Color: A Love Story
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 246
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 246
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Color is used everywhere.
Based on decades of professional and teaching experience, Deborah Mosch presents her undying love for color. Her publication, Color: A Love Story guides the reader through content in color theory courses. It starts with simple concepts and topics that are built upon each other in a systematic way to create all projects. This publication is an overview of the practical use of color in many diverse situations.
Color: A Love Story
is suitable for those studying Interior Design, or Graphic Design, or Painting, or Animation, Theatre Set Design, Game Design, Illustration, Fibers and Textiles, Film, Photography, Sequential Art, Industrial Design, Special Effects, Furniture Design, or Architecture.
utilizes acrylic paint to apply color to unique designs to maintain a consistency of medium, to allow students to concentrate fully on color, and to clearly see their own improvement.
integrates non-objective designs to allow concentration on color and color properties only instead of imagery.
Deborah sincerely hopes that someone besides her friends and family thinks the following:
Color: A Love Story is the be-all and end-all of Color Theory textbook companions.
You will never need another Color Theory textbook. This not oly covers and entire course, but it is clear and enjoyable to read.
I laughed, I cried!
Before reading Color: A Love Story, I always guessed at the colors I chose in my work. After reading this book and doing the suggested assignments, I truly am in charge of the color I use in any composition.
- Deborah is almost positive that at least one student told her something that sounded like this.
I work digitally, and thanks to Color: A Love Story, I (even) create my digital color compositions with confidence. They now how the presence of important artwork.
- well, Deborah is paraphrasing.
And...
Artists such as Chuck Close and Kiki Smith never heard of Deborah or her book.
Yale...Harvard...Columbia...Northwestern...are just a few examples of higher education institutions who also don't know who Deborah is!
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1 Good Design: Planning, Process
Research
Brainstorming
Thumbnail Sketches
Value Patterns
Color Swatches (Your Palette)
Color Thumbnails
Voila!
Chapter 2 How to Use Paint!
Get Started
General Must-Dos
Troubleshooting
Answering Your Questions
Elements and Principles of Design
Chapter 3 Two Mixing Systems, Color Qualities, and Design Fundamentals
Part 1: Mixing Systems
Part 2: Color Qualities or Properties
Part 3: Design Fundamentals
Chapter 4 Create the Color Wheel
Parent Colors and Middle Mixtures
Color Schemes
“3/4” Mixtures
Let’s Start Mixing the Primary Colors
Basic Formulas
Questions
Chapter 5 One Hue, Many Colors
Color Chordings
Gray Scale
Tints and Shades of a Hue
Tints and Shades Chording
Tones Two Ways
Creating One Hue, Many Colors
Specifics about Depth and Atmospheric Perspective
Temperature Chording
Chapter 6 Starting the Magic: Translucency Illusion
The Research
The Translucency Exercises
The Composition
Chapter 7 Color Relativity, Color Identity, and the Bezold Effect
What Influences Color Perception
To Start the Exercises
“One Color as Two”
“Two Colors as One”
Moving On, the Bezold Effect
The Bezold Effect in Action
In Your Process Book
Chapter 8 Color Deconstruction (Optical Mixing)
Introduction
Color in Shadows
How Do I Achieve Gestalt in My Color Deconstruction Designs?
Chapter 9 Create Mood, Camouflage an Object
To Get Started with the Process
Glossary
About the Author
Art Credits