Color: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing ColorsMillions of people have learned to draw using the methods of Dr. Betty Edwards's bestseller The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Now, much as artists progress from drawing to painting, Edwards moves from black-and-white into color. This much-awaited new guide distills the enormous existing knowledge about color theory into a practical method of working with color to produce harmonious combinations. Using techniques tested and honed in her five-day intensive color workshops, Edwards provides a basic understanding of how to see color, how to use it, and-for those involved in art, painting, or design-how to mix and combine hues. Including more than 125 color images and exercises that move from simple to challenging, this volume explains how to: While we recognize and treasure the beautiful use of color, reproducing what we see can be a challenge. Accessibly unweaving color's complexity, this must-have primer is destined to be an instant classic. |
Contents
PART II | 35 |
Chapter 6 | 60 |
Practice in Naming Hue Value | 79 |
Albert Munsells Theory of Harmony Based | 92 |
Hue Value and Intensity | 96 |
112 Seeing the Effects of Light Color Constancy and Simultaneous Contrast | 112 |
Seeing How Light Affects the Colors of ThreeDimensional Shapes | 113 |
Why It Is Difficult to See the Effects of Light | 115 |
Exercise 12 Painting a Floral Still Life | 140 |
Nature as a Teacher of Color | 155 |
156 The Meaning and Symbolism of Colors 157 Attaching Names to Colors | 157 |
Using Colors to Express Meaning | 158 |
Exercise 13 The Color of Human Emotions | 161 |
Your Preferred Colors and What They Mean | 168 |
Knowing Your Color Preferences and Your Color Expressions | 171 |
The Symbolic Meanings of Colors | 172 |
How to Accurately Perceive Colors Affected by Light 116 Three Different Methods of Scanning a | 116 |
Estimating the Intensity Level | 118 |
The ThreePart Process of Painting | 119 |
Exercise 11 Painting a Still Life | 121 |
134 Seeing the Beauty of Color in Nature 135 Color Harmony in Flowers | 135 |
Floral Painting in | 136 |
Colors in Nature Differ from Colors of HumanMade Objects | 139 |
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