Basic Colour: a practical handbook

by Jane de Sausmarez

This is a practical basic guide to color theory and practice. It simply but comprehensively explains color theory, its vocabulary and terminology, opaque and transparent colors, subtractive color mixing and provides temperature, tonal and complementary color charts. There are also charts giving gouache, acrylic, oil, watercolor and textile dye equivalents. The result is a good basic guide to mixing colors that painters and textile artists will find invaluable.

112 pages, Paperback

First published November 25, 2008

Reviews

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 3 out of 5]

A basic exploration of the use of color in painting. Contains several different color wheels for various functions. The author also explains how to mix colors to get various other colors and tints. There is a useful glossary at the end as well as a functional index.