Providing a thorough grounding in colour theory, this book offers expert advice about putting the principles into practice. Beginning with an account of colour fundamentals and a history of colour theory, the author then explores in depth the four dimensions of colour and their application to compositions in various media. The final part of Colour, expanded in this new edition, focuses on the psychological, symbolic and cultural aspects of colour. The revision also includes 35 new images and new appendices comprising a chronological list of colour theorists, colour symbols in religion and historical colour palettes. It now includes illustrations covering fashion and interior design along with 100 works by both well-known artists and students. This book will serve as an invaluable resource for painters, photographers, interior designers and craftspeople - indeed all students of the arts.
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Edith Anderson Feisner taught in the Fine Arts Department of Montclair State University, New Jersey, where she developed courses in colour studies as well as design. Her experience ranges from painting and photography to fibre art, ceramics, jewellery, printmaking and graphic design. She has also lectured and taught seminars throughout the United States and Canada.
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More than any other element of design, color has the ability to make us aware of what we see, for nothing has meaning without color (here we extend the meaning of color to include black and white). Read the first page
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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Best book I have read on colour. Clear writing, good illustrations and useful exercises for practice and for teaching purposes. Excellent all round.
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Bought this for a hair colour technician and it gave a great incite into colour and perceptions of colour as well as linking to other aspects of art including form and shading. A great book for the aspiring artist 10/10
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This book has an academic quality, not surprising since Feisner developed the colour courses taught in the Fine Arts Dept of Montclair University in New Jersey, USA. The chapters include: What is Colour? / Various Colour Wheels / over a dozen Colour Theories through several hundred years / Colouring Agents like pigments, dyes, binders / Dimensions of Colour such as hue, value, intensity, temperature / Using Colour in principles of design and in elements of design space / Colour Interactions / Colour in luminosity, iridescence and luster / Colour Symbolism / Putting Colour to Use (past and present).
Probably the most thorough book on colour I have come across.
I also like Hart's "The Watercolor Artist's Guide to Exceptional Color" and Edwards' "Color". There's also Wilcox' School of Colour website where he offers his 400page "The Wilcox Guide To the Finest Watercolours", a truly comprehensive guide to watercolour paints. The book lists and describes the lightfastness and pigments in all leading manufacturers' paints. An eye-opening guide.
I plan to get his set of 12 watercolour paints described as "Although a huge range of colours (most pre-mixed), are available on the market, it is difficult to find any outside of these twelve which have a serious application in colour mixing." To my surprise, his set of 16ml tubes are cheaper online from his website than buying them individually in the much smaller half-pans from art shops.
His palette is very clever: I saw a new student achieve much better colours than most of the advanced students in my mixed class (that's how I learned about Wilcox).
Probably the most thorough book on colour I have come across.
I also like Hart's "The Watercolor Artist's Guide to Exceptional Color" and Edwards' "Color". There's also Wilcox' School of Colour website where he offers his 400page "The Wilcox Guide To the Finest Watercolours", a truly comprehensive guide to watercolour paints. The book lists and describes the lightfastness and pigments in all leading manufacturers' paints. An eye-opening guide.
I plan to get his set of 12 watercolour paints described as "Although a huge range of colours (most pre-mixed), are available on the market, it is difficult to find any outside of these twelve which have a serious application in colour mixing." To my surprise, his set of 16ml tubes are cheaper online from his website than buying them individually in the much smaller half-pans from art shops.
His palette is very clever: I saw a new student achieve much better colours than most of the advanced students in my mixed class (that's how I learned about Wilcox).
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