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Colour Third Edition

A workshop for artists and designers
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Colour: A workshop for artists and designers offers a practical and comprehensive approach to understanding and using colour. Designed for both students and professionals, it features a series of carefully crafted assignments alongside detailed discussions that link colour theory with real-world applications. This third edition expands its scope to include contemporary examples from painting, textiles, graphic design, illustration, and animation, as well as updated digital techniques and fresh assignments.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for art students, designers, illustrators, and anyone seeking to deepen their practical and theoretical knowledge of colour in various creative disciplines.

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Taking a practical approach to colour, Colour: A workshop for artists and designers is an invaluable resource for art students and professionals alike

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Taking a practical approach to colour, Colour: A workshop for artists and designers is an invaluable resource for art students and professionals alike. With its sequence of specially designed assignments and in-depth discussions, it effectively bridges the gap between colour theory and practice to inspire confidence and understanding in anyone working with colour.

This third edition is updated with more contemporary examples drawn not just from painting, but from textiles, graphic design, illustration and animation. An expanded discussion of digital techniques, new assignments and a refreshed design have all been brought together to create a highly readable and relevant text.

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Praised for its hands-on approach, reviewers highlight the book's practical projects and physical colour mixing exercises. The inclusion of QR codes leading to tutorials has been noted as particularly beneficial for technology-savvy learners, making it a valuable classroom resource.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781786276346

Publisher: Laurence King Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 August 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Laurence King Publishing

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 160

About the Author

David Hornung is Professor of Art at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York. He has exhibited his paintings in many solo and group exhibitions in the US and UK.

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