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"The unforgettable, unknown history of colors and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-colored volume The Secret Lives of Color tells the unusual stories of seventy-five fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet...
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Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
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Renowned garden artist Keeyla Meadows sees the world in strong, saturated shades. Fearless Color Gardens brings this unique vision to life by showing how to use wild, uninhibited color to connect indoor and outdoor spaces and turn a garden into a work of art.
Learn how to pick colors that work together; how to coordinate the colors of walls, benches, containers, and garden art; how to organize garden spaces through the use of color; and...
Learn how to pick colors that work together; how to coordinate the colors of walls, benches, containers, and garden art; how to organize garden spaces through the use of color; and...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"From the internationally bestselling author of Exit West, a story of love, loss, and rediscovery in a time of unsettling change. One morning, a man wakes up to find himself transformed. Overnight, Anders's skin has turned dark, and the reflection in the mirror seems a stranger to him. At first he shares his secret only with Oona, an old friend turned new lover. Soon, reports of similar events begin to surface. Across the land, people are awakening...
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Quarry Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"This comprehensive guide starts with a crash course in essential terminology and visual vocabulary, then shows you how to go beyond the wheel and basic theory with hands-on projects that illustrate and illuminate a variety of color elements and techniques. The materials used--including watercolor and acrylic paints, and found or purchased collage papers--are accessible, inexpensive, and readily available. Plus, this art guide includes easy-to-use...
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English
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Yellow and red, orange and brown-- fall is full of color! But why do leaves change color? Illustrated with gorgeous watercolor and collage artwork, this nonfiction picture book introduces young readers to the science behind the many colors of leaves. With a glossary and hands-on experiments.
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Publisher
Quarry Books
Language
English
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Watercolor author, artist, and teacher Ana Victoria Calderon guides you through choosing, mixing, and using color with watercolor and mixed media to create the most expressive and appealing combinations and effects for a wide range of moods and subjects. You'll explore a variety of subjects and themes, including flowers, foliage, landscapes, skies, cities, figures, art movements, and historical eras. Begin with a quick overview of the basics of color,...
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Publisher
O'Reilly
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Data has become the most powerful tool in business today, and telling its story effectively is critical. Yet one of the best communicators--color--is the most neglected tool in data visualization. With this book, DATAcated founder Kate Strachnyi provides the ultimate guide to the correct use of color for representing data in graphs, charts, tables, and infographics. Ideal for data and business analysts, data scientists, and others who design infographics...
12) Sky color
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Creatrilogy volume 3
Language
English
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"Marisol loves to paint. So when her teacher asks her to help make a mural for the school library, she can't wait to begin! But wait-how can Marisol ever make a sky without blue paint? After gazing out the bus window and watching from her porch as day turns into night, she closes her eyes and starts to dream"--
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Mixing cultural criticism, literary history, biography, and memoir, an exploration of Alice Walker's critically acclaimed and controversial novel, The Color Purple. Alice Walker made history in 1983 when she became the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for The Color Purple. Published in the Reagan era amid a severe backlash to civil rights, the Jazz Age novel tells the story of racial and gender inequality through...
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Publisher
Dpunkt.verlag
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Deutsch
Description
Farbe ist in allen Genres der bildenden Kunst ein wesentliches Gestaltungsmittel. In der Fotografie, wo die Farbe vom Sujet vorgegeben wird, ist das Farbsehen, also die bewusste oder intuitive Analyse der Farbkomposition, mitentscheidend für die Qualtät eines Bildes. Dieses Buch ist für FotografenInnen und andere BildgestalterInnen geschrieben, die ihr Farbsehen sensibilisieren und vertiefen möchten, um so noch gezielter die Ausbeute guter Bilder...
Author
Publisher
Quarry Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Brilliant Inks offers beginners and beyond exciting techniques, lessons, and projects for painting, drawing, and lettering with vibrant colored inks. Apply these skills to eye-catching projects that include jewelry, accessories, dimensional artwork, and more"--
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Amitra and Kiki get dressed for their siblings' weddings while enduring family nitpicks about lightening cream, sun rays, and the skin-darkening effects of the color yellow. Luckily, Amitra's mother has a lesson or two to teach about that! With the support and empowerment of their moms, the sunflower sisters are two strong, confident South Asian and Nigerian girls finding joy in their own skin"--
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