"Color is one of the most profound ways we have to express our personalities. In this creative workbook you'll discover fresh ways to connect with color in your art and life. Using watercolors, gouache, or any other water-based medium, explore color theory while playing with paint through a balanced blend of color experiments and loose color meditations. Make a personal color wheel while exploring tints and shades. Experiment with color mixing while you make as many of one color as you can. Through playful prompts and artistic examples -- with lots of room for painting -- this inspiring workbook will change the way you relate to color." -- BACK COVER
Lexicon
Search Terms
color in art , painting--technique
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Book
Book Details
Author
Lisa Solomon
Edition
First
Publisher
Roost Books
Place Published
City
Boulder, CO
Date Published
2019
ISBN
9781611806120
LCCN
2018030293
Notes
Length: 134
General Notes
Note Type
Contents
Note
Exercises -- Make a traditional color wheel with tints and shades -- Make a personal color wheel with tints and shades -- Different color schemes -- Charting your paint box -- Saturation -- Make as many of one color as you can (and name them) -- Four ways to black -- Wait, there is more than one kind of white too? -- Mixing complements -- Favorite color versus least favorite color -- Starburst color matching -- Organize something by color -- Paint chip matching exercise -- Observe and document colors in your world -- Level up inspired by Joseph Albers.
