Full Description
The sixth edition of Color is an invaluable introduction to the art and the science of color and its uses. It provides a solid and thorough foundation in the aesthetic and practical basics of this all-pervasive subject, with many quotations from artists past and present on the subtleties of their techniques. The material on new technologies has been reorganized abd updated so that pigment mixtures are now explored before light mixtures.
Contents
Preface 7New to the Sixth Edition 7Acknowledgments 8Photo Credits 91 Working with Color 102 Color Basics 14The Physics of Light 14Additive Light Colors 15Subtractive Pigment Colors 18Saturation, Hue, Value 193 Perceiving Colors 25The Human Eye 25Seeing Colors 26Variables in Color Perception 30Non-visual Color Perception 374 Psychological Effects of Color 39Warm and Cool Colors 39Physiological Effects 41Color Symbolism 43Personal Color Preferences 44Emotional Effects 47Local and Expressive Color 495 Compositional Effects of Color 51Spatial Effects 51Balance and Proportion 56Emphasis 58Unity 596 Theories of Color Relationships 63Early Theories 63Leonardo da Vinci 63Newton 64Harris 65Goethe 65Runge 68Chevreul 68Rood 69Munsell 71Ostwald 71C.I.E. Color Space 737 Subtractive Media 75Dye and Pigment Sources 75The Color Notation Systems 76Mixing Oils and Acrylics 77Ceramic Glazes 82Colored Glass 83Fiber Dyes 84Color Photography 89Color Printing 90Digital Printing 95Color Management 98Fading of Subtractive Colors 1018 Additive Media 102Transmitting Color Electronically 103Choosing and Using Color on the Monitor 104Digital Art 108Color in Website Design 111Dynamic Imagery and Virtual Reality 113Lightworks 1159 Color Combinations and Interactions 120Color Schemes 120Color Interactions 13110 Color in Fine Art 146Non-Western Traditions 147Historical Western Approaches 150Western Approaches in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries 15911 Color in Applied Design 171Color Trends 171Color Psychology 173Graphic Design 176Interior Design 179Architecture 181Landscape Design 186Crafts 187Color Problems 190Glossary 193Notes 196Index 198
