Mastering colour is a tough hurdle for artists to tackle in any medium. In this concise guide, Margaret Kessler cuts throgh all the confusion with a friendly and encouraging approach to the basic principles of colour harmony. Readers will learn how proper colour can help them create expressive moods, unity, rhythm and eye-catching design. Then they'll find a wealth of exercises and demonstrations to quickly put to use what they've learned. With lots of colourful charts and eye-catching examples, Color Harmony in Your Paintings is highly accessible for artists of all levels. Simple colour sketches throughout give an immediate understanding of every colour concept.
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Margaret Kessler has been teaching painting for more than 25 years. She is the author of Painting Better Landscapes and Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Oil.
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A note from the author, Margaret Kessler,
This review is from: Color Harmony in Your Paintings (Hardcover)
There is a printing error on page 17. The colored circles should be labeled:
COOL: Cad. Yel. Deep, Quinacridone Red, Ultra. Blue, T-Z White. WARM: Cad. Yel. Med., Grumbacher Red, Phthalo Blue, T-Z White with a touch of Lemon Yellow. Please spread the word and keep those brushes wet. Margaret Kessler
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I found this book to be well written and the most useful book on color to date. Chapter 2: Choosing a Color Scheme, is not something I've seen in other books on color. The color schemes shown are broken down and explained in text and with illustration using both artwork samples and the color wheel. It makes it easy to see how to choose and use a particular scheme. Chapter 3: The Munsell Color Wheel is also something I've not seen before. Munsell's approach makes more sense to me and will most likely be the color wheel I will use most in the future. I highly recommend this book to all artists.
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Color It From The Heart,
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Color and composition are the most important tools an artist can use to elicit a response from a viewer. But it is color we see first. Color either grabs the viewer with its expression of a mood or emotion or it does not. In "Color Harmony," artist and teacher, Margaret Kessler has given a great gift to those of us seeking help with this important subject.
Kessler's well illustrated book shows how to use color to establish depth and form, create eye-pleasing contrasts, convey different times of the day and specific atmospheric conditions, and heighten the expressiveness and impact of a painting. She also emphasizes the importance of using the color wheel as we paint. It surprises her that many artists do not have the color wheel close at hand while painting. Color is just that important! "Color Harmony" is organized into six sections: 1. The Basics of Color (properties, mixing, matching) 2. Choosing a Color Scheme 3. Discovering the Munsell Color Wheel 4. Mastering the Contrasts of Color (varying value, temperature, and intensity) 5. How Light and Atmosphere Affect Color (depth; variations with time of day and weather) 6. Designing With Color (a full demonstration that ties all the principles together) This book can serve as a good guide for the new artist... and a refresher guide for those who are not so new.
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secondary color scheme, color recession, tone your canvas, primary color scheme, analogous color scheme, round bristle, complementary color scheme, overall wash, dominant color, color harmony, color wheel, reference photo, thick paint, analogous colors, foreground trees Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Yellow Ochre, Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Phthalo Blue, Quinacridone Red, Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Red Deep, Dioxazine Purple, Grumbacher Red, Viridian Green, Cadmium Yellow Deep, Permanent Green Light, Cadmium Red Light, Cobalt Violet, Alizarin Crimson, Permanent Rose, Brushes Nos New!
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secondary color scheme, color recession, tone your canvas, primary color scheme, analogous color scheme, round bristle, complementary color scheme, overall wash, dominant color, color harmony, color wheel, reference photo, thick paint, analogous colors, foreground trees Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Yellow Ochre, Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Phthalo Blue, Quinacridone Red, Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Red Deep, Dioxazine Purple, Grumbacher Red, Viridian Green, Cadmium Yellow Deep, Permanent Green Light, Cadmium Red Light, Cobalt Violet, Alizarin Crimson, Permanent Rose, Brushes Nos New!
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- Morning Light by Steve Green on page 84
- Painting the Elements: Weather Effects in Oil, Acrylic and Watercolor by Pam Wissman in Front Matter
- Dramatic Light: Paint Eye-Catching Art in Watercolor and Oil by Patrick Howe on page 16
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