Walter Foster - Basic Color Theory
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- Comprehensive color wheel fundamentals guide
- Covers primary, secondary, tertiary colors
- Explains hue, saturation, value concepts
- Color mood and temperature theory
- Step-by-step mixing tutorials included
- Techniques for multiple art mediums
- 40 pages, 10.25" x 13.75" format
Master color relationships and mixing techniques that bring your artwork to life
How complementary colors create vibration, why temperature shifts affect spatial depth, and which schemes produce specific emotional responses. Patti Mollica explains each concept in direct language that assumes no prior knowledge while respecting your intelligence.
The oversized 10.25x13.75 format gives color demonstrations room to breathe, you'll see the actual relationships rather than squinting at cramped examples. Step-by-step tutorials walk through color mixing across different mediums, showing how pigment behavior changes between watercolor, acrylic, and oil. Learn to create working color charts that serve as reference tools for your own palette, not just textbook exercises.
Forty pages cover the fundamentals without overwhelming: hue, saturation, and value explained through visual examples; color mood and temperature demonstrated in context; practical schemes you can apply immediately. This paperback fits the need between vague online advice and intimidating color theory textbooks, giving you enough depth to make informed choices without requiring a design degree to understand.
