02497cam a2200277 i 4500 1262079050 TxAuBib 031209s2003||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780811841436 pbk. 081184143X pbk. (OCoLC)20726 OCO eng rda OCO ABC VRC OCL BAKER YDXCP NZAUC DRB AU@ WRM OCLCA OCLCF OCLCQ OCL XFG NTG TxAuBib rda Jennings, Simon, (Artist.) Artist's color manual : the complete guide to working with color / Simon Jennings. Color manual. San Francisco, CA : Chronicle Books, 2003. 192 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (page 187) and index. 1. What is color? -- Pigments in history -- Pigment standards -- Optical illusions -- The four-color process -- Optical color mixing -- Colors of the spectrum -- Additive and subtractive color -- The basic color wheel -- Color in action -- Choosing media -- Oil colors -- Watercolors -- Acrylic colors -- Gouache & egg tempera -- Pastel & colored pencils -- Mediums -- Media in action -- Choosing palettes -- Color language -- Interpreting color -- 2. Color by color. -- Color by color -- Blue -- Turquoise -- Violet -- Red -- Orange -- Yellow -- Yellow Ochre -- Green Earth -- Green -- Brown and Red Earth -- Blacks and darks -- Gray -- White -- Metallic and special-effect colors -- Flesh colors -- 3. Creative Directions. -- Creative directions -- Watercolor: straight and mixed -- Subdued colors -- Working without black -- Fast color for flesh -- A seven-color palette -- Renaissance skin tones -- Massive color in oils -- Rich color from acrylics -- Transparency and luminosity -- Color contained -- Broken color -- Painting with nonart colors -- Colors from the mail -- Colors for free -- Traveling color -- Color on cloth -- Smooth color -- Dry color and line -- Color Index & Reference Section. -- Color index -- Guide to main suppliers -- Glossary of terms -- Bibliography and further reading -- Index. Developed by the same team that created ""Artist's Manual""and ""Art Class,"" both top-selling art reference books, ""Artist's Color Manual"" is the ultimate guide to color for visual artists. Color in art. Colors.