Color

by Zelanski, Paul J., Professor Emeritus; Fisher, Mary Pat

• ISBN13: 9780205635603
• ISBN10: 0205635601
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-28
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 7
New to the Sixth Edition	p. 7
Acknowledgments	p. 8
Photo Credits	p. 9
Working with Color	p. 10
Color Basics	p. 14
The Physics of Light	p. 14
Additive Light Colors	p. 15
Subtractive Pigment Colors	p. 18
Saturation, Hue, Value	p. 19
Perceiving Colors	p. 25
The Human Eye	p. 25
Seeing Colors	p. 26
Variables in Color Perception	p. 30
Non-visual Color Perception	p. 37
Psychological Effects of Color	p. 39
Warm and Cool Colors	p. 39
Physiological Effects	p. 41
Color Symbolism	p. 43
Personal Color Preferences	p. 44
Emotional Effects	p. 47
Local and Expressive Color	p. 49
Compositional Effects of Color	p. 51
Spatial Effects	p. 51
Balance and Proportion	p. 56
Emphasis	p. 58
Unity	p. 59
Theories of Color Relationships	p. 63
Early Theories	p. 63
Leonardo da Vinci	p. 63
Newton	p. 64
Harris	p. 65
Goethe	p. 65
Runge	p. 68
Chevreul	p. 68
Rood	p. 69
Munsell	p. 71
Ostwald	p. 71
C.I.E. Color Space	p. 73
Subtractive Media	p. 75
Dye and Pigment Sources	p. 75
The Color Notation Systems	p. 76
Mixing Oils and Acrylics	p. 77
Ceramic Glazes	p. 82
Colored Glass	p. 83
Fiber Dyes	p. 84
Color Photography	p. 89
Color Printing	p. 90
Digital Printing	p. 95
Color Management	p. 98
Fading of Subtractive Colors	p. 101
Additive Media	p. 102
Transmitting Color Electronically	p. 103
Choosing and Using Color on the Monitor	p. 104
Digital Art	p. 108
Color in Website Design	p. 111
Dynamic Imagery and Virtual Reality	p. 113
Lightworks	p. 115
Color Combinations and Interactions	p. 120
Color Schemes	p. 120
Color Interactions	p. 131
Color in Fine Art	p. 146
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