American Color Basic Textbook

Author: Stephen P. Pantle
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: "The American Color Basics Textbook is an excellent reference. It is concise and easy to understand, with clear illustrations. Books on color are often divided into two types—either completely specialized and using language that feels obscure to beginners, or overly simplistic and enthusiastic, with illustrations that have no connection to today's students of art and design. In comparison, The American Color Basics Textbook is like an engaging novel, impressive." — Sandra Williams, University of Nebraska–Lincoln "The American Color Basics Textbook features many unique modern illustrations that showcase different media, cultures, and many accessible examples—highlighting the diversity of contemporary art." — Paul Ryan, Mary Baldwin University
This is a general guide to color theory and practical application, providing artists and designers with a series of color concepts that are well-organized and easy to understand. Stephen P. Pantle and Richard Ross have collected many outstanding illustrations from the fields of art/design and nature—including high-quality full-color photographs and graphics, each carefully selected to best illustrate the subject. The authors also employ a unique modular chapter format—each module is presented over two pages—allowing instructors to freely arrange the course content to suit individual teaching preferences. The American Color Basics Textbook effectively combines theory and practice, offering aspiring artists and designers an important reference resource—a handy manual for applying color concepts anytime. The American Color Basics Textbook is filled with sensitivity to color! Art and design require this kind of sensitivity, focus, and perception. This book is a guide that reveals many properties of color and applies them in practice. Be sensitive to color, explore, and enjoy it.