Title: out-of-date tirade
Review: wilcox did artists a tremendous service when he first published this book: his emphasis on lightfast paints (that don't fade when exposed to light), his strong endorsement of the quinacridone pigments, and his tireless research -- this woke up the art materials industry and is responsible for the high quality of today's watercolor paints. but the book has aged badly: almost all the information is out of date (daniel smith and m. graham paints are not listed, current paint lines are completely changed from what is shown in the book, etc.). and then there are the endless tirades against alizarin crimson and the chartjunky outlines of paint tubes -- this gets tedious very quickly. if you need a paint products guide, get instead the hilary page guide to watercolor paints, which is current, informative, and friendly to use.
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