Color and Design for Embroidery: A Practical Handbook for the Daring Embroiderer and Adventurous Textile Artist

by Box, Richard

• ISBN13: 9781574882728
• ISBN10: 1574882724
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc

Summary

An ideal book for embroidery students and those looking for design guidance.

Table of Contents

Part One Introduction	9	(5)
Design as Content	11	(1)
Design as Intention	11	(1)
Design as Composition	12	(1)
Design as Process	12	(2)
Part Two The Formal Element of Design	14	(61)
Color	14	(4)
Hue	18	(3)
Tonal Value	21	(1)
Chromatic Value	21	(1)
Temperature	22	(1)
More Exercises in Hue, Tonal Value, Chromatic Value and Temperature	22	(2)
Simultaneous Contrast	24	(1)
Color Expression and Symbolism	25	(1)
Yellow	25	(3)
Blue	28	(2)
Red	30	(2)
Green	32	(3)
Orange	35	(1)
Violet and Purple	36	(2)
Brown	38	(2)
White, Black and Grey	40	(4)
Texture	44	(5)
Point	49	(5)
Line	54	(6)
Direction	60	(4)
Angle	64	(1)
Shape	64	(6)
Assessment and Evaluation	70	(5)
Part Three Compositional Principles of Design	75	(34)
Harmony and Unity	76	(1)
Contrast of Differences and Repetition of Similarities	76	(10)
Rhythm and Alternation	86	(1)
Figure and Ground	87	(7)
Dominance and Subordinance	94	(1)
Gradation, Progression and Radiation	94	(1)
Geometry, Mathematics and Proportion	95	(9)
Complexity and Simplicity	104	(5)
Part Four The Process of Design	109	(16)
Sensitivity	110	(7)
Fluency and Flexibility	117	(1)
Originality	118	(4)
Conclusion	122	(3)
Glossary	125	(2)
Bibliography	127	(1)
Index	128