Color

Book Description
Millions of people have learned to draw using the methods of Dr. Betty Edwards's bestseller The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Now, much as artists progress from drawing to painting, Edwards moves from black-and-white into color. This new guide distills the enormous existing knowledge about color theory into a practical method of working with color to produce harmonious combinations.

Using techniques tested and honed in her five-day intensive color workshops, Edwards provides a basic understanding of how to see color, how to use it, and-for those involved in art, painting, or design-how to mix and combine hues. Including more than 125 color images and exercises that move from simple to challenging, this volume explains how to:

- see what is really there rather than what you "know" in your mind about colored objects
- perceive how light affects color, and how colors affect one another
- manipulate hue, value, and intensity of color and transform colors into their opposites
- balance color in still-life, landscape, figure, and portrait painting
- understand the psychology of color
- harmonize color in your surroundings

While we recognize and treasure the beautiful use of color, reproducing what we see can be a challenge. Accessibly unweaving color's complexity, this must-have primer is destined to be an instant classic.


About the Author
Betty Edwards is professor emeritus of art at California State University. She is the author of The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, the world's most widely used drawing instructional.


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Millions have learned to draw by following the methods of Dr. Betty Edwards's bestselling book The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Now, in the same way that artists progress from drawing to painting, Edwards moves from the black-and-white of drawing into color. This much-awaited guide, Color: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors, provides a practical method of harmonizing combinations of colors through the use of techniques tested and honed in Dr. Edwards's intensive five-day color workshops. By means of exercises ranging from simple to challenging, illustrated with more than 125 step-by-step images, this book offers a deep understanding of the basic structure of color, including how to see what is really out there rather than what you think you know about colored objects. Intended for the novice in color as well as for more experienced artists and designers, the exercises focus on how to successfully mix and combine hues. While we may appreciate the beauty and versatility of color, working with colors can be a challenge. This book, a must-have for explaining the complexities of color, gives you confidence in your use of color and deepens your artistic perception.


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