Color - Softcover

Zelanski, Paul; Fisher, Mary Pat

Softcover

ISBN 10: 013195864X ISBN 13: 9780131958647

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2006

Synopsis

This book addresses the subject of color in all media, both fine and applied. It provides an informative introduction to understanding color from the approaches of aesthetics, science, psychology, and history; and includes beautiful illustrations and direct quotes from working artists about their perspectives about color use. The book discusses all facets of color in historic and contemporary paintings, with sections on the psychological and compositional effects of color, theories of color relationships, subtractive notation and light mixtures, color combinations, and color in fine art and applied design. For working artists and employees in the fields of art and design, such as painters, sculptors, crafters, photographers, advertisement creators, cartoonists, commercial designers, computer artists and website designers, architects, landscape designers, interior designers, and clothing designers.

About this title

From the Publisher

This text provides an introduction to the many different approaches to understanding color, including aesthetics, science, and psychology.

From the Back Cover

This book covers major aspects of color for both the fine art artist as well as graphic designs. It provides both the theory and practice of both the science and art of color as it relates to all major media.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 013195864X
• ISBN 13: 9780131958647
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 200