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" Contemporary color : "
by Steven Bleicher.
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BL
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661249
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Bleicher, Steven.
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Contemporary color : : theory use /\ by Steven Bleicher.
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed.
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Clifton Park, NY :: Delmar Cengage Learning,, ©2012.
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xvi, 224 pages :: color illustrations ;; 26 cm
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9781111538910
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: 1111538913
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| Notes
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Includes indexes.
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| Contents
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1. Color perception -- Do animals see color? -- Light and color -- Newton's theory of color -- Sources of light -- Metamerism -- The human eye -- Rods and cones -- Afterimages -- Color perception deficiencies -- Synesthesia -- Color and health -- Chromotherapy -- Luminotherapy -- 2. Color theory :making sense of color -- Naming color -- The color circle -- Aristotle -- daVinci -- Newton -- LeBlon and Harris -- Goethe and Impressionism -- Chevreul, Rood, and Pointillism -- Albers, Itten, and the Bauhaus -- Munsell -- Commission INternational D'Eclairage (CIE) -- International Color Consortium (ICC) and the Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC) -- Digital color -- Nadin -- Chromophobia -- Color forecasting -- 3. Color psychology -- Innate responses -- Learned color responses -- Color and psychoanalysis -- The Lusscher Color Test -- The brain and cortex -- Color constancy -- Color function and cognition -- A history of blue -- Picasso's Blue Period -- Psychological perception -- Mood and emotion -- Color and appetite -- Color and flavor -- Packaging and products -- Apple changes everything -- Socioeconomic aspects of color -- Oppenheim's Blue Shirt -- Artists' use of color -- Color as a means of expression -- 4. Color harmonies -- Shades of gray -- Tints, tones, and shades -- Hue, value, and saturation -- The color wheel -- Color temperature -- More spatial effects -- Transparency and space -- Color harmonies -- Vanishing boundaries -- Complements -- Neutrals -- Triads -- Tetrads -- The Bezold Effect -- Simultaneous contrast -- Interactions of black and white -- Value contrast -- Luminosity and luminescence -- 5. Pigments, colorants, and paints -- Pigments -- Vehicles -- Professional grade versus student grade -- Reading a tube of paint -- Brushes -- More about paints and pigments -- Water-based paints -- Oils -- Acrylics -- Encaustics -- Inks and printer inks -- Colored pencils and pastels -- Crayons -- Other media -- Color film -- Tattoos -- Sand painting -- Glazes -- 6. Digital color -- Pixels -- Color and pixel depth -- Raster versus vector -- Additive color -- Color pickers- -- Types of computer-imaging programs -- Monitors -- Gamma and the monitor -- LCD -- LED -- Plasma displays -- Describing color : gamut -- Color management modules -- ICC profiles -- Color calibration -- Input devices -- Blu-ray -- Scanning -- Megapixels -- Web color -- Online versus printing -- Printing -- Inkjet, laser, and Giclée printers -- PostScript -- Raster image processor (RIP) -- Dot gain-- Production printing -- Four-color separations : plates -- Video and video cameras -- Animation -- Safe color rendering.
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7. Color and 3-D -- Value and light -- Innate color -- Truth in materials -- Stains -- Applied color -- To paint or not -- Paints, colorants, and patinas -- Clays and glazes -- Color and dimensionality -- Glass -- Interiors -- Architecture -- New issues of dimensionality -- Conceptual art -- Light installations -- Landscape and environmental art-- Performance and body art -- 8. Color in fine art -- 9. Color in design : design and the fine arts -- Barbara Kruger -- The Sixties : psychedelic color -- April Greiman -- Graphics and brand identity -- Package design -- A fragrance is born -- Product design -- Toy design -- Web sites -- Color complexity -- Animation and motion graphics -- 10. Global color -- Color and meaning -- From red to green -- Wedding color -- Traditional white -- Nonwestern color -- Australia -- Global color : natural hues -- Global color chart -- Religion and color -- Christianity -- Judaism -- Islam -- Hinduism -- Buddhism -- Global color usage -- 11. The future of color : environmentally friendly paints -- The color green -- Green art -- The Green Museum -- Corporate green -- Mickey D's goes green -- Green building and architecture -- Color ownership : color and the Law -- New territory -- Lasers and holography -- Web art -- Virtual reality and interactivity -- Second life -- Glossary.
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| Abstract
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Contemporary Color, Second Edition, covers a wide range of topics, including all the basics on color theory, while also examining the latest on digital color, 3D design, and variations in color across nations and cultures. To complement this inclusive content, the text features thought-provoking discussions of the psychological impact of color, the future of color, creativity, and best practices for students and working artists. A rich collection of vivid images, drawn from both classical and contemporary artists, rounds out the text with powerful examples to illustrate applied color theory in all of its dazzling diversity.
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-Goes beyond basic theory to present a comprehensive picture of color that encompasses science, fine art, design, and digital applications.
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-The author's clear, engaging writing style and inclusion of anecdotes drawn from his own successful career as a teacher and artist make even complex, challenging material accessible, interesting, and meaningful for students ùwithout skimping on depth or detail.
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-Covers a wide range of topics effectively, from the history of color theory to such contemporary issues as digital color, three-dimensional aspects of color, brand identity, color psychology, and the latest technology.
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-A brand new chapter on Global Color explores color variation across cultural, ethnic, and national boundaries, while helping students understand color and its political, cultural, and religious implications.
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-An extensive library of contemporary and traditional images drawn from painting, photography, architecture, and sculpture as well as carefully crafted diagrams and charts illustrate key concepts in a vivid, memorable way, making it easier for students to master the material and discover inspiration for their own work. --Book Jacket.
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Color in art.
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Color in design.
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Color.
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ND1488.B575 2012
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