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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Marcia Moses |
| ISBN: | 1402725744 9781402725746 |
| OCLC Number: | 85783448 |
| Notes: | Includes indexes. |
| Description: | 135 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Contents: | Let's consider color! -- History of watercolor -- Color theory -- Choosing the paper -- Properties of color -- A better understanding of the color wheel -- Color and dimension -- Mixing exciting colors -- Mixing colorful grays -- Mixing colorful blacks -- Choosing your palette -- Setting up your palette -- Expanding your palette -- Color families -- How we see color -- The science of optics, color theory, and pointillism -- Applying your knowledge of color -- Color properties -- Warm and cool colors -- The meaning of color -- The effects colors have on each other -- Granulating colors -- Using white as another option -- Techniques for using colors together -- Color schemes -- Monochromatic painting -- Leaving the white of the paper -- One color, multiple values -- Glazing and layering color -- Working with three colors -- Working with complements -- Working with tertiary colors -- Working with split complements -- Thinking in color -- Line and color direction -- Color in florals -- Color in portraits -- Color in shadows -- Reflected color -- Developing a color style -- Becoming a colorist -- Color theorists -- What makes a master artist? -- Studying the masters -- Contemporary artists -- Helen Van Wyk -- William Skip Lawrence -- Donald Stone -- Robert C. Benham -- Jamie Alaine Hulley -- William Persa -- James Penland -- Joe Kardone -- Tom Lynch -- What to do -- Are you willing to take the risk? -- A color glossary. |
| Responsibility: | Marcia Moses. |
Abstract:
Even artists with a thorough grasp of design and technique don't always fully understand colour's properties. But without this knowledge they'll get lost as they work. This book explores these
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