Color In 30 Pages

Color In 30 Pages will get you going in that greatest of image components: Color. What makes this book different is its emphasis on the modern development of art. Unlike previous color theory, the author focuses on the numerical reality of the new world. You will learn of photon lambdas, spectrum models, additive-subtractive mixes, HSV practices, RGB values, HTML codes, computer chromatography, and much more. Given the prevalence of hi-tech machinery in our modern lives, this is a powerful improvement on a well-worn subject.

There are three sections: 1) Models and Theory, 2) Practice and Applications, and 3) The Natural World. Although technical concepts abound, prior knowledge is unnecessary. The writer assumes you are a budding artist who wants to understand color and its modern implementation as quickly and practically as possible. To that goal, everything is explained in simple terms and graphic illustrations. Color In 30 Pages quickly covers the underlying research before moving onto the artistic, scientific, and physical aspects of color. And, of course, this book includes a downloadable spreadsheet.

Numbers and algorithms are the brushes and pigments of the 21st century. Color In 30 Pages is the micro-manual.