Color Basics

Foreword. 1. Introduction. 2. Color Systems. 3. Color in Context. 4. Color in Practice: Two Dimensional. 5. Color in Practice: Three Dimensional. 6. Color in Nature and Culture. Afterword. Glossary. Index.

Foreword

ix

Preface

xi

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

2

(14)

Experience of Color

2

(2)

The Color Spectrum

4

(2)

Color Perception

6

(2)

Color Names

8

(2)

Color Mixture

10

(2)

Color Connotation

12

(2)

Color in Context

14

(2)

CHAPTER 2 COLOR SYSTEMS

16

(22)

Hue

16

(4)

Color Wheel

16

(2)

Primary Colors

18

(2)

Value

20

(4)

Grey Scale and Middle Grey

20

(2)

Inherent Value

22

(2)

Intensity

24

(2)

Hue, Value, and Intensity Comparisons

26

(2)

Three Dimensions of Color

28

(2)

The Ostwald System

30

(2)

The Munsell System

32

(2)

The CIE System

34

(2)

Systems in Practice

36

(2)

CHAPTER 3 COLOR IN CONTEXT

38

(28)

Seeing in Situations

38

(2)

Afterimage

40

(2)

Simultaneous Contrast

42

(2)

Simultaneous Contrast: Point of View

44

(2)

Simultaneous Contrast: Three Colors Become Two

46

(2)

Simultaneous Contrast: Different Colors Look Alike

48

(2)

Middle Mixture/Middle Color

50

(2)

Interpenetration

52

(2)

Transparency

54

(2)

Melting Borders

56

(2)

Vibrating Borders

58

(2)

Optical Mixture: Partitive Mixture

60

(2)

Color Transposition

62

(2)

Extended Palette

64

(2)

CHAPTER 4 COLOR IN PRACTICE: TWO-DIMENSIONAL

66

(42)

Introduction

66

(2)

Composition: Emphasis

68

(2)

Composition: Triadic

70

(2)

Composition: Monochromatic

72

(2)

Composition: Analogous

74

(2)

Composition: Complementary

76

(2)

Composition: Harmony and Discord

78

(2)

Black and White

80

(2)

Color and Space: Atmospheric Perspective

82

(2)

Color and Space: Equivocal Space

84

(2)

Color and Space: Push/Pull

86

(2)

Color and Light: Warm/Cool

88

(2)

Color and Light: Transposing Colors

90

(2)

Color and Light: Various Light Sources and Color Photography

92

(2)

Color and Light: Transparency and Translucency

94

(2)

Color and Light: Optical Mixture

96

(2)

Color and Material: Paint and Mud

98

(2)

Color and Surface: Skin

100

(2)

Color and Surface: Reflective

102

(2)

Color and Surface: Luminosity

104

(2)

Color and Symbolism

106

(2)

CHAPTER 5 COLOR IN PRACTICE: THREE-DIMENSIONAL

108

(36)

Introduction

108

(2)

Color as Material

110

(2)

The Polychrome World

112

(2)

The Polychrome World: Sculpture

114

(2)

The Polychrome World: Architecture

116

(2)

The Polychrome World: Product Design

118

(2)

Structures of Light and Time

120

(2)

Space

122

(2)

Light and Form

124

(2)

Transparency

126

(2)

Reflective Surfaces

128

(2)

Luminosity

130

(2)

Unity with Variety

132

(2)

Order

134

(2)

Order: Shaker Design

136

(2)

Utility

138

(2)

Emphasis

140

(2)

Proportion

142

(2)

CHAPTER 6 COLOR IN NATURE AND CULTURE

144

(20)

Introduction

144

(2)

Camouflage

146

(2)

Warning and Display

148

(2)

Nature and Its Representation

150

(2)

Harmony and Discord

152

(2)

Pink

154

(2)

Color in Language

156

(2)

Color Memory

158

(2)

Color Symbolism

160

(2)

Pleasure and Celebration

162

(2)

Afterword

164

(3)

Glossary

167

(4)

Bibliography

171

(2)

Credits

173

(2)

Index

175

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