The Visual Nature of Color
Author : Patricia Sloane
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 44,71 MB
Release : 1989-10-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780071573498
The Visual Nature of Color
Author : Patricia Sloane
Publisher : Tab Books
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 36,22 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Art
ISBN :
Book Description
In this important scholarly study, Patricia Sloane surveys the history of theories about color and challenges readers--students and instructors of art and art history, artists and designers, and those concerned with color in other fields such as science, philosophy, and industry--to rethink their beliefs about color from the simplest level. Suggesting that the ways in which color has been viewed since the nineteenth century are, at best, inomplete, she discusses Color and Language, Color and Light, Color and Form, Color and Culture, Color and Theory. Sloane asks: are the concepts of primary, secondary, and tertiary colors significant? Are color harmony and complementarity meaningful notions? How is our perception of color limited by the words we use to describe it? What is the relationship between color and light? Between color and form? Between color and vision? --book jacket.
Light and Color in Nature and Art
Author : Samuel J. Williamson
Publisher :
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 23,83 MB
Release : 1983-03-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN :
Book Description
An introduction to the science of light and color and its applications to photography, art, natural phenomena, and other related areas. Explains the origin of phenomena commonly encountered in nature and art, emphasizing the physical aspects but also touching on aspects of physiology and psychology that directly influence how visual images are perceived. Covers the effect of mixing color, the notion of color spaces, how atoms and molecules affect light, how light can be measured, the effect of using a lens, and many other topics. Requires little or no mathematical background. Includes questions and references for further reading.
Color in Nature
Author : Penelope A. Farrant
Publisher : Blandford Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 48,5 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780713728064
Book Description
Colour is all around, and this study looks at all aspects of colour, from physical and atmospheric phenomena to the world of plants and animals. The significance of colours in nature is considered - how they are produced, how they are perceived and their probable function and purpose.
The Nature of Visual Illusion
Author : Mark Fineman
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 19,11 MB
Release : 2012-12-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 0486150097
Book Description
Fascinating, profusely illustrated study explores the psychology and physiology of vision, including light and color, motion receptors, the illusion of movement, much more. Over 100 illustrations.
Color and Light
Author : James Gurney
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 22,32 MB
Release : 2010-11-30
Category : Art
ISBN : 0740797719
Book Description
Unlike many other art books only give recipes for mixing colors or describe step-by-step painting techniques, *Color and Light* answers the questions that realist painters continually ask, such as: "What happens with sky colors at sunset?", "How do colors change with distance?", and "What makes a form look three-dimensional?" Author James Gurney draws on his experience as a plain-air painter and science illustrator to share a wealth of information about the realist painter's most fundamental tools: color and light. He bridges the gap between abstract theory and practical knowledge for traditional and digital artists of all levels of experience.
Colour in Nature
Author : Penelope A. Farrant
Publisher : Blandford Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 32,7 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780713723519
Book Description
Color In Nature is the first book to focus on all aspects of color, from physical and atmospheric phenomena to the world of plants and animals. Among many other topics, it explores the physics of color and light, color in the galaxy, the colors of the earth's surface in its oceans, rocks and minerals, the use of color in habitats from deserts to rain forests, how animals see colors and how they use them for camouflage and communication.
Interaction of Color
Author : Josef Albers
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 21,43 MB
Release : 2013-06-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 0300179359
Book Description
An experimental approach to the study and teaching of color is comprised of exercises in seeing color action and feeling color relatedness before arriving at color theory.
Light and Color in the Outdoors
Author : Marcel Minnaert
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 19,19 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1461227224
Book Description
All of science springs from the observation of nature. In this classic book, the late Professor Minnaert accompanies the reader on a tour of nature's light and color and reveals the myriad phenomena that may be observed outdoors with no more than a pair of eyes and an enquiring mind. From the intriguing shape of the dapples beneath a tree on a sunny day, via rainbows, mirages, and haloes, the colors of liquid, ice, and the sky, to the appearance of the sun, moon, planets, and stars - Minnaert describes and explains them all in a clear language accessible to laymen. This new English edition is supplemented by 80 plates, over half of them in color, taken by the acclaimed photographer Pekka Parviainen, illustrating many of the phenomena - ordinary and exotic - discussed in the book.
Color
Author : Alexandra Loske
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,59 MB
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 1588346579
Book Description
Charts color exploration and expression from the 1600s to the present day through painters' tools, art, ephemera, and literature Throughout history, artists, scientists, and philosophers have attempted to explain and order the visible color spectrum. Color: A Visual History from Newton to Modern Color Matching Guides offers the fascinating history of how color has been recorded, explored, and understood. Using an extraordinary collection of original color material that includes charts, wheels, artists' palettes, and swatches, the book showcases centuries of significant scientific discoveries and artistic exploration. It celebrates the visual quality and beauty of various color theories over time and highlights the creativity of their design and codification. The book showcases everything from fourteenth-century illuminated manuscripts to Moses Harris's The Natural System of Colours (ca. 1769), and from 1814's Werner's Nomenclature of Colours to Paul Klee's color harmonies to highlight the fascinating interactions of science and art. This stunning display of shades, tints, and tones is an authoritative guide for anyone working in the arts, as well as anyone passionate about color in their personal lives, homes, and surroundings.
