Tonal Values: How to See Them How to Paint Them

The book is older but has much good basic information The basics are always a good foundation

Overall I liked the book. It had some different ways of looking at techniques in terms of other art books I've studied. A different way to look at the subject. What I was looking for were the colors that are used in dreary, moody type paintings. I found that lacking.

Considering how important tonal values are to the success of any painting, I was more than a little shocked to find no works devoted entirely to its coverage. This book is loaded with information and stays on topic (this seems to be a challenge for all painting reference books). This book is definitely in my "Top 10 Have to Have to Paint Well" books list. Highly recommended. I agree, too bad it's out of print.

Again after buying tens of mostly useless books on tonality and a waste of precious funds I find one that gives me what I was looking for. That being practical exercises on the practice of tone and value to create the type of pictures that are in my mind. One of my favorite exercises of which there are many is the tonal collage. What an eye opener. But through luck I find it on sale but now others will unfortunately be taken advantage of by these 'book sellers' who buy your books for pennies and then sell them at outrageous prices...because they can. I certainly hope they will at least re-print it enough to put it in libraries.