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Author
Publisher
Quarry Books
Language
English
Description
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,...
Author
Language
English
Description
"1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor is the definitive color-mixing resource for oil, acrylic, and watercolor artists. This user-friendly compendium is color coded for quick-and-easy reference and includes two removable color-mixing grids--one for oil or acrylic, and one for watercolor. Follow these four simple steps to mix more than 1,500 color combinations: 1) Look in the Color Index for the subject you want to paint--for example,...
Author
Publisher
North Light Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Finding color combinations that not only work but excite the eye is one of the greatest challenges artists face. This updated and expanded 30th anniversary edition of the North Light classic Exploring Color teaches artists of all mediums and skill levels how to use and control color in their artwork and shows how exhilarating and enjoyable the ride can be. Popular art instructor and best-selling author Nita Leland will help you take any artwork you...
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"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Quarry
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Create the very best mixed media with 52 inspiring exercises!Strenthening your understanding and use of color will make your mixed-media art shine as you complete 52 labs that span painting, collage, drawing, assemblage and more. In Color Lab for Mixed Media Artists, color is explored through multiple lenses-nature, history, psychology, expression-as you work through 52 exciting and approachable projects that explore the infinite potential of the...
Author
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"From the various shades of pink used by artists to describe the blush of Madame de Pompadour's cheeks to Helen Frankenthaler's orange color fields to Prince's concert costumes, Color Scheme is a collection of palettes that reveal new ways of thinking about larger arcs in visual culture."--
Series
Publisher
Walter Foster Publishing, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Painters will learn how to create impactful work with an understanding of basic colour theory. Topics include the colour wheel, hue, saturation, value, temperature, relativity, colour relationships, and colour mixing. Artists will learn how colour captures mood and helps communicate meaning as well as how to use colour to create personal, expressive works of art.
Author
Publisher
Search Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This complete guide to watercolor will teach you how to paint relaxing landscapes, exciting seascapes and portraits with personality. In addition to beautiful detailed projects covering architecture, still life and other classic scenes, this book contains sections on color and tone, the materials you will need, key watercolor painting techniques as well as vital information on perspective and drawing; all explained and illustrated for ease of use....
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