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Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
This expansive study of color illuminates the substance, context, and meaning of five centuries of European painting. Between the mid-15th and the mid-19th centuries, the materials of painting remained remarkably unchanged, but innovations in their use flourished. Technical discoveries facilitated new visual effects, political conditions prompted innovations, and economic changes shaped artists' strategies, especially as trade became global. Marcia...
42) Bold and beautiful watercolor skies: learn to paint stunning clouds, sunsets, galaxies, and more
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
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
This playful collection of rainbows is a bright and beautiful appreciation of all the color that surrounds us. Artist Julie Seabrook Ream invites us to see the extraordinary beauty of ordinary objects: she gathers colorful iterations of a single type of thing, from feathers to fishing gear, matchbooks to macarons, and neatly arranges them in rainbow order. A fascinating index details all the objects in each rainbow, bringing the magnetic appeal of...
Publisher
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Since the earliest myths of the sculptor Pygmalion bringing a statue to life through desire, artists have explored the boundaries between sculpture and the physical materiality of the body. This groundbreaking volume examines key sculptural works from 13th-century Europe to the global present, revealing new insights into the strategies artists deploy to blur the distinction between art and life. Sculpture, which has historically taken the human figure...
Author
Series
First concepts in Mexican folk art volume 3
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Ceramic animal figurines, fashioned by Mexican artists, demonstrate different colors, which are identified in both English and Spanish.
52) Sashiko + color
Publisher
Stash Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Embroidery enthusiasts explore sticthing Sashiko and enjoy 18 stitch patterns that can be applied to any project. Expand upon traditional indigo and white Sashiko with bursts of color and working with different threads and background surfaces. Includes beautiful Japanese photography and craftmasnhip" -- Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Prestel
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Color ... guides us with subconscious visual clues throughout our lives. Get it right in your design or art, and you can enhance mood and atmosphere, and create a desired psychological or even physiological effect. The Color Bible is a contemporary handbook for navigating the fascinating world of color." --back cover.
Author
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Journey from the Ice Age to the Digital Age with a surprising cast of characters on this worldwide tour of color in art. Students will discover the strange, intriguing, and humorous stories of their favorite colors, the science behind them, and how they forever changed the courses of art and history. Big questions will pique your students' curiosity: Why is the sky blue? Why are there seven colors in the rainbow? What is art, anyway? The Brilliant...
Author
Series
Publisher
North Light Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Get creative expressing yourself with watercolor paint by focusing on having fun and getting to know this versatile medium. More than 100 lessons help those who have never picked up a paintbrush before enjoy the pleasure of watercolor. In each chapter, you will progress through quick, simple exercises designed to get you started, then practice pages build on techniques. This book also shows those with more experience how to be inspired in new ways....
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Did you know that the Egyptians created the first synthetic colour; or that the noblest purple comes from a predatory sea snail? Throughout history, artist pigments have been made from deadly metals, poisonous minerals, urine, cow dung, and even crushed insects. From grinding down beetles and burning animal bones to alchemy and serendipity, Chromatopia reveals the origin stories of over 50 of history's most extraordinary pigments. Spanning the ancient...
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