271 years before Pantone came into existence, there was this.
“In 1692 an artist known only as “A. Boogert” sat down to write a book in Dutch about mixing watercolors. Not only would he begin the book with a bit about the use of color in painting, but would go on to explain how to create certain hues and change the tone by adding one, two, or three parts of water. The premise sounds simple enough, but the final product is almost unfathomable in its detail and scope.”
Almost 800 pages later, he had created this:
I not only love how beautifully done it is, but that this project was taken on in the first place. So inspirational!
What kind of crazy idea have you failed to start because it seemed to daunting?
You can flip through the entire book in high resolution and read the introduction to this amazing handwritten and hand-painted color guide by historian Erick Kwakkel.
Speak your mind...