Wow - this book is absolutely fascinating and SO well put together. I learned SO much from this book. I had no idea how versatile mushrooms were and how they were used for dying fabrics, as paints, etc. I can't wait to put some of the knowledge I have gained from this into practice. This has really inspired me. We need more books like this that embrace the natural world and use it for good. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I love the idea of creating natural dyes for my crafting. I’ve never really considered mushrooms as a dye source before reading this book. I love the illustrations of the various mushrooms (seriously love them!) and enjoyed seeing them throughout the book. The book is great about explaining the actual science of the mushrooms and how to get the dyes to work. The process of creating the dyes is explained very well. Very interesting book and great reference for those interested in creating dyes from mushrooms.

The Mushroom Color Atlas by Julie Beeler offers an educational yet accessible guide to natural pigments. The illustrations are incredible. The artist, Yuli Gates, is beyond talented - I need half of her work as prints or wallpaper. The swatches of pigments were also incredibly lovely and vibrant. Between the swatches and botanical illustrations, I could stare at this book for hours. I'll admit the finer points are lost on me, but I thoroughly enjoyed the discussion of the historical use and symbolism behind the colors. I was also amazed at how versatile these fungi are and how the same mushroom can create many different pigments. I thought it was also lovely that the guide is inexhaustive and encourages exploration. I also visited the accompanying website (https://www.mushroomcoloratlas.com/), which is incredibly well-cultivated. It is clear Beeler knows her stuff, and this book is a love letter to the natural world.

This book is beautiful and informative. I didn't find the black and white drawings of the mushrooms added information, and would have liked color photographs of the mushrooms, just one photograph of each group talked about would have made a big difference. I also would have liked the Process section before the Mushrooms section because then the labels of the different color squares would have made more sense. Overall, it's a gorgeous book that is full of really interesting information.

I received this DRC from NetGalley.

I didn't know anything about using mushrooms for their pigments, so I was surprised at the variety of colors that could be made. I liked that the author showed the colors using different methods and included directions on how to make your own. I think the one thing I would have appreciated would have been actual pictures of the mushroom types, for identification purposes. At first, I thought it was just a stylistic thing to only have illustrations, but photography was included for the dye making section, so might as well include pictures with the scientific information parts. Interesting book for anyone curious about mushrooms or making natural dyes/ watercolors.

This gorgeous guide for using mushrooms as dyes is different than any book I've ever read and totally fascinating! This is a stunning book for the eye and a wondrous resource for those who seek to use natural materials for colorants. Spectacular!

The Mushroom Color Atlas is a fascinating and gorgeous book to browse through. I didn’t realize that mushrooms would have such an amazing color variety and that they can be used to make dyes.
Whether you plan to make dye or not this is an interesting read.

Such a cool title! Thank you to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for access to this digital arc! While in college, I performed a project with using my plant to extract natural dyes to die fabric in place of traditional dyes. This title would have greatly impacted the number of mushrooms I would have used to try to gain color, looking back. I don’t think I used any mushrooms to try to extract color from. I believe most of them were root stock plants so it’s very cool to see that color can be derived from mushrooms. as someone who enjoys watercolor art I can see this pairing well with soil based watercolors and it’s a very unique. I am very excited to see how I can incorporate this knowledge into my art! It’s totally a unique title that natural artists will love!

The Mushroom Color Atlas is a wonderful book for nature lover and artists alike. From the first few pages, I could tell that I wanted to have this book in my home collection! I may not be an artist by any means but I found it fascinating how so many different colors can be created by certain fungi. The colors were stunning throughout. I really appreciate that the author added some ecological information about the different fungi as well. The only thing that I felt odd was the placement of the Pigments section that detailed preparation. I would have understood the second section a lot more if that information on had been first.

This was a really cool book. Basically, it runs through what sorts of mushrooms can be made into what dyes and pigments, and how you do it. Will I start dying things with mushrooms? Turns out it's actually a pretty complicated process, which shouldn't be a surprise, so with my limited space, I likely will not become a master mushroom dyer anytime soon. But it was still a very visually pleasing and interesting book.

This book contains a ton of really useful information, and the design and photography in it is really helpful. The organization by color is really easy to use. This will be a great reference and I'm excited to use the concepts and techniques.

This book is beautiful and fun. I think it would make a great shelf edition, unique coffee table book, or gift for someone who likes mushrooms, foraging, interior design, painting, color theory, etc.

This is a great resource. I’ve been researching this topic for a while for a children’s nature book and project that I have a grant for, so I’ve been reading books on the topic (there aren’t many) and following Facebook groups on the subject. It’s such a fascinating way to create dye and paint, and the colors are gorgeous and so varied once you start adding mordants like tin, iron and soda ash. I would have preferred to have photos of the mushrooms for identification purposes (there are crude drawings and detailed descriptions) and more photos of the steps, plus more detailed instructions for the actual dye and paint making. The bulk of the book is the color swatches for each of the featured mushrooms. There are hundreds of pages of these and it will be an invaluable resource for anyone who uses mushrooms for dyeing.

I read a temporary, self destroying digital ARC of this book for review.

Wonderfully comprehensive with beautiful illustrations and photos! I will absolutely be purchasing this book for myself. The only note I will make is that this is only a book about mushrooms and does not go into lichen dyeing, which is fine.

A gorgeous and beautiful book that introduced me to the beautiful world of mushroom dyes. I had not ever thought about using mushrooms as dye before, and this book took my expectations and ran with them. 5/5

This is a beautiful art book! I could look at these colors forever. I can’t wait to see the pages in person!

I've followed this account on IG and was thrilled that a book was being published! Packed with information and color charts, this beautiful book will be incredibly useful for home dyers, artists and naturalists.