Product Description

Millions of people have learned to draw using the methods of Dr. Betty Edwards's bestseller The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Now, much as artists progress from drawing to painting, Edwards moves from black-and-white into color. This new guide distills the enormous existing knowledge about color theory into a practical method of working with color to produce harmonious combinations.

Using techniques tested and honed in her five-day intensive color workshops, Edwards provides a basic understanding of how to see color, how to use it, and-for those involved in art, painting, or design-how to mix and combine hues. Including more than 125 color images and exercises that move from simple to challenging, this volume explains how to:

- see what is really there rather than what you "know" in your mind about colored objects
- perceive how light affects color, and how colors affect one another
- manipulate hue, value, and intensity of color and transform colors into their opposites
- balance color in still-life, landscape, figure, and portrait painting
- understand the psychology of color
- harmonize color in your surroundings

While we recognize and treasure the beautiful use of color, reproducing what we see can be a challenge. Accessibly unweaving color's complexity, this must-have primer is destined to be an instant classic.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6887 in Books
• Published on: 2004-09-23
• Released on: 2004-09-23
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

About the Author
Betty Edwards is professor emeritus of art at California State University. She is the author of The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, the world's most widely used drawing instructional.

Customer Reviews

color knowledge
Even though I knew a lot about colors by eyeing it this books teaches you why and more. I had never thought to use a value wheel etc.

course on color
Very comprehensively written and easy to understand. Just like the course I took in college so it's a great review.

Seeing Color
This is not an easy book for the beginner. However, with time and a little patience, one begins to see the brilliance of the work.