The New Munsell Student Color Set (Ring-bound)

by Jim Long (Author), Joy Turner Luke (Author)

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Product Description
Albert Munsell s system of color notation has been taught for nearly a century, but
the applications and uses of the system are constantly changing. Long and Luke s text
teaches the importance of a standardized language to communicate color and the
factors affecting how we perceive it. The three dimensions of color hue, value, and
chroma are also described. There is a brief contextual description of other color systems.
This text bridges the gap between the theory and appreciation of color. Munsell®
color charts, to be assembled with new, enlarged chips, are the basis for additional
projects and exercises. This set is ideal for students of design, art, fashion, architecture,
interior design, manufacturing, color science, and anyone else who works with or is
interested in color.

About the Author
Jim Long is retired as Associate Professor Department of Photography and Film at Virginia Commonwealth University where he teaches photography and basic design. He also has served as associate professor in the Art Foundation and Interior Design Departments at the university. His work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions and featured in books and journals in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Joy Turner Luke is a painter and owner of Studio 231 in Sperryville, Virginia, where she conducts intensive courses on color and artists¹ paints. She also lectures widely on these topics for art schools and other groups with a specialized interest in color. Among the organizations in which she has been active are the Inter-Society Color Council, where she has served as president; the Munsell Foundation; the Advisory Board of the Munsell Color Laboratory at Rochester Institute of Technology; National Artists Equity Association; and the American Society for Testing and Materials, where she worked on establishing standards for art materials.

Product Details

• Ring-bound: 152 pages
• Publisher: Fairchild Pubns; 2nd edition (April 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563672006
• ISBN-13: 978-1563672002
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #128,614 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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59 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great introduction to color, March 11, 2001

By	drollere (Sebastopol, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New Munsell Student Color Set and The Munsell Color System: A Language for Color (Ring-bound)

if you are a beginning artist, an aspiring designer or just someone fascinated with color, then this is a great publication to train yourself in the many nuances of color vision.

the format is a small black three-ring binder of 13 white card pages, and 13 small plastic baggies of dull finish color chips, somewhat smaller than postage stamps. each page presents an empty grid of color (light to dark down the page, and dull to brilliant across it) that you must fill in manually by placing each chip in its assigned position. there are no codes or color names printed on the back of the color chips to help you along, but there is an introductory page explaining the basic concepts of hue, chroma (saturation) and value, the three basic attributes of color.

accompanying the binder is a staple bound color primer by joy turner luke. although the production values are pretty modest, this is one of the best overviews of color i have read anywhere, particularly for artists and designers. luke gets into the history of color research, the basics of color vision, the details of color mixing (she has some sobering critical thoughts about the many commerical "artist's color wheels" on the market today), color design and more.

the color chips are fussy to work with; they are delivered unattached to the card pages so that you can sort and rearrange them in various color tests or color demonstrations, but it's easy to mix them up. i found it most convenient to glue them into place, so that they wouldn't get lost and were ready for quick reference. that tedious exercise apart, this is a very instructive introductory resource for young adults and color students of any age.

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great tool for students and professionals, April 6, 1999

By	[e-mail] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New Munsell Student Color Set and The Munsell Color System: A Language for Color (Ring-bound)

This is a great teaching tool for students and professionals. As a student worker for a professor in my Textile and Apparel program at The University of Northern Iowa, I completed the color set and now want one of my own. It helps expand the understanding of hue, chroma, value, and richness

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, January 19, 2008

By	Minu P (Simi Valley. CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New Munsell Student Color Set and The Munsell Color System: A Language for Color (Ring-bound)

I got the first edition for a great price. it is not very different from the 2nd edition. The colour charts are exactly the same as in the second edition. There is one chart for hue, value and chroma and 10 charts for each colour. The text contents are quite technical. There aren't many pretty pictures. 3 ring binder has colour chips, colour charts and the text.