Walter Foster Artist's Library Series Color Theory Book

Walter Foster Artist's Library Series Color Theory Book

• Color Theory
• From Walter Foster's Artist's Library Series
• This essential guide walks you through the most important aspects of color theory as they relate to oil and acrylic painting
• Find all the information you need to make dynamic, harmonious, and meaningful color choices in your own works of art
• 68 pages in a softcover

<DIV><P><B>In this essential guide, accomplished artist Patti Mollica walks you through the most important aspects of color theory as they relate to oil and acrylic painting. From pigment characteristics and color mixing to color psychology, you'll find all the information you need to make dynamic, harmonious, and meaningful color choices in your own works of art.</B><BR /><BR /> Regardless of your medium, a solid understanding of color and its applications is essential. With a fresh, contemporary take on the subject of color, this essential guide features <B>step-by-step projects </B>and <B>practical tips and techniques </B>to put color knowledge to effective use.<BR /><BR /> You'll find within:</P><ul><li>Discussions and illustrations of the complexities of color and how to use it as a tool for communication</li><li>Tips for creating vibrant mixes, lively blacks, realistic greens, and flesh tones</li><li>An inspiring collection of fresh and contemporary artwork</li></ul><I>Color Theory </I>begins with an overview of <B>color in the history of art</B> and the <B>science behind color</B>, followed by a presentation of <B>color basics</B>: the color wheel; hue, saturation, and value; color and value; color temperature; color relativity; and color schemes. Everything you need to know about <B>pigments and paints</B> is detailed next. With these essentials covered, move on to <B>integrate color </B>with your compositions and painting style <B>as a means of expression</B>.<BR /><BR /> Harness the power of color in your painting with <I>Color Theory</I>!</DIV>