Making Color Sing by Jeanne Dobie – Paperback,
160 pages (April 15, 2000) Watson-Guptill Pubns
Through clear, illuminating exercises, this best-selling book
stimulates new ways to think about color, generating responses
that unlock personal creativity and allow artists to express
themselves with paint as never before. Readers are shown how
the interplay of complementary hues can trigger vibrations;
how the push and pull of warm and cool colors can create a
feeling of space; how to disguise one color in a scene to
accent another; and many more tidbits of colorful advice.
From SOG artist Chris
Saper: "Hands down, one of the most well
written and usefully illustrated book on color theory available".
From Caucasian to Latino and East Indian hues, this convenient
book features master mixes for an arry of skin colors, plus
recipes for hair, eye, and lip colors. The concealed wire-o
bound book also includes a plastic color-mixing grid for measuring
out paints, as well as a handy conversion chart for finding
acrylic equivalents of oil paints and vice versa.
Composition is one of the most important elements to any painting,
but it can also be one of the most intimidating. The long list
of rules for designing and structuring a work is complicated,
hard to remember and downright mystifying. In this simple resource,
Greg Albert boils it all down to one golden rule: Never make
any two intervals the same. He demonstrates this fool-proof
technique with clear, concise diagrams, before-and-after student
paintings and samples from today’s top painters. Readers
will get to learn from the work of Frank Webb, Tony Couch, Zoltan
Szabo, Tony Van Hasselt, Tom Lynch and many more! Artists of
all levels with find this secret to great composition easy to
remember and even easier to use. Greg Albert is Editorial Director
of North Light Books. He’s also an artist, author and teacher
who lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mixing colors accurately may be an art unto itself. In fact,
many artists are discouraged by the time and expense it takes
to mix and match colors, and achieve the right results. Even
more frustrating is the vast range of colors available. Now
there's a ready-to-use visual directory that takes all the guesswork
out of mixing and matching colors . . . making every artist
an expert! Color Mixing Bible provides a basic color palette
for each art medium, demonstrating an array of two-, three-,
and four-color mixes, as well as offering full explanations
of various paints and pigments. This invaluable guide features
scores of tips and techniques for color mixing with oils, acrylics,
watercolors, inks, pastels, and virtually every other art medium.
It also includes in-depth information on how to determine the
opacity and strength of a color, choose a color palette, mix
whites, arrange and organize colors prior to mixing, use optical
and physical mixing techniques, and much more! Plus, hundreds
of color illustrations make everything simple. Whether one is
an aspiring artist or working professional, Color Mixing Bible
is an essential addition to every bookshelf.
The Painter's Handbook by Mark David Gottsegen –
Paperback, 320 pages, Watson-Guptill Pubns (December 1993)
A thorough resource presenting details on the vast array of
materials available to the artist, including canvases, papers,
sizes, grounds, pigments, binders, solvents, thinners, varnishes,
and preservatives. Separate chapters are devoted to each painting
medium—its composition, characteristics, and methods
of application. A final section examines the different means
for preserving works of art and for repairing and restoring
paintings. Recipes for making art materials are included throughout,
and health and safety issues are given their due. —Annotation
copyright Book News, Inc.
Offering information on the full scope of oil painting materials
and how to use them to derive the best results from the medium,
this indispensable encyclopedia compares leading brands of paints;
describes mediums, solvents, and varnishes; and discusses brushes,
palettes, and other tools. 335 color illustrations.
Absolutely the most thorough guide to pastel materials and techniques
ever assembled in a single volume, this is the book for anyone
working with pastels, from beginners to experienced artists
looking to develop more professional skills. 450 color illustrations.
HILARY PAGE'S GUIDE TO WATERCOLOR PAINTS is now offered with
regular, free, on-line updates . The web site for the updates is
listed in the front of each copy of the book.
A veritable bible for beginners as well as an invaluable reference
for accomplished artists, The Artist's Manual is a hands-on
guide to hundreds of techniques for painting and drawing. This
easy-to-use manual clearly explains the artist's essential tools
and material—how to choose them, how to use them, and to
care for them. Includes 523 color photos and 234 color drawings.
Now every artist can learn directly from the modern masters.
This book shows painters how to create great artwork through
great composition—using advice and examples from 27 of
the world's best living painters. Readers will find:
• Paintings and inspirational advice from such renowned
artists
as Albert Handel, Daniel Greene, Bill James,
and Clark
Mitchell
• Sketches, diagrams, line drawings, and schematics that
break
down the basics of composition and show how artists
think
as they create
• Nine demonstrations, by nine different artists, that
encompass a variety of subject matter and mediums
This can't-miss guide gives artists all the tools they need
to master composition and build better paintings!
Millions of people have learned to draw using
the methods of Dr. Betty Edwards's bestseller
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the
Brain. Now, much as artists progress
from drawing to painting, Edwards moves from
black-and-white into color. This new guide distills
the enormous existing knowledge about color
theory into a practical method of working with
color to produce harmonious combinations.
Using techniques tested and honed in her five-day
intensive color workshops, Edwards provides
a basic understanding of how to see color, how
to use it, and-for those involved in art, painting,
or design-how to mix and combine hues. Including
more than 125 color images and exercises that
move from simple to challenging, this volume
explains how to:
• see what is really there rather than what you "know"
in your mind about colored objects
• perceive how light affects color, and how colors affect one
another
• manipulate hue, value, and intensity of color and transform
colors into their opposites
• balance color in still-life, landscape,
figure, and portrait painting
• understand the psychology of color
• harmonize color in your surroundings
While we recognize and treasure the beautiful use of color, reproducing
what we see can be a challenge. Accessibly unweaving color's complexity,
this must-have primer is destined to be an instant classic.
Formulas for Painters by Bernard Stanford Massey –
Paperback, Watson-Guptill Pubns, (December 1988)
Reader review:This book is essential if you are interested
in making your own style. Formulas for Painters is a cookbook
full of sizing,paints,grounds, mediums, glazes, varnishes, fixatives,
and adhesive recipes for the artist that wants more then what
they can find in an over-priced art supply store.
Color Choices by Stephen Quiller – Hardcover,
144 pages (October 1989) Watson-Guptill Pubns.
Color Choices by Stephen Quiller – Paperback:
144 pages Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications; New Ed edition
(May 2002)
From SOG artist Chris
Saper: "Hands down, one of the most well written
and usefully illustrated book on color theory available."
The
Artist's Handbook by Ray Smith Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd (October 1987)
An earlier edition of this classic is recommended by BCL3. This
edition of the reference is revised by Steven Sheehan (Yale
Art School). It covers pigments, oils, acrylics, tempera, grounds,
watercolor, pastel, mural painting, gums, waxes, chemistry,
conservation and various other topics including toxicity. Annotation
copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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Making Color Sing
Color
Mixing Recipes for Portraits: More than 500 Color Combinations
for skin, eyes, lips & hair (Color Mixing recipes)
The Simple Secret to Better Painting: How to Immediately
Improve Your Work With the Golden Rule of Design
Color Mixing Bible: All You'll Ever Need to Know About Mixing
Pigments in Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache, Soft Pastel,
Pencil, and Ink
The Painter's Handbook
The
Oil Painting Book: Materials and Techniques for Today's Artist
Pastel
Book: Materials and Techniques for Today's Artist (Paperback)
Hilary Page's Guide to Watercolor Paints 
Artist's
Manual: A Complete Guide to Painting and Drawing Materials and
Techniques
Formulas for Painters
Color Choices
Painting
Materials: A Short Encyclopedia 
The
Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques 
Color
Theory Made Easy: A New Approach to Color Theory and How to
Apply It to Mixing Paints 
