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Color touches the emotions. More than rigid rules and theories govern its use. But beautiful color is no happy accident - in order to use color effectively, you much understand how it works.
In this classic book, popular workshop instructor Nita Leland illustrates the principles of color with step-by-step demonstrations and finishes paintings. You'll find 87 exercises that help you apply this information in your own work, showing you ways to use color to strengthen your composition?express powerful moods and emotions?create striking harmonies?and more!
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Exploring Color is a user-friendly update of a classic.
This book has been completely rewritten and reorganized and displays the work of 64 outstanding contemporary artists in all the leading art media. There are five new step-by-step demos, a glossary and a bibliography. Contents include the history, science and theories of color, the properties of color, color characteristics, color mixtures, compatible colors, color schemes, color contrast, light and shadow, and color design. The color reproductions are dazzling. Everything I could think of that would make a practical guide to color for artists is in this book.
This book has been completely rewritten and reorganized and displays the work of 64 outstanding contemporary artists in all the leading art media. There are five new step-by-step demos, a glossary and a bibliography. Contents include the history, science and theories of color, the properties of color, color characteristics, color mixtures, compatible colors, color schemes, color contrast, light and shadow, and color design. The color reproductions are dazzling. Everything I could think of that would make a practical guide to color for artists is in this book.
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When I saw the great Hall of the Bulls at Lascaux, France, in 1956, I was awed by the lines and colors applied by prehistoric artists on the wall of a cave more than twenty thousand years ago. Read the first page
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When I saw the great Hall of the Bulls at Lascaux, France, in 1956, I was awed by the lines and colors applied by prehistoric artists on the wall of a cave more than twenty thousand years ago. Read the first page
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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Awsome art technique book, widely applicable
14 July 2006
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Wow! "Exploring Color" lived up to all of the 5-star reviews, and surpassed them all. I've never been able to say that about a book before. This book focuses mainly on the use of color in artwork -- why some color schemes work, and why others fail. Many other topics are covered and related to back to the use of color, such as composition, presentation, design and types of contrast. Example pictures are taken from a wide range of artwork in different mediums by various artists -- simply wonderful! After each description, the author inserts an exercise for the reader, to help you understand and apply the principle presented. These exercises can be done in any medium (watercolor, oil, pastel, cloth, etc.), and far surpass the "paint by number/follow me" exercises in books aimed at nervous beginners.
"Exploring Color " targets intermediate to advanced artists. Beginers should give it a chance, also. Try it, you'll be wowed.
"Exploring Color " targets intermediate to advanced artists. Beginers should give it a chance, also. Try it, you'll be wowed.
34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
this book changed the way I look at color
12 Feb 2004
Format:Paperback
I think every artist should read this book. it immediately changed the way I look at color. just ONE part of the book saved me a lot of headaches and explained a lot of the reason I was having so many problems working with color.
31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
"Exploring Color" also clarifies it
19 Jun 2000
Format:Paperback
This book clarifies the properties of color by first defining them, (transparancy, intensity and tinting strength,) and then creating working pallets based on this truly understandable information. It turned on a light for me, a watercolorist, as Nita Leland appears to be particulary interested in that medium. This book is available in our local library, but it is such a valuable resource, I chose to purchase it, as I functions as a reference book.
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