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1) Universal principles of color: 100 key concepts for understanding, analyzing, and working with color
Author
Series
Rockport universal volume 5
Publisher
Rockport Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A comprehensive, cross-disciplinary overview of color, Universal Principles of Color presents 100 core concepts and guidelines that are critical to a successful use of color. Richly illustrated and easy to navigate, it pairs clear explanations of every topic with visual examples of it applied in theory and in practice. The book is organized alphabetically so that principles can be easily and quickly referenced. For those interested in addressing...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece The Color Purple--as well as the acclaimed 1985 film from Steven Spielberg, the Tony-winning Broadway musical, and the all-new film adaptation with this gorgeously designed exploration of the novel's enduring legacy, featuring contributions from Alice Walker, Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Colman Domingo, Fantasia Barrino, Danny Glover, and more. Since its publication in 1982,...
3) It's Holi!
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Getting ready for Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors, young Nikhil is nervous about the festivities until his family comes up with a silly solution for him to celebrate the messy colors of spring with everyone.
Author
Series
Publisher
Quarry
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Through a 30-day challenge that's structured yet flexible, Bold and Beautiful Watercolor Skies teaches aspiring artists how to master accessible techniques to create beautiful images of striking skies, from day to night to the cosmos"--
Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Be inspired by nature's design! From the earliest snowdrops to alpine violet, tulips, and late autumn crocuses, bulbs add interest and color to the garden throughout the year. Renowned naturalistic garden designer Jacqueline van der Kloet has mastered a nonchalant and magical style, where bulbs emerge playfully, dancing among perennials and grasses. Growing Bulbs in the Natural Garden provides inspiration and insights gained from van der Kloet's career,...
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Anyiaka is in awe of her gorgeous Gullah Geechee family—she wants to be beautiful like her older sister, Sorie, a great listener like her mom, and a talented artist like her grandma. But on today's visit to her grandparents’ house, Anyiaka sticks out from the rest of the family like a sore thumb. She can't seem to do anything right, and a trip to Grandma's art studio confirms just how different she is from the rest of the family. But Grandma’s...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Pub. Date
©1998
Language
English
Description
Guests at Little Frog's birthday party include the red fox, the purple butterfly, the orange cat, and other colorful animals. The illustrations are designed to demonstrate the concept of complementary colors.
Author
Publisher
Search Press Limited
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Get ready to try this great knitting style and make beautiful garments! With the help of author Anna Dervout, you'll soon have colorwork spilling off your needles with ease, as you create delicate, modern patterns for women and children alike to wear. Colorwork refers to a technique used to knit patterns in multiple colours; it requires the simultaneous use of several different colors in the same row. Colorwork is used for sweaters, hats, scarves...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
The need to categorize and communicate color has mobilized practitioners and scholars for centuries. Color Charts describes the many different methods and ingenious devices developed since the fifteenth century by doctors, naturalists, dyers, and painters to catalog fragments of colors. With the advent of industrial society, manufacturers and merchants developed some of the most beautiful and varied tools ever designed to present all the available...
Author
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The experts at Farrow & Ball have created a primer on winning color combinations created for every room of the home. At the heart of the book are fifteen case studies of inspirational interiors--a city apartment, a country cottage, a seaside escape, a schoolhouse repurposed for residential use--which are explored to reveal how selecting the right range and combination of colors creates a harmonious whole. For each case study there is a detailed color...
13) Living bright
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Chroma
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The first interior decorating and lifestyle book from former fashion designer Matthew Williamson, who has been designing with bold, contrasting color for almost three decades, is an invitation to find your own style and embrace color and pattern to live bright."--Amazon.
Publisher
David and Charles
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Knit colorful motifs with this collection of designs inspired by decorative tiles from around the world. Discover patterns and charts for 100 knitted tile designs from 20 exciting international knitting designers including Carmen Jorissen, Sylvia Watts-Cherry and Ashleigh Wempe. As well as the 100 knit motifs there are step-by-step instructions five projects for homewares including a throw, bag and pillow cases. There are also instructions for all...
Author
Publisher
Quadrille, an imprint of Hardie Grant Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Weichien Chan aka thepetiteknitter lives in Iqaluit, which is known for its ice-capped mountains and tundra valleys. Combining her love for the outdoors and knitting, this book presents patterns for cozy jumpers, hats, and more that will keep you warm, no matter how far north you venture. Simple, clean shapes ensure that pattern and colour are at the forefront, creating modern yet timeless designs for a whole winter wardrobe. All the patterns are...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Jo wants to paint all the wonderful things she loves. With a palette of red, yellow, and blue, Jo knows she can mix any colors together to create new ones. Her imagination takes flight as she explores painting with primary and by mixing her own secondary colors, each picture as beautiful as the last. But through her exploration of the colors of the rainbow, Jo finds that her favorite is a combination of them all: brown.
Author
Publisher
Tilbury House Publishers, an imprint of Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Join in on a surprising camping trip and discover the favorite meals of your favorite forest creatures-from the wood frog to the moose. Rich art illustrates the beautiful biodiversity found in our forests and expressive, repetitive text helps even the youngest naturalists learn all about herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores"--
18) Rainbowsaurus
Author
Publisher
Crocodile Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
While on an adventure to find the Rainbowsaurus, two dads and their children are joined by a menagerie of rainbow-colored animals who want to find the Rainbowsaurus too.
Author
Publisher
She Writes Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In 1660, Amsterdam is the trading and map-printing capital of the world. Anneke van Brug is one of the colorists paid to enhance black-and-white maps for a growing number of collectors. Her artistic talent brings her to the attention of the Blaeu printing house, and she begins to color for a rich merchant, Willem de Groot. But Anneke is not content to simply embellish the work of others; she longs to create maps of her own. Cartography, however,...
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