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Color Harmony in Your Paintings
The award-winning artist shows readers how to master color in their artworks and offers accessible advice and hands-on exercises for combining colors to create a wide variety of moods in different painting media.
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127 pages, Hardcover
First published May 1, 2004
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July 31, 2022
Found this book in the local library and I learned so much. Wish I could have known the munsell color wheel earlier.
September 9, 2020
A short work on picking and designing a color palette for your paintings. Covers using the Munsell color wheel, color temperature, receding colors, atmospheric effects and the like. The author uses her own paintings as examples, this makes it easy to see the changes created by switching up your color selections. A decent book on the subject for those who paint traditional landscapes.
Mixing colors is not covered in depth, I recommend Color: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors if you need more on that subject.
Mixing colors is not covered in depth, I recommend Color: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors if you need more on that subject.
May 10, 2017
Excellent Overview
This is an excellent introduction to color theory, focusing on color harmony in landscape painting. Even though I am not a landscape painter, I still enjoyed this book and learned a great deal. The relevant information is presented clearly and well illustrated.
This is an excellent introduction to color theory, focusing on color harmony in landscape painting. Even though I am not a landscape painter, I still enjoyed this book and learned a great deal. The relevant information is presented clearly and well illustrated.
December 8, 2019
Excellent book on colour harmony for the serious painter
I should say serious hobby painter because that’s what I am. Kessler’s principles are relevant to all Painters.I learned a lot. Now the challenge is to take her advice to heart and do better paintings.
I should say serious hobby painter because that’s what I am. Kessler’s principles are relevant to all Painters.I learned a lot. Now the challenge is to take her advice to heart and do better paintings.
November 18, 2016
A very comprehensive study of colour and ways to harmonise your paintings.
It is a book you go back to many times, learning something new each time.
It is a book you go back to many times, learning something new each time.
October 14, 2017
Great starter
Recommend for beginners who are ready to advance into a more complex strategy of theory and artist license. This is a good resource to have.
Recommend for beginners who are ready to advance into a more complex strategy of theory and artist license. This is a good resource to have.
May 11, 2021
Alot of this info is in painting the elements
December 12, 2014
I think I would have enjoyed this book more if I could relate to the choice of medium. It is a book of color theory and how to use it in your paintings but the author is an oil painter and I just couldn't quite connect to it as I would have liked. No fault of the author, it is just that I am not an oil painter and I didn't realize that it was more geared towards oil painting.
October 30, 2022
Very Wonderful Art book
This is very instructional book. Enjoyed every minute. I just started painting and I can tell, by the notes and help from this book. I will do so much better, next time
This is very instructional book. Enjoyed every minute. I just started painting and I can tell, by the notes and help from this book. I will do so much better, next time
April 22, 2013
Munsell color wheel
p. 78-79 How light of different times of day affects local color
p. 82 How atmosphere affects color
p. 78-79 How light of different times of day affects local color
p. 82 How atmosphere affects color
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