Contemporary Color : Theory and Use

by Bleicher, Steven

• ISBN13: 9781401837402
• ISBN10: 1401837409
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-18
• Publisher: Cengage Learning Ptr

Summary

This beautifully produced and lavishly illustrated introduction to contemporary color offers working artists valuable insight into traditional color theory while examining the effective use of color in digital applications and 3D design work. Written by a leading design educator whose work is widely exhibited, Contemporary Color features a balanced examination of theory and its practical application in a technology-driven world. Topics range from color perception, color harmonies, pigments, colorants, and paints to digital color and 3D design. An intriguing discussion of the psychological impact of color and the future of color add a stimulating dimension to the book. Thoughtful contributions on creativity and best practices round out the inclusive coverage.

Author Biography

Steven Bleicher is a faculty member of the Art and Humanities program at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale.

Table of Contents

Preface	viii
Introduction	xv
Color Perception	1	(16)
Do Animals See Color?	3	(1)
Color Perception	3	(1)
Light and Color	4	(1)
Newton's Theory of Color	4	(2)
Sources of Light	6	(1)
Metamerism	7	(1)
The Human Eye	7	(1)
Rods and Cones	8	(1)
Afterimages	9	(1)
Color Perception Deficiencies	10	(1)
Synesthesia	11	(2)
Color and Health	13	(1)
Chromatherapy	14	(1)
Luminotherapy	15	(1)
Summary	16	(1)
Color Theory--Making Sense of Color	17	(18)
Naming Color	19	(1)
The Color Circle	19	(1)
Aristotle	19	(1)
da Vinci	20	(1)
Newton	20	(1)
Le Blon and Harris	21	(1)
Goethe and Impressionism	21	(2)
Chevreul, Rood, and Pointillism	23	(2)
Albers, Itten, and the Bauhaus	25	(1)
Munsell	26	(1)
Commission International D'Eclairage (CIE)	27	(1)
International Color Consortium (ICC) and Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC)	28	(1)
Digital Color	29	(1)
Nadin	29	(1)
Chromophobia	30	(2)
Color Forecasting	32	(1)
Summary	33	(2)
Color Psychology	35	(16)
A History of Blue	37	(1)
Picasso's Blue Period	37	(1)
Psychological Perception	38	(1)
Mood and Emotion	38	(1)
Color and Appetite	39	(1)
Color and Flavor	39	(1)
Socioeconomic Aspects of Color	40	(1)
Oppenheim's Blue Shirt	41	(1)
Learned Color Responses	41	(1)
Color Function and Cognition	42	(1)
Packaging and Products	43	(1)
Apple Changes Everything	44	(1)
Artists' Use of Color	45	(1)
Color As a Means of Expression	45	(1)
Color and Psychoanalysis	46	(1)
The Luscher Color Test	47	(2)
The Brain and Cortex	49	(1)
Summary	50	(1)
Color Harmonies	51	(22)
Shades of Gray	53	(1)
Tints, Tones, and Shades	54	(2)
Hue, Value, and Saturation	56	(1)
The Color Wheel	57	(1)
Color Temperature	57	(2)
More Spatial Effects	59	(1)
Transparency and Space	59	(1)
Color Harmonies	60	(2)
Vanishing Boundaries	62	(1)
Complements	63	(2)
Neutrals	65	(2)
Triads	67	(1)
Tetrads	68	(1)
The Bezold Effect	68	(1)
Simultaneous Contrast	68	(2)
Interactions of Black and White	70	(1)
Value Contrast	70	(1)
Luminosity and Luminescence	71	(1)
Summary	71	(2)
Pigments, Colorants, and Paints	73	(16)
A Short History	75	(1)
Pigments	75	(1)
Vehicles	76	(1)
Professional Grade Versus Student Grade	76	(1)
Reading a Tube of Paint	77	(1)
Brushes	78	(1)
More about Paints and Pigments	79	(1)
Water-Based Paints	79	(1)
Oils	80	(1)
Acrylics	81	(1)
Inks and Printer Inks	81	(1)
Colored Pencils and Pastels	82	(2)
Color Film	84	(1)
Tattoos	85	(1)
Sand Painting	86	(1)
Glazes	87	(1)
Summary	88	(1)
Digital Color	89	(18)
Pixels	91	(1)
Color and Pixel Depth	91	(1)
Raster Versus Vector	92	(1)
Additive Color	92	(1)
Color Pickers	92	(2)
Types of Computer-Imaging Programs	94	(1)
Monitors	94	(1)
Gamma and the Monitor	95	(1)
Describing Color: Gamut	95	(1)
Color Management Modules	96	(1)
ICC Profiles	96	(1)
Color Calibration	97	(1)
Input Devices	97	(1)
Scanning	97	(1)
Web Color	98	(1)
Online Versus Printing	98	(1)
Printing	99	(1)
Inkjet, Laser, and Giclee Printers	99	(1)
PostScript	100	(1)
Raster Image Processor (RIP)	100	(1)
Dot Gain	100	(1)
Production Printing	100	(1)
Four-Color Separations: Plates	101	(1)
Video and Video Cameras	101	(1)
Animation	102	(2)
Safe Color Rendering	104	(2)
Summary	106	(1)
Color and 3-D	107	(14)
Value and Light	109	(1)
Innate Color	109	(1)
Truth in Materials	110	(1)
Stains	110	(1)
Applied Color	111	(1)
To Paint or Not	112	(1)
Paints, Colorants, and Patinas	112	(1)
Clays and Glazes	113	(2)
Glass	115	(1)
Color and Dimensionality	115	(2)
Conceptual Art	117	(1)
Light Installations	118	(1)
Landscape and Environmental Art	118	(1)
Performance and Body Art	119	(1)
Summary	120	(1)
Color and Fine Art	121	(14)
Impressionism	123	(2)
Pointillism	125	(1)
Fauvism	126	(1)
Abstract Expressionism	127	(1)
Minimalism	127	(1)
Op Art	128	(2)
Neo-Expressionism	130	(1)
Aboriginal and Outsider Art	131	(3)
Summary	134	(1)
Color and Design	135	(14)
Design and the Fine Arts	137	(1)
Barbara Kruger	137	(1)
The Sixties: Psychedelic Color	138	(1)
April Greiman	138	(2)
Graphics and Brand Identity	140	(1)
Package Design	141	(1)
A Fragrance is Born	142	(1)
Product Design	142	(2)
Toy Design	144	(1)
Web Sites	145	(1)
Color Complexity	146	(1)
Animation and Motion Graphics	146	(2)
Summary	148	(1)
The Future of Color	149	(12)
Environmentally Friendly Paints	151	(1)
Color and Architecture	151	(1)
Color Ownership: Color and the Law	152	(2)
The Web	154	(1)
New Territory	154	(1)
High-Definition Television	155	(1)
Lasers and Holography	155	(1)
Web Art	156	(1)
Virtual Reality and Interactivity	157	(2)
Summary	159	(2)
Glossary	161	(6)
Index	167	(7)
Illustration List	174