Book Description
Mastering color is a tough hurdle for artists in any medium to tackle. In this concise guide, Margaret Kessler cuts through all the confusion with a friendly and encouraging approach to the basic principles of color harmony. The book is divided into two main sections that focus on theory and practice. Readers will learn how proper color can help them create expressive moods, unity, rhythm and eye-catching design. Then they'll find a wealth of exercises and demonstrations to quickly put to use what they've learned. With lots of colorful charts and eye-catching examples, Color Harmony in Your Paintings is highly accessible for artists of all levels. There's an engaging question-and-answer format in parts of the book, and simple color sketches throughout to give an immediate understanding of every color concept.
About the Author
Award-winning artist Margaret Kessler has been teaching painting for more than 25 years. She's the author of Painting Better Landscapes and the co-author of Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Oil. Margaret lives in Hilltop Lakes, Texas.
Color Harmony in Your Paintings FROM THE PUBLISHER
"In Color Harmony in Your Paintings, artist and teacher Margaret Kessler takes a friendly approach to help you understand and apply the principles of color to greatly improve your artwork." "Through clear, instructive illustrations and painting examples, you'll learn how to use color to create expressive moods, unity, rhythm and eye-catching designs as well as heighten the impact of your paintings. No matter what your skill level, you'll find encouraging guidance for using colour in any medium." Kessler also provides many finished works and four oil demos making specific points about color usage. Once you understand color principles and when, where, why and how to apply these ideas, you will have the tools for building color harmony.
FROM THE CRITICS
Library Journal
Kessler, an award-winning artist and a contributor to the Artist's Magazine, argues convincingly that color is the most powerful tool an artist can use to capture a mood or express an emotion, as it is the first and most conspicuous element the viewer sees. Color can be used to elicit specific emotions-various combinations can shout, whisper, irritate, or soothe-and it is a language all its own. For Kessler, the "dictionary" for this language would seem to be the color wheel, which she recommends that all artists have hanging on a wall for reference. Overall, this is an excellent manual for the amateur artist. More advanced painters should consult Stephen Quiller's Color Choices, which delves into the color theories of Rembrandt, Turner, Vermeer, and others. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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