16 Lessons in Color Theory & Mixing

Color Theory Portrait (Photo credit: Dyvo)

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16 Lessons in Color Theory

#	Lesson Name	Description
1	Introduction	Why Color? Putting Color in the Brain Learning About Color
2	A Wheel of Color	A Wheel of Color Ugly Corner in a Cityscape Let’s Expand a Bit Moving on to a Pastel World
3	Colors with Pastels	Moving to a Pastel World Some Thoughts
4	The History of Color	Earliest Use of Color Color in Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Far East Color in Ancient Crete Color in Ancient Greece Color in Ancient Rome Color in Early Christianity Color in the Renaissance Color in the 17th and 18th Centuries Color in the Classic Revival Period Color in Impressionism Color in Post-Impressionism
5	Color Perspective	Is color perspective important? Distance affects all colors Weather affects all colors Studying color perspective Exercise in color perspective Color perspective in houses/figures Color perspective in foliage
6	Importance of Value in Color	Avoid holes and jumping-out colors Light and Shadow Studying Light and Shadow Color and Perception Optical Illusions Exercises in Optical Illusion
7	The Meanings of Color	Effects of After-Images Colors and Memory The Meaning of Colors Symbolic Colors What do Colors Stand For?
8	Psychology of Color	Phsycological effects in painting How to Judge your Color Selection Characteristic Color Combinations Color in Photography vs. Painting Colors in Painting vs. Colors in a Room
9	Characteristics of Manufactured Colors	Brief Survey of Painting Media Pigments we use Opacity and Transparency
10	Use and Selection of Colors	The Colors You Need Can You Work with Just Primary Colors? There are Several Reds, Yellows, Blues Recommended Lists of Colors Colors in oil painting Colors in casein, tempera, gouache Colors in watercolor List of transparent watercolors Colors for polymer painting Colors for pastel painting
11	What Your Colors Will Do	Reds Orange Yellows Blues Violet Greens Browns Gray Blacks Whites
12	Impastos and Color Mixing	Impastos, Gels, Extenders Mixing Colors Why mix colors? Seeing color differences Actual mixing of colors Exercise in color mixing Making colors darker Using black & white properly
13	Color Effects	Color Effects Exercise in color effects Harmony and disharmony in colors Exercise in color harmony What’s a color scheme? Color effects by natural light Variation in sunlight Shadows cast by the sun Painting daylight streaming through a window Painting sunset colors Painting shiny metal effects Paintnig reflections in water
14	Color Effects (part 2)	Color effects by Artificial Light Limitations of articifial light Good features of artificial light Should we paint by artificial light? Painting light by showing its effect Painting a cityscape at night The importance of careful observation Exercise in perceiving color by artificial light Painting indoor subjects by artificial light How to achieve brightness Important and exciting shadows Light can be placed in unusual positions
15	Optical Effects in Color and DesignANDExpressing yourself in color	Optical Effects in Color and Design Color of glass and water What is Op Art? Importance of Repeat Patterns Optical gadgets and toys Painting motion Expressing yourself in color Is color a medium of self expression? Self expression in art is a new idea Art and psychoanalysis Identify yourself with your art People respond to colors differently Similarities between opposites Testing responses of non-professional painters Expressing hatred and love Expressing sadness and happiness Is self expression in painting honest? Is art a universal language?
16	Conclusion	Artistic self-expression in the past Glossary of terms

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Janet Echelman found her true voice as an artist when her paints went missing — which forced her to look to an unorthodox new art material. Now she makes billowing, flowing, building-sized sculpture with a surprisingly geeky edge. A transporting 10 minutes of pure creativity.

Why you should listen to her:

Janet Echelman builds living, breathing sculpture environments that respond to the forces of nature — wind, water and light— and become inviting focal points for civic life.

Exploring the potential of unlikely materials, from fishing net to atomized water particles, Echelman combines ancient craft with cutting-edge technology to create her permanent sculpture at the scale of buildings. Experiential in nature, the result is sculpture that shifts from being an object you look at, to something you can get lost in.

Recent prominent works include “Her Secret is Patience”, which spans two city blocks in downtown Phoenix,  “Water Sky Garden”, which premiered for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, and “She Changes”, which transformed a waterfront plaza in Porto, Portugal.  Her newest commission creates a “Zone of Recomposure” in the new Terminal 2 at San Francisco International Airport. Upcoming projects include the remaking of Dilworth Plaza in front of Philadelphia City Hall — turning it into a garden of dry-mist.

“Matching artistic vision with technical innovation, Janet Echelman offers new ideas for public art.”

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Paper art can be traced back to Japan, where it originated over a thousand years ago. From complex paper cutting to book carving, this is an ever expanding area of design that is hardly talked about. These intricate paper designs grace museums and exauhibitions throughout the world and is becoming yet another exciting medium of expression for many designers.

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When March arrives, my children bring their works from their school to my home.
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Surprisingly, these crayfishes were made of newspaper. They are powerful.

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