Book Description
This book explains the physical principles of light, the color spectrum, and the color wheel that shows the relationships among complementary and secondary colors. Theory is then demonstrated in practical terms with instructions and illustrations of works in progress and examples of effective use of light and color in famous paintings by artists including Caspar David Friedrich, Vincent Van Gogh, Mary Cassatt, and many others. Titles in Barron’s Painter’s Corner art instruction series speak to serious amateur artists, as well as to students enrolled in art classes. Instruction is presented on a level that will suit the needs of intermediate-level students, but many ambitious beginners have also profited from these books. Each title explains the fundamentals of painting and drawing in a given genre or style, and presents sample projects that can guide students toward professional-looking results.
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[back cover] Titles in The Painter’s Corner series are self-teaching manuals for ambitious amateur artists. They can also serve as fine textbooks for the art classroom. This book explains the physical principles of light, the color spectrum, and the color wheel, which shows how complementary and secondary colors are related. Color theory is then demonstrated in practical terms with instructions and illustrations of works in progress. Also presented are examples of effective use of light and color in famous paintings by artists who include Caspar David Friedrich, Vincent Van Gogh, Mary Cassatt, and many others. PAINTER’S CORNER BOOKS: Airbrush Anatomy for the Artist Heads and Portraits The Human Figure Landscape Light and Color Oils Still Life Water Effects Watercolor
Light and Color (The Painter's Corner Series) FROM THE PUBLISHER
This book explains the physical principles of light, the color spectrum, and the color wheel that shows the relationships among complementary and secondary colors. Theory is then demonstrated in practical terms with instructions and illustrations of works in progress and examples of effective use of light and color in famous paintings by artists including Caspar David Friedrich, Vincent Van Gogh, Mary Cassatt, and many others. Titles in Barron's Painter's Corner art instruction series speak to serious amateur artists, as well as to students enrolled in art classes. Instruction is presented on a level that will suit the needs of intermediate-level students, but many ambitious beginners have also profited from these books. Each title explains the fundamentals of painting and drawing in a given genre or style, and presents sample projects that can guide students toward professional-looking results.
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Library Journal
There is an abundance of material on how to create luminous works in a variety of media (for example, see John Hammond's Capturing Light in Acrylics). Deibler's book, however, is the only one to isolate the array of light effects specific to landscapes. Deibler defines the four keys to the successful painting of light as shape, value, color, and edges. The book is packed with solid information-often in "tip boxes" that provide useful bites of information-and illustrated with Deibler's accomplished and highly varied work. From the Colorado Rockies to Venice and the New England seashore one sees how light in every season defines and invigorates landscape. Light and Color is another volume in Barron's fine "The Painter's Corner" series. A translation of a 2002 Spanish publication, it is a remarkably broad and useful look at the uses of color in creating luminous artwork. The first half presents the theoretical foundations of contrasts involving color and light. Examples from painters throughout the history of art illustrate each point. The second half makes use of ten exercises on a variety of themes introduced in the first half. Brief yet cogent, they span still lifes, landscapes, interiors, and the figure. Both titles deserve a place in most art instruction collections. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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