Review: Color Choices: Making Color Sense Out of Color Theory by Stephen Quiller

38 thoughts on “Review: Color Choices: Making Color Sense Out of Color Theory by Stephen Quiller”

1. I bought this book recently and it is truly fantastic, but I was surprised that not everything he paints is watercolor. A lot of those beautiful paintings are acrilics. Which is a totally different technique.

2. Thank you so much for sharing your favourite art books ❤️ It helps a lot to make good choices 👍

3. Nicely done..

4. The name Stephen is pronounced 'Stee-ven' not 'Steffin'.

5. Thank you Teoh. Although I am not an urban sketcher I never really enjoy going through your posts, both the old and the recent reviews on books and artist’s materials. I primarily paint landscapes and portraits but, I do respect your unbiased opinions of your reviews. I did purchase this along with WaterMedia Painting with Stephen Quiller and his book, Painter’s Guide to Color. I am looking forward to reading all these books!

6. Hey! Is the book paperback or hardcover?

7. Great, explained keep doing thanks brilliant,

8. Pretty bright cover for a guy who is obsessed with mixing greys!

9. Since you said this is ONE OF THE BETTER books, please can you share the top 5 books list on Colour?

10. 🙂

11. Thank You the Cover Art threw me off too!!
    Was researching buying the color wheel when I found a reference to it~ Your book reviews with flip throughs are so helpful in making a decision as to whether the book is what I am looking for!! 😎

12. Y

13. Great review! I wasn’t sure if it was worth it, but you convinced me.

14. Good review. Bought the book and then 3 other Steven Quiller books. They are all very good.

15. I bought the book and still reading very good . Love it! Thank you!

16. Love this video – needed this book as my mum started painting a year ago and needs help understanding colour theory!

17. I bought the book. Agree that his paintings may not be to everyones ( or my) liking but the apparent simplicity allow the theory to get past the distraction of showy slick brushwork. It ends up being quite an expensive book if you embrace the ideas because many old faithful tubes of colour get replaced by colours that combine to allow a better and broader colour pallet. This is not a an easy thing to do but likely to be rewarding in the long run. Thanks for the review of this useful book.

18. Bloodborne ftw 🙂

19. Thanks Teoh very informative

20. I have this book, and I am considering getting another by him (Watermedia Painting). He is a very expressive artist, one of my favourites.

21. Hey Teoh! I want to buy the book but I can't seem to find the link you refer to :/

22. One of the BEST books on color and color theory; with plenty of practical examples.

23. wow, once i asked u about this book and u said may in near future, thanx a lot teoh!!:D

24. im hooked.
    this channel is the greatest art channel on youtube.
    nuff said.

25. What has aggravated me over the years is the books that present a color wheel without referencing it to the tube colors available. To those just beginning in the realm of color and paints such a help, I think, would be a true boon to the budding artist.

26. Excellent review, thank you!

27. Thanks for the book review. Ordered and got it in today. Can't wait to start reading later tonight.

28. I have a copy of this too. SQ is a great teacher and a good writer too! I formally studied his work in Colour Theory when I was in Uni. Such an inspiration to follow!

29. Thanks for this informative review, and also for the reference to Book Depository which I never heard of before! It's great to have another book source besides Amazon. I just placed an order for the book using the link from your page, so hopefully you will see a few pennies' benefit to buy new books to review 🙂 Thank you for all your great videos and blog articles!

30. Looks like a really good book, I'll probably get it.
    I feel a lot of my paintings could have been much better if only the color selection was more on point.
    If I analyze them – the drawings are good, the values are good, but something feels off. And it's usually just the color scheme (:

31. a 1989 book still sells because there's really nothing new you can say about color. Vincent van Gogh could have written a book about color theory and mixing, and it would still be relevant today in my opinion.

32. great! I have no money but still feel like I need this awesome book!!:D

33. That is a very nice book. The cover image was just whimsical and somewhat based in fantasy I'd say. I enjoyed what he did with the sky and colors of the landscape. 😀 Thanks for a great review. ^_^

34. he also has a porcelain pallet set up very much like his colour wheel , those two together would make a great gift to the person who really enjoys mixing their own paint
    Heather

35. Thanks for the review. I agree about the cover; and that is why I hadn't even considered it. I design book covers and an attractive cover influences my purchases. After your review, I am going to have to get this book despite the cover:-)

36. All of Stephen Quiller's books are great. Thanks for this informative video Teoh!

37. Thanks, Teoh.

38. Thanks! I was looking into resources for color theory anyway 🙂

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