Mastering color The essentials of color illustrated with oils
Book - 2006
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- Published
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Cincinnati, Ohio :
North Light Books
[2006]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- First edition
- Physical Description
- 143 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 9781581806359
- Introduction
- Part 1. Paint and the Palette
- Oil Painting Materials
- Brush Grips
- Demonstration: Stretch Your Own Canvas
- Your Palette
- Color Density
- Working With Density
- Paint Applications
- Indirect Painting
- Direct Painting
- Painting Directly Alla Prima
- Painting En Plein Air
- Part 2. Color Relationships
- Examine Your Color Response
- Hue: The Color Wheel
- Temperature
- Value
- Saturation
- Manifesting the Mood
- Color Choices: Establishing the Right Mood
- Part 3. Color Schemes
- Color Schemes
- Monochromatic
- Complementary
- Analogous
- Split Complementary
- Triadic
- Mother Colors
- Part 4. Individual Colors
- Exploring Individual Colors
- Properties of White
- Properties of Black
- The Nature of Yellow
- The Nature of Orange
- The Nature of Red
- The Nature of Purple
- The Nature of Blue
- The Nature of Green
- Complementary Grays
- Earth Tones
- Part 5. Color and Light
- Value Planes
- Light Source and Shadows
- Reflected Light
- Light Temperature
- Part 6. Color and Design
- Creating a Composition
- Subject and Color
- Points of Interest
- Balance
- Lines
- Shapes
- Other Shapes
- Placing Color
- Color Thumbnails
- Transition Colors
- Corners and Color
- Part 7. Color on the Canvas
- Color Choices: An Easy Choice
- Color Choices: A Difficult Choice
- Solutions for Painting Problems
- Strengthen a Weak Composition
- Redefine the Values
- Lose Repetitive Line and Shape
- Modify Temperatures and Values
- Enhance the Value Contrast
- Correct the Perspectives
- Redefine the Dynamic Points
- Break Up Shapes and Diagonals
- Why and When to Rework
- Conclusion
- Gallery
- Index
- Books of Interest