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How to use and understand colour from the author of the world's most widely used drawing instructional Millions 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 colour. Using techniques tested and honed in her five-day intensive colour workshops, Edwards provides a basic understanding of how to see colour, how to use it, and - for those involved in art, painting, or design - how to mix and combine hues.Including more than 125 colour images and exercises that move from simple to challenging, this volume explains how to: see what is really there rather than what you "know" in your mind about coloured objects perceive how light affects colour, and how colours affect one another manipulate hue, value, and intensity of colour and transform colours into their opposites balance colour in still-life, landscape, figure, and portrait painting understand the psychology of colour harmonize colour in your surroundings While we recognize and treasure the beautiful use of colour, reproducing what we see can be a challenge. Accessibly un-weaving colour's complexity, this must-have primer is destined to be an instant classic.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I love art but was told about it, never taught. This practical book taught me how to teach myself and others. It prevents amateur behaviour in art and for those interested in how to decorate your home, it's an absolute must. It methodically took me through tonal ranges in a way that I and others easily grasp. It's an "Oh so that's how to do it", kind of book. It demonstrates how to lighten and darken color without using black and white, thereby keeping the color's vibrancy. And now, I finally understand why I like what I do. In all, I would highly recommend the usefulness of this book and refer to it often.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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This is a worthy follow up to Betty Edwards' classic 'Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain'. With equally good exercises, all of which are methodical and pleasantly justified, this will help anyone to increase their colour awareness. Not a reader but a practical book with projects - you need to have the time and inclination to follow the 'course' that is laid out.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I read throughoutly her other book, "Drawing with the right side of the brain" and it helped me a lot to get rid of my bad habits when drawing and painting. Now Betty Edwards is teaching us to understand colours and she does as well as she taught us drawing easily. Edwards explains the theory of colour with examples and gives many exercizes, so we can put into practice her lessons immediately, testing what we have learnt and making it remain in our memory as if we had been painting for many years. The structure of the book is similar to her previous ones, with lots of figures, photos and side page quotations, so the books becomes very friendly to read. I would recommend this book for both beginners and professionals for whom revising their knowlegde is always refreshing.
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