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Choose the right colors and color combinations for your projects
Color theory is the art and science of using color. Color Theory For Dummies explains, in simple terms, how colors relate to one another and how they can be combined to work together in an aesthetically pleasing way. An understanding of color theory can help you create art, decorate your home, design a beautiful wedding, and impress your friends at parties. With this book, you'll learn how humans perceive color, how colors harmonize or clash with each other, and how you can apply these principles in your life and work to add a little, well, color to things.
* Discover the history and science behind how we see colors
* Understand how colors mix, match, and contrast so you can create better color combinations
* Learn how certain colors have the ability to affect how we feel and think
* Apply color theory to design, art, décor, photography, and beyond
Color Theory For Dummies simplifies and illuminates the world of color theory, outlining and defining color in a digestible and applicable way.
List of contents
Introduction 1
Part 1: Opening Your Eyes to Color 5
Chapter 1: Your Color Journey 7
Chapter 2: History of Color 15
Chapter 3: The Science of Color 29
Chapter 4: The Language of Color 45
Part 2: Examining Color Relationships 61
Chapter 5: The Relativity of Color 63
Chapter 6: Contrasts of Color 99
Chapter 7: Color Dynamics 119
Part 3: Coloring Your World 137
Chapter 8: Color Palettes 139
Chapter 9: Using Color to Convey Meaning 157
Part 4: Color at Work 175
Chapter 10: Systems of Color 177
Chapter 11: Creating with Color 195
Part 5: The Part of Tens 225
Chapter 12: Ten Colorful Careers 227
Chapter 13: Tens Ways to Kickstart Your Color Creativity 251
Index 257
About the author
Eric Hibit, MFA, is a visual artist who has taught studio art at The Cooper Union, Drexel University, Tyler School of Art, and Hunter College. He attended Corcoran College of Art + Design and Yale University School of Art. He has exhibited at numerous New York galleries, as well as nationally and internationally. Hibit is co-director of Ortega y Gasset Projects, a non-profit art gallery in Brooklyn, NY.
Summary
Choose the right colors and color combinations for your projects
Color theory is the art and science of using color. Color Theory For Dummies explains, in simple terms, how colors relate to one another and how they can be combined to work together in an aesthetically pleasing way. An understanding of color theory can help you create art, decorate your home, design a beautiful wedding, and impress your friends at parties. With this book, you'll learn how humans perceive color, how colors harmonize or clash with each other, and how you can apply these principles in your life and work to add a little, well, color to things.
* Discover the history and science behind how we see colors
* Understand how colors mix, match, and contrast so you can create better color combinations
* Learn how certain colors have the ability to affect how we feel and think
* Apply color theory to design, art, décor, photography, and beyond
Color Theory For Dummies simplifies and illuminates the world of color theory, outlining and defining color in a digestible and applicable way.
