Artist Toolbox: Color: A practical guide to color and its uses in art

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Artist Toolbox: Color: A practical guide to color and its uses in art
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Walter Foster Creative Team
Contributions by Maury Aaseng
Contributions by David Lloyd Glover
Contributions by Patti Mollica
Contributions by Jan Murphy
SeriesArtist Toolbox
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:112
Dimensions(mm): Height 241,Width 165
Category/GenrePainting and art manuals
ISBN/Barcode 9781633222724
ClassificationsDewey:701.85
Audience
General
Illustrations 254 color illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Walter Foster Publishing
Imprint Walter Foster Publishing
Publication Date 7 December 2017
Publication Country United States

Description

Discover the key concepts of color theory for beginning artists. The Artist's Toolbox series provides easy-to-use reference guides for beginning and aspiring artists. While many instructional art books gloss over important concepts, focusing instead on how to replicate a piece of art, the Artist's Toolbox series breaks down the whats, whens, whys, and hows of each relevant tool or technique, clearly demonstrating its purpose and how to employ it to achieve the desired effects. In Artist's Toolbox: Color, painters will learn how to create impactful work with an understanding of basic color theory. Topics include the color wheel, hue, saturation, value, temperature, relativity, color relationships, and color mixing. Artists will learn how color captures mood and helps communicate meaning as well as how to use color to create personal, expressive works of art. Step-by-step projects and accessible technique demonstrations show color theory in action, making this book a useful reference for any beginning artist's library.

Author Biography

Founded in 1922 by artist Walter T. Foster, WALTER FOSTER PUBLISHING, an imprint of The Quarto Group, is the world's leading publisher of instructional art books and kits for adults and children. Walter Foster's diverse selection of drawing, painting, doodling and mixed media art books and kits have created a foundation for millions of beginning, intermediate, and advanced artists looking to hone their talents, learn new techniques, and discover different mediums. From color mixing recipes and art tools to the fundamentals of drawing and painting, Walter Foster's books cover a wide variety of topics and mediums across a broad spectrum of traditional and eclectic subject matter for artists of all skill levels. Walter Foster Publishing continues to expand its offerings every year, producing cutting-edge art-instruction books and kits for a worldwide audience. Author Bio Supplemental (UK)