting a color scheme to applying the paint, two pros show you how to make your exterior painting project a rewarding experience while creating a beautiful exterior for your home. With more than 80 photos to guide and inspire you, you'll learn how to:

Make the most of your house's architecture.

Use colors to highlight your home's features.

Create a color scheme that works with the surrounding environment.

Choose colors that complement and interact with each other.

Hire a professional to paint your home or help you choose colors.

Assess technical information on paints, stains, application tools, and surfaces.

Use the best application techniques for expert results.

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This book was exactly what I expected........2002-12-27

Obviously, since this book is printed by Benjamin Moore Paints, there will be a certain amount of self-advertising following it's advice on choosing the proper paints and equipment (like the recipies on the back of soup cans).
However, this book was a good primer (pardon the pun) for anyone who is compentant enough to paint the insides of a house, and is just starting to tackle the outside of their home.
I found it chock full of useful advice, but lacking in enough procedural details to be called a "step-by-step" guide.
It'll say things like "Strip and sand the exterior trim before priming" and I'll say things like "HOW?!?"

I'm still stuck.......2002-03-05

I have purchased several guides for painting houses in the "home improvements" category. They were fine for learning about painting a house, but I'm hiring painter, so I don't really need that information. What I need is help choosing the right color. Obviously I don't want to make a mistake. I already know that I want a yellow house. But none of the colors I have tested look right. They are all too bright or dark even though they look pale on the paint chips. When I saw this book, I noticed the phrase "choosing paint colors" right in the title, so I assumed it was the answer. But, I felt every bit as stuck at the paint store as I did before reading the book. My expectation was that I wouldn't have to start going through paint chips anymore, but the information in the book wasn't specific enough to be useful to me. The book did not meet my expectations.

Where are the painted houses?.......2002-03-04

I thought this book would give me photographs of painted houses and their paint colors. Instead it gave detailed information on the paint process itself with scant few houses where the whole house shows. Its mostly pretty photos like the rooftop of a house with a weatherwane on it, or a window with a window box of flowers under it. Where are the painted houses? I can't figure out what color to paint my house using this book.

More attractive than helpful.......2002-03-03

I bought the book because I needed help figuring out what color to paint my house, but it really didn't help me. The book looks good, but what I need is help choosing colors. I returned it.

The Art of Exterior Painting.......2000-08-08

Painting a house or even thinking about it is no fun. I visited a Benjamin Moore Paint Store and browsed through the store's only copy of the book, The Art of Exterior Painting. The book is very well written with the basics of house painting described in detail and with color photos describing problems, solutions and ultimate results. The book impressed me so much I went home and ordered it via Amazon for my own reference as I plan to paint my house. An excellent PRIMER!

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