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A guide to books and online resources about different aspects of drawing including perspective, color, the figure, and more.
Color Online
- Color Theory from Handprint.comWebsite of artist Bruce MacEvoy. Extensive discussions on all aspects of color.
Working with Color
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Color Studies by Call Number: ND1488 .F45 2006
Interaction of Color by Call Number: ND1489 .A4 20092 vols. (New complete edition)
One of the most influential books on color ever published, by one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. There's also an award winning interactive app: http://yupnet.org/interactionofcolor/
The Elements of Color: A Treatise on the Color System of Johannes Itten, Based on his Book The Art of Color by Call Number: ND1493 .I8 I813 2003A useful simplification and condensation of Johannes ltten's major work, The Art of Color, this book covers subjective feeling and objective color principles in detail.
Principles of Color: A Review of Past Traditions and Modern Theories of Color Harmony by Call Number: ND1283 .B47An elementary work on color, dealing with traditional principles of harmony as well as advanced principles derived from modern studies of the psychology of human color perception.
Color Workbook by Call Number: QC495 .K75 2012
Powercolor: Master Color Concepts for All Media by Call Number: N7432.7 .J37 2005Practical introduction to the use of color for artists at all skill levels working in any medium.
Contemporary Color: Theory & Use by Call Number: ND1488 .B575 2012An introduction that combines a solid grounding in traditional color theory and a thorough exploration of effective color use in digital applications and 3D design work.
Other Aspects of Color
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Bright Earth: Art and the Invention of Color by Call Number: N7432.7 .B35 2003Science writer Philip Ball discusses painting techniques and artistic styles in relation to advances in the science and technology of artist's pigments.
Colour by Call Number: N7432.7 .C63 2008A chronological anthology of writings by artists, philosophers, and writers about color. Includes the ideas of Joseph Albers, Roland Barthes, Charles Baudelaire, Robert Delaunay, Sonia Delaunay, Helen Frankenthaler, Paul Gauguin, Donald Judd, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Claude Levi-Strauss, Henri Matisse, Piet Mondrian, Barnett Newman, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and others.
Color in Art by Call Number: N7432.7 .G34 2006A wide-ranging introduction to the place and power of color in art. Lavishly illustrated with works of art that focus on color.
