Colour Mixing Guide: Oils

Julie Collins (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

48 Seiten

2016
Search Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78221-056-6 (ISBN)

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Everything the artist needs to know from colour theory to complementary, warm and cool colours, colour tone, using a limited palette, dull and bright colours and local colour. There follows an array of essential colour mixes for oils using widely available Winsor & Newton colours. Clear, practical and beautifully presented advice.

A clear, comprehensive guide to colour mixing for the artist using oil paints. It begins with simple colour theory and a colour wheel, with a template provided so that readers can paint their own; a vital step towards understanding colour. There is vividly illustrated guidance on complementary, warm and cool colours, colour tone, using a limited palette, dull and bright colours and factoring in local colour. There follows an array of essential colour mixes using widely available Winsor & Newton colours. A beautifully presented and practical guide to understanding and mixing colours.

Julie Collins studied Fine Art at the University of Reading and has been an artist, writer and teacher since then. She has written colour mixing and artist's problem solving books and writes for The Artist magazine. She works from her studio in Farnham, Surrey, where she explores her passion for painting, drawing and crafts.

Introduction 4

Materials 6

Colours used in this book 8

Colour 10

Colour wheel 10

Primary colours 12

Secondary colours 14

Tertiary colours 15

Complementary colours 16

Warm and cool colors 18

Colour tone 20

Using a limited palette 22

Dull and bright colours 26

Local colour 27

Colour mixes 28

Yellows and oranges 28

Reds and pinks 32

Violets and blues 36

Greens 40

Browns 44

Blacks and greys 46

Glossary 48

Erscheinungsdatum	12.10.2016
Reihe/Serie	Colour Mixing Guides
Zusatzinfo	55 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort	Tunbridge Wells
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 215 mm
Gewicht	130 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Malen / Zeichnen
ISBN-10	1-78221-056-3 / 1782210563
ISBN-13	978-1-78221-056-6 / 9781782210566
Zustand	Neuware