Color, 6th Edition

 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.

Preface 7

New to the Sixth Edition 7

Acknowledgments 8

Photo Credits 9

 

1  Working with Color      10

 

2  Color Basics     14

The Physics of Light 14

Additive Light Colors 15

Subtractive Pigment Colors 18

Saturation, Hue, Value 19

 

3  Perceiving Colors         25

The Human Eye 25

Seeing Colors 26

Variables in Color Perception 30

Non-visual Color Perception 37

 

4  Psychological Effects of Color   39

Warm and Cool Colors 39

Physiological Effects 41

Color Symbolism 43

Personal Color Preferences 44

Emotional Effects 47

Local and Expressive Color 49

 

5  Compositional Effects of Color             51

Spatial Effects 51

Balance and Proportion 56

Emphasis 58

Unity 59

 

6  Theories of Color Relationships             63

Early Theories 63

Leonardo da Vinci 63

Newton 64

Harris 65

Goethe 65

Runge 68

Chevreul 68

Rood 69

Munsell 71

Ostwald 71

C.I.E. Color Space 73

 

7  Subtractive Media        75

Dye and Pigment Sources 75

The Color Notation Systems 76

Mixing Oils and Acrylics 77

Ceramic Glazes 82

Colored Glass 83

Fiber Dyes 84

Color Photography 89

Color Printing 90

Digital Printing 95

Color Management 98

Fading of Subtractive Colors 101

 

8  Additive Media             102

Transmitting Color Electronically 103

Choosing and Using Color on the Monitor 104

Digital Art 108

Color in Website Design 111

Dynamic Imagery and Virtual Reality 113

Lightworks  115

 

9  Color Combinations and Interactions     120

Color Schemes 120

Color Interactions 131

 

10  Color in Fine Art          146

Non-Western Traditions 147

Historical Western Approaches 150

Western Approaches in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries 159

 

11  Color in Applied Design            171

Color Trends 171

Color Psychology 173

Graphic Design 176

Interior Design 179

Architecture 181

Landscape Design 186

Crafts 187

 

Color Problems 190

Glossary 193

Notes 196

Index 198