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Color

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ISBN-10: 0764158619

ISBN-13: 9780764158612

Edition: 2005

Authors: Gemma Guasch, Josep Ascuncion

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"Color is the second volume in Barron's new art instruction series that focuses on creation of finished, professional-looking paintings. Books in this series are intended for use by advanced art students and experienced amateurs. Understanding and mastering color is an indispensable skill for creating paintings in oil, watercolor, tempera, gouache, and other color media, and this book analyzes all aspects and uses of color in art. The authors explain the color circle, then apply color theory to demonstrate effective use of complementary and contrasting colors. Drawing extensively on works by major painters, they show how artists use color to express moods and emotions, as well as how to…    
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List price: $26.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
Publication date: 10/1/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Size: 9.25" wide x 11.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.244
Language: English

Introduction
Color In Pictorial Language
Color and Visual Perception
The Color Wheel
Chromatic Harmonizations
Color in the Painting
Color and Personal Expression
Experimenting with Color
Color in Nature
Primary, Bright, Active Colors...: Floral Chromaticism: Pure, Vibrant Color in a Bunch of Tulips
Earthy, Monochrome, Neutral Colors...: Monochrome Scales: Earth Tones in the Animal World
Greenish, Melodic, Adjacent Colors...: Melodic Harmonizations: Multiple Greens from the Plant World
Color in the Still Life
Pastelized, Soft, Pale Colors...: The Softness of Pastel Hues: Atmospheric Still Lifes Bathed in White Light
Dark, Gray, Subdued Colors...: The Power of Dark Colors: Intensity in the Tenebrism of a Vanitas
Psychedelic, Acid, Strident Colors...: A Pop Still Life: Bright, Artificial Colors in Soft Drink Glasses
Color in Landscape
Cool, Bluish, Moist Colors...: Blue in Motion: The Power of Ocean Waves
Warm, Reddish, Dry Colors...: Warm Light in Landscape: Dusk in the Desert
Luminous, Impressionist, Retinal Colors...: Optical Color Mixing: The Impressionist Treatment of Light and Color in Landscape
Complementary, Dynamic, Contrasting Colors...: Maximum Color Contrast: Complementary Color Scales Applied to Landscape
Color in the Human Figure
Flesh Tones, Skin, Shapes...: Flesh Tones: The Natural Tones of the Skin in Paintings of Nudes
Subjective, Autonomous, Instinctive Colors...: Color Tetrads: Subjective Color Interpretation Based on a Black and White Portrait
Subdued, Dramatic, Muddy Colors...: Interaction with the Color Black: A Group Scene
Color in Abstract Art
Enveloping, Atmospheric, Spatial Colors...: Chromatic Expressiveness: Abstraction Based on Inner Space
Flat, Superficial, Juxtaposed Colors...: Fields of Color: Chromatic Organization in Fractals
Glossary of Basic Concepts