Color Theory For Dummies

Choose the right colors and color combinations for your projects

Color theory is the art and science of using color. Color Theory For Dummies explains, in simple terms, how colors relate to one another and how they can be combined to work together in an aesthetically pleasing way. An understanding of color theory can help you create art, decorate your home, design a beautiful wedding, and impress your friends at parties. With this book, you'll learn how humans perceive color, how colors harmonize or clash with each other, and how you can apply these principles in your life and work to add a little, well, color to things.

• Discover the history and science behind how we see colors
• Understand how colors mix, match, and contrast so you can create better color combinations
• Learn how certain colors have the ability to affect how we feel and think
• Apply color theory to design, art, décor, photography, and beyond

Color Theory For Dummies simplifies and illuminates the world of color theory, outlining and defining color in a digestible and applicable way.

Auteur

Eric Hibit, MFA, is a visual artist who has taught studio art at The Cooper Union, Drexel University, Tyler School of Art, and Hunter College. He attended Corcoran College of Art + Design and Yale University School of Art. He has exhibited at numerous New York galleries, as well as nationally and internationally. Hibit is co-director of Ortega y Gasset Projects, a non-profit art gallery in Brooklyn, NY.

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Choose the right colors and color combinations for your projects Color theory is the art and science of using color. Color Theory For Dummies explains, in simple terms, how colors relate to one another and how they can be combined to work together in an aesthetically pleasing way. An understanding of color theory can help you create art, decorate your home, design a beautiful wedding, and impress your friends at parties. With this book, you'll learn how humans perceive color, how colors harmonize or clash with each other, and how you can apply these principles in your life and work to add a little, well, color to things. Discover the history and science behind how we see colors Understand how colors mix, match, and contrast so you can create better color combinations Learn how certain colors have the ability to affect how we feel and think Apply color theory to design, art, décor, photography, and beyond Color Theory For Dummies simplifies and illuminates the world of color theory, outlining and defining color in a digestible and applicable way.

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Introduction 1

Part 1: Opening Your Eyes to Color 5

Chapter 1: Your Color Journey 7

Chapter 2: History of Color 15

Chapter 3: The Science of Color 29

Chapter 4: The Language of Color 45

Part 2: Examining Color Relationships 61

Chapter 5: The Relativity of Color 63

Chapter 6: Contrasts of Color 99

Chapter 7: Color Dynamics 119

Part 3: Coloring Your World 137

Chapter 8: Color Palettes 139

Chapter 9: Using Color to Convey Meaning 157

Part 4: Color at Work 175

Chapter 10: Systems of Color 177

Chapter 11: Creating with Color 195

Part 5: The Part of Tens 225

Chapter 12: Ten Colorful Careers 227

Chapter 13: Tens Ways to Kickstart Your Color Creativity 251

Index 257