The Artists Guide To Selecting Colors
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Author | : Michael Wilcox |
Publisher | : Northlight |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Color |
ISBN | : 9780958789189 |
Select your paint with confidence and protect your valuable work. This book is about artist's paints, a guide to the selection of a suitable palette in watercolors, oil paints, acrylics, gouache or alkyds. It will enable you to identify the good, the indifferent and the bad. It also outlines the characteristics and temperaments of each color and lists the suitable as well as the unsuitable pigments that you will come across. Vital Information for the concerned artist.
Author | : Michael Wilcox |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 436 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
Michael Wilcox offers an entirely new way of creating color harmony and contrast with Perfect Color Choices for the Artist. It's the only complete artist's guide to selecting, mixing and using color. Based on the way that colors in nature are related, this book teaches artists how to achieve perfect color in their art. Artists not only learn the color relationships of plants, animals and nature, but also how to mix and apply those colors to their paintings. Readers will find over 1,000 color arrangements and 400 illustrated examples, plus easy-to-follow instruction and guidelines for mixing and using color in any medium. Michael Wilcox has experienced a widely varied background, including periods as a professional artist, a conservator of art works and an engineer. His research in art and design led to the book Blue & Yellow Don't Make Green followed by the Wilcox Guide to the Best Watercolor Paints. Wilcox has also published the Artist's Guide to Selecting Colors, a guide that shows how to select a suitable palette in any medium-watercolors, oil paints, acrylics and more. He lives and continues his research and writing in Bristol, England.
Author | : Jenny Rodwell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Color in art |
ISBN | : 9780715308462 |
Author | : Michael Wilcox |
Publisher | : Northlight |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Color |
ISBN | : 9780967962856 |
This pocket-sized guide to quick and accurate color mixing is an essential reference for artists of all media. Inside are 2,460 printed color mixes from 12 standard artist paints. Each page features the range you can get from any two of these colors. Artists can seek out the color they desire, identify the hues they need to mix and then instantly reproduce the color on their palette. They'll also find invaluable information about every color including the strength, transparency and handling qualities of the colors used to attain it. The book's compact and convenient design lets artists take it anywhere, capturing the color inspiration as it hits them.
Author | : Michael Hammel |
Publisher | : No Starch Press |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2012-06-12 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 1593274149 |
As a full-featured, free alternative to Adobe Photoshop, GIMP is one of the world's most popular open source projects. The latest version of GIMP (2.8) brings long-awaited improvements and powerful new tools to make graphic design and photo manipulation even easier—but it's still a notoriously challenging program to use. The Artist's Guide to GIMP teaches you how to use GIMP without a tedious list of menu paths and options. Instead, as you follow along with Michael J. Hammel's step-by-step instructions, you'll learn to produce professional-looking advertisements, apply impressive photographic effects, and design cool logos and text effects. These extensively illustrated tutorials are perfect for hands-on learning or as templates for your own artistic experiments. After a crash course in GIMP's core tools like brushes, patterns, selections, layers, modes, and masks, you'll learn: –Photographic techniques to clean up blemishes and dust, create sepia-toned antique images, swap colors, produce motion blurs, alter depth of field, simulate a tilt-shift, and fix rips in an old photo –Web design techniques to create navigation tabs, icons, fancy buttons, backgrounds, and borders –Type effects to create depth, perspective shadows, metallic and distressed text, and neon and graffiti lettering –Advertising effects to produce movie posters and package designs; simulate clouds, cracks, cloth, and underwater effects; and create specialized lighting Whether you're new to GIMP or you've been playing with this powerful software for years, you'll be inspired by the original art, creative photo manipulations, and numerous tips for designers. Covers GIMP 2.8
Author | : Michael J. Hammel |
Publisher | : "O'Reilly Media, Inc." |
Total Pages | : 1037 |
Release | : 2012-06-12 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 145716678X |
As a full-featured, free alternative to Adobe Photoshop, GIMP is one of the world's most popular open source projects. The latest version of GIMP (2.8) brings long-awaited improvements and powerful new tools to make graphic design and photo manipulation even easier—but it's still a notoriously challenging program to use. The Artist's Guide to GIMP teaches you how to use GIMP without a tedious list of menu paths and options. Instead, as you follow along with Michael J. Hammel's step-by-step instructions, you'll learn to produce professional-looking advertisements, apply impressive photographic effects, and design cool logos and text effects. These extensively illustrated tutorials are perfect for hands-on learning or as templates for your own artistic experiments. After a crash course in GIMP's core tools like brushes, patterns, selections, layers, modes, and masks, you'll learn: Photographic techniques to clean up blemishes and dust, create sepia-toned antique images, swap colors, produce motion blurs, alter depth of field, simulate a tilt-shift, and fix rips in an old photo Web design techniques to create navigation tabs, icons, fancy buttons, backgrounds, and borders Type effects to create depth, perspective shadows, metallic and distressed text, and neon and graffiti lettering Advertising effects to produce movie posters and package designs; simulate clouds, cracks, cloth, and underwater effects; and create specialized lighting Whether you're new to GIMP or you've been playing with this powerful software for years, you'll be inspired by the original art, creative photo manipulations, and numerous tips for designers. Covers GIMP 2.8
Author | : Simon Jennings |
Publisher | : Chronicle Books |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2003-11-27 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780811841436 |
Developed by the same team that created "Artist's Manual"and "Art Class," both top-selling art reference books, "Artist's Color Manual" is the ultimate guide to color for visual artists.
Author | : Noelle R. B. Stiles |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2024-07-16 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 0811772918 |
Don't be afraid to mix colors and cables! The often-repeated advice that it is best to choose solid-color yarns when you crochet cables is not always true. With a little bit of knowledge and planning, you can crochet beautiful Celtic cables and enhance the design with your choice of a multicolored yarn. Author Noelle R. B. Stiles is a vision scientist and has done extensive research into the art and science of color play (so that you don't have to!). What she brings to this book is the practical side of color usage. She gives you a broad look at how colors and designs work together and illustrates how color choices affect the final outcome of your crochet pieces. She specifically sets out to prove that multicolored yarns should not be sidelined in your textured crochet pieces and can be used to great advantage. With practical examples and 20 patterns, she shows how crochet designs can feature both a multicolored yarn and an intricate cable to gorgeous effect. Patterns include eye-catching scarves, hats, mitts, blanket, cardigan, and more. If you are new to cabling, there are step-by-step instructions and several beginner patterns. Pull out your favorite hand-painted or variegated yarn and give it a try!
Author | : Marjorie Sarnat |
Publisher | : Courier Dover Publications |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2018-09-12 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0486834476 |
Vast collection of prompts, ideas, and insights provides a reading companion for students as well as amateur and professional visual artists, helping them find better ways to organize, manage, and develop inspiration.
Author | : Elias Hartley |
Publisher | : RWG Publishing |
Total Pages | : 74 |
Release | : 2024-01-11 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
Embark on an extraordinary odyssey of self-discovery in "The Edge of Tomorrow: A Journey of Self-Discovery." Follow the captivating narrative of Alex, a seeker navigating the cosmic realms, guided by an enigmatic cosmic force. Across a series of twelve chapters, each intricately woven with celestial threads, the story unfolds amidst astral symphonies, cosmic pioneers, and transformative thresholds. In "The Nexus of Beginnings," Alex steps into a realm where foundational energies shape new narratives, setting the stage for an exploration into uncharted territories. Journey alongside Alex as they encounter ethereal beings, the Cosmic Pioneers, embodying the spirit of cosmic exploration in a celestial symposium that echoes the courage required to venture into the unknown. The narrative deepens at the "Fountain of Intentions," a celestial wellspring where intentional energies and renewed purposes converge. Immerse yourself in this transformative journey, where the act of dipping hands into the celestial waters becomes a symbolic gesture of infusing the cosmic narrative with new intentions. "The Harmonic Convergence" becomes a celestial gathering, a harmonious union of intentions and cosmic forces, where Alex moves in tandem with the vibrational frequencies of the cosmic dance. Witness the interconnectedness within the cosmic tapestry as Alex aligns personal will with the universal flow in this mesmerizing symphony. Finally, at the "Threshold Beyond," Alex stands at the juncture where destiny's threads extend into the boundless expanse. The guide, a custodian of cosmic horizons, reveals infinite possibilities awaiting beyond this celestial portal, marking a poignant conclusion to a transformative journey. "The Edge of Tomorrow" is more than a tale-it is an exploration of self, a cosmic dance between personal will and the forces that shape destinies. Each chapter unfolds like a celestial tapestry, rich with threads of intention, renewal, and discovery. Join Alex in this captivating odyssey, and experience the magic of self-discovery in the cosmic realms beyond the edge of tomorrow.