num_pages: 320
description: A contemporary and accessible foundation of color theory and advanced techniques for the oil painter at every skill level  In The Oil Painter's Color Handbook  Todd Casey presents priceless information that every art school should teach and every art student should learn. The book breaks down the subject of color into useful pieces of knowledge that painters can put into practice. He analyzes color in terms of light value pigment mixing strategies palette arrangements and painting techniques. Each topic is clearly and succinctly explained in the text illustrated with captions charts diagrams and finished paintings. By the end of the book the reader will have a clear understanding of how realist painters and illustrators have used color through history. - James Gurney artist and author This is the most impressive and complete book on color ever produced. It covers a wide range of color concepts including some I'd never seen before. It digs deeply into color harmony techniques and has powerful examples to demonstrate every concept. - Eric Rhoads Publisher Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine From Todd M. Casey acclaimed artist and expert teacher The Oil Painters Color A Contemporary Guide to color Mixing Pigments Palettes and Harmony provides everything the oil painter needs to understand all aspects of color and empowers the reader to paint with confidence. As Casey notes every artist and artist-in-training must learn how to master the main concepts of drawing light shadow value form composition and color. A follow-up to the bestselling The Art of Still A Contemporary Guide to Classical Techniques Composition and Painting in Oil (Monacelli 2020) The Oil Painters Color Handbook begins with an in-depth look at the use of color throughout art history. Casey then breaks down the process of understanding color into easily digestible lessonseach clearly explained and richly illustrated with both historic and contemporary paintingsso that the reader can learn progressively and layer more complex ideas as each skill is achieved. Through clear instruction step-by-step demonstrations and challenging exercises readers will learn to apply these techniques and concepts to their own painting. Once educated with this fundamental knowledge as an artist one can begin to find the balance between the science and emotional intuition in creating art. This informative and visually dynamic book will be accessible and appealing to artists art students and art instructors to serious amateurs and hobbyists.
language: English
title: The Oil Painter's Color Handbook: A Contemporary Guide to Color Mixing, Pigments, Palettes, and Harmony
publisher: Monacelli Studio