The World of Color and How to Use it

by William F. Powell

Color illustrations throughout. 64p. Topics include light and pigment, color harmony, painting from nature, glazing, and more. 6 demonstrations.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Reference, Drawing

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

William F. Powell is an internationally recognized artist recognized as one of America's foremost colorists. He has written and illustrated more than 30 instructional art books.

Reviews

[Nikki 🎯 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very painting application heavy (not very theoretical; Very good for painters only about average for application to other mediums) and a little bit introductory. That being said PERFECT book for people just dipping their toes into color theory. For those a little more advanced into that study; you can skip this one.

[Debbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

My art teacher required me to buy and read this book. It's a good, basic book about color theory and applying that theory to painting for people who don't know much about it. I've read books since then that were better at helping me understand color choices while painting. This book did cover that but perhaps I needed to hear several different people explain it in different words (and some experience) before I really started to understand.