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1	Making Color Sing more books like this by Jeanne Dobie add to wishlist Through easy-to-follow exercises, this manual seeks to stimulate new ways to think about colour, generating responses that unlock personal creativity and allowing artists to express themselves with paint as never before. Readers are shown how the interplay of complementary hues can trigger vibrations; how the push and pull of warm and cool colours ... see all copies from $13.13! new only from $13.13! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques more books like this by Margaret Radcliffe add to wishlist Knitting teacher and author Radcliffe presents a world of color techniques in a single comprehensive reference that knitters can consult every time two or more yarn colors are in play. Stitchers of every ability can benefit from the book's color-combining methods and handy tips and secrets. see all copies from $17.13! new only from $17.13! \| SVS
3	Helen Van Wyk's Favorite Color Recipes more books like this by Helen Van Wyk add to wishlist Written in a clear style this detailed guide to mixing colour is full of recipes for getting just the right shade for all kinds of painting styles in oil based or acrylic media.' see all copies from $14.88! new only from $18.08! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Color Index more books like this by Jim Krause add to wishlist The bestselling author of "Idea Index" and "Layout Index" returns with a guide that provides more than 1,000 color combinations and formulas guaranteed to help graphic artists solve design dilemmas. 530 illustrations. see all copies from $4.42! new only from $6.95! \| SVS
5	Color more books like this by Paul Zelanski add to wishlist The sixth edition of Color is an invaluable introduction to the art and the science of color and its uses. It provides a solid and thorough foundation in the aesthetic and practical basics of this all-pervasive subject, with many quotations from artists past and present on the subtleties of their techniques. The material on new technologies has ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $38.85! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Elements of Color more books like this by Johannes Itten add to wishlist This useful simplification and condensed version of The Art of Color presents Itten's essential theories on color, and includes practical exercises. Illustrated. see all copies from $23.87! new only from $38.79! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Exploring Color Exploring Color more books like this by Nita Leland add to wishlist This text illustrates the principles of using colour with numerous paintings and exercises designed to demonstrate how to use colour to plan stronger designs, develop better compositions, and convey moods and emotions. see all copies from $3.06! new only from $3.08! \| SVS
8	Color Workbook more books like this by Becky Koenig add to wishlist For any foundation design, design theory, composition, or color theory course. Color Workbook presents a wide-ranging overview of color theory and design combined with student activities that reinforce color concepts through hands-on experience. The formal and content-oriented approach to color covered in the workbooks allows students to use ... see all copies from $5.78! new only from $46.74! \| SVS
9	Painting Beautiful Skin Tones with Color & Light: In Oil, Pastel and Watercolor more books like this by Chris Saper add to wishlist Color-mixing recipes and step-by-step demos in oil, watercolor and pastel teach artists how to effectively capture the realistic, glowing skin tones of various ethnic groups. see all copies from $20.61! new only from $20.61! \| SVS
10	Color Choices: Making Color Sense Out of Color Theory more books like this by Stephen Quiller add to wishlist INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ARTIST and best selling author Stephen Quiller shows readers how to discover their own personal "colour sense" in Color Choices, a book that offers readers a fresh perspective on perfecting their own colour styles. With the help of his own "Quiller Wheel," a special foldout wheel featuring 68 precisely placed colours, the ... see all copies from $13.07! new only from $13.65! \| SVS
11 view cover	Color: A Natural History of the Palette more books like this by Victoria Finlay add to wishlist COLOR examines the social significance of the known colors, as expressed though the sciences, art history, theology, and the painters themselves. see all copies from $5.95! new only from $9.59! \| SVS
12 view cover	Color Mixing for Artists: Minimum Colors for Maximum Effect, Using Watercolors, Acrylics, and Oils more books like this by John Lidzey, Jill Mirza, Nick Harrison add to wishlist This reference book for art students, teachers, and professionals presents examples of finished paintings, as well as color charts that demonstrate color mixing as it applies to watercolors, acrylics, and oils. Students learn how to choose and mix colors to produce the maximum color range from the minimum number of paints. The book starts with a ... see all copies from $3.58! new only from $4.97! \| SVS
13	The Elements of Color: A Treatise on the Color System of Johannes Itten, Based on His Book the Art of Color more books like this by Johannes Itten, Faber Birren (Editor) add to wishlist This useful simplification and condensed version of The Art of Color presents Itten's essential theories on color, and includes practical exercises. Illustrated. see all copies from $6.00! new only from $34.99! \| SVS
14 view cover	Ed Emberley's Big Orange Drawing Book more books like this by Edward R Emberley (Illustrator) add to wishlist Step-by-step instructions for drawing people and animals using a minimum of line and circle combinations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.84! \| SVS
15 view cover	Bright Earth: Art and the Invention of Color more books like this by Philip Ball add to wishlist A British science writer considers the question of color and how it has been used in art from the earliest times to the 21st century--specifically, how the particular color sources available to artists at any given time in history have affected the way they paint. He explores such questions as why the color orange was used so sparsely in ... see all copies from $4.03! new only from $12.65! \| SVS
16 view cover	The Simple Secret to Better Painting Simple Secret to Better Painting more books like this by Greg Albert add to wishlist A painting is only as good as its composition. No matter how well the colours match, how realistically the subject matter is drawn, or how accurate the perspective is, if the composition is weak, a painting will not be as impactful or as interesting as it could be. One of the most important elements to any painting, composition can also be one of ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $13.59! \| SVS
17 view cover	Why Is Blue Dog Blue?: A Tale of Colors more books like this by George Rodrigue, Bruce Goldstone (Designer) add to wishlist Paintings of Blue Dog in many different colors, including salmon, cherry, and moss green, explain why Blue Dog had to be blue. see all copies from $7.00! new only from $10.15! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Confident Color: An Artist's Guide to Harmony, Contrast and Unity more books like this by Nita Leland add to wishlist This approach to color theory makes selecting colors easy and efficient. Readers will understand the importance of color schemes and color contrasts, and how learning to use them effectively can be advantageous when painting. Color Schemes unite paintings by creating harmony and dominance to achieve an expressive use of color. Color Contrasts ... see all copies from $17.98! new only from $20.50! \| SVS
19 view cover	The Painter's Guide to Color more books like this by Stephen Quiller add to wishlist This guide to paint formulations explores value and intensity, complementary and analogous colours, and the ways in which colour can be used to evoke moods and express atmospheric conditions. It includes a removable colour wheel. see all copies from $4.50! new only from $4.50! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Zoltan Szabo's Color-By-Color Guide to Watercolor more books like this by Zoltan Szabo, okl add to wishlist Aims to teach painters the best way to use colour on the palette, regardless of their skill levels. Szabo's reference system provides listings of the properties of each colour; notes of oddities and inconsistencies; and three-step demonstrations showing the potential uses for individual colours. see all copies from $35.30! new only from $59.94!
21 view cover	Color Studies more books like this by Edith Anderson Feisner add to wishlist This expanded new edition introduces students in all the visual arts to colour theory, the physiology and psychology of colour perception, and the physics of colour. It also offers tips for putting that knowledge into practice in a variety of media, from painting and other fine arts to interior design, architecture, fashion design, ceramics, ... see all copies from $4.90! new only from $72.09! \| SVS
22 view cover	Color and Culture: Practice and Meaning from Antiquity to Abstraction more books like this by John Gage add to wishlist An encyclopaedic work on color in Western art and culture from the Middle Ages to Post-Modernism. see all copies from $24.73! new only from $55.60! \| first editions
23 view cover	Vincent's Colors more books like this by Vincent Van Gogh add to wishlist A unique picture book that pairs the vibrant, colourful paintings of Vicent van Gogh with the artist's own words, taken from a letter to his brother Theo. Simple rhyming text intoduces children to the colurful world of art and the concept of colour. This book will appeal to lovers of art of all ages. see all copies from $7.90! new only from $9.38! \| SVS
24 view cover	Color Works: The Crafter's Guide to Color more books like this by Deb Menz add to wishlist Thanks to Deb Menz, master teacher and author of the highly respected book Color in Spinning (Interweave Press, 1998), you can now explore colors with confidence in whatever craft medium you call your favorite. This is the first book to bring the principles of color theory down to a practical level and apply them to knitting, spinning, weaving, ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $14.61! \| SVS
25 view cover	The Designeras Guide to Color Combinations more books like this by Leslie Cabarga add to wishlist This resource for today's designer contains 100 years of colour combinations. see all copies from $15.98! new only from $21.19! \| SVS

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	Interaction of Color by Josef Albers see all from $1.99! new only from $8.86!
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