Artist Toolbox : A Practical Guide to Color and Its Uses in Art.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (229 pages)
- Artist Toolbox Series .
- Artist Toolbox Series .
Intro -- INTRODUCTION -- MEET THE ARTISTS -- CHAPTER 1: COLOR BASICS & -- PAINTING CONCEPTS -- What Is Color? -- Color Terms & -- Properties -- Color, Light & -- Shadow -- Color Relativity -- Color Psychology -- Color & -- Mood -- Color Schemes -- Color & -- Composition -- Infusing Color -- CHAPTER 2: PIGMENTS -- Pigment Properties -- A History of Paint -- Pigment Chart -- CHAPTER 3: COLOR MIXING -- Basic Painting Materials -- Mixing Oil & -- Acrylic -- Mixing Watercolor -- Color Mixes for Watercolor -- Color Mixes for Oil & -- Acrylic -- CHAPTER 4: PAINTING DEMONSTRATIONS -- Project 1: Northern Lights -- Watercolor with Maury Aaseng -- Project 2: Goldfinch & -- Thistle -- Watercolor with Maury Aaseng -- Project 3: Tudor Hydrangea Garden -- Acrylic with David Glover -- Project 4: Apples & -- Plums -- Acrylic with David Glover -- Project 5: Watery Landscape -- Oil with Jan Murphy -- Project 6: Foothills -- Oil with Jan Murphy.
Artist Toolbox: Color explains how color captures mood and helps communicate meaning, as well as how to use color to create personal, expressive works of art.