A key text on colour theory, this comprehensive guide bridges the gap between colour science and its practical application in art and design. First published in 1918, Bonnie E. Snow's Theory and Practice of Color showcases the fundamental aspects of colour theory while providing readers with an in-depth understanding of basic colour principles. Its contents include: The Source of Colour The Primary Colors and Their Uses in Design Colour Values: Tints and Shades Complementary Colours and How to Use Them The Colour Triad and the Split Complement The Psychology of Colour Colour Harmonies in Interior Design This facsimile volume focuses on how colours interact, blend, and affect human emotion. It's an essential reference book for artists and designers, as well as those interested in the history of colour theory and its applications.

Everything artists need to know about an important and popular subject. Designed as a complete resource, this book considers every aspect of color: historical, physical, perceptual, aesthetic, and practical. With its numerous step-by-step sequences and illustrations of theory in practice, this guide has everything artists need to gain a mastery of the subject. 400 full-color illustrations.

Playing with Color is a highly accessible, fun approach to learning color application and principles. This hands-on book begins with an introduction to the philosophy of learning through the process of play. It then leads to a series of experimental design projects with an emphasis on color, providing the reader with a “toolkit� of ideas and skills. The awareness and sensitivity to form, color, material and craft gained through these visual experiments will increase the designer’s confidence in their personal and professional design work. This book can be used in the classroom or independently, and readers can go directly to exercises that appeal to them.

Aimed at professionals and students, this book explains how to make use ofolour in various types of painting. Colour theories are outlined, but theain emphasis of the book is the way contemporary artists such as Jasperohns and Milton Avery, actually use colour.

Gives instruction on color in nature and how it can be used to make expressive paintings.

Giving an overview of the history of color theory from ancient and classical cultures to contemporary contexts, this book explores important critical principles and provides practical guidance on the use of color in art and design. Going beyond a simple recitation of what has historically been said about color, artist and educator Aaron Fine provides an intellectual history, critiquing prevailing Western ideas on the subject and challenging assumptions. He analyses colonialist and gendered attitudes, materialist and romanticist perspectives, spiritualist approaches to color, color in the age of reproduction, and modernist and post-modernist color strategies. Highlighted throughout are examples of the ways in which attitudes towards color have been impacted by the legacy of colonialism and are tied up with race, gender, and class. Topics covered include color models, wheels and charts, color interaction and theories of perception, with over 150 images throughout. By placing under-examined tenets of color theory such as the color wheel and color primaries within the Western industrial context that generated them, Fine helps you to connect color choices to color meanings and apply theory to practice.