Color choices : [making color sense out of color theory

A personal color sense is a wonderful asset. It enables an artist to express subtle shades of feeling through color, to apply just the right hue intuitively. If you—like most other people—wish you could use color more effectively, Color Choices is for you. A unique feature of this book is the Quiller Wheel: a special fold-out color wheel designed by author Stephen Quiller. No other wheel provides so much useful information. Finally taking the guesswork out of mixing colors, the Quiller Wheel demonstrates how to interpret color relationships and mix colors more clearly—in any medium. Quiller then explains, step by step, how to develop and master five structured color schemes, apply underlays and overlays, and use color in striking, unusual ways. This book, with text that has been newly updated for this paperback edition, will bring out every artist's unique sense of color, whether you work in oil, watercolor, acrylic, colored pencil, gouache, casein, or pastel. Stephen Quiller is an internationally recognized artist, author, and instructor whose paintings are represented in many corporate, public, and private collections. He teaches workshops throughout the world, juries shows, and lectures on color and water media to art associations and watercolor societies throughout the United States. His other Watson-Guptill books include Acrylic Painting Techniques and Painter's Guide to Color. His work is available at the Mission Gallery in Taos, New Mexico, and the Quiller Gallery in Creede, Colorado, where he lives.

Internationally renowned artist and best selling author Stephen Quiller shows readers how to discover their own personal "color sense" in Color Choices, a book that offers readers a fresh perspective on perfecting their own color styles.

With the help of his own "Quiller Wheel," a special foldout wheel featuring 68 precisely placed colors, the author shows artists how they can develop their own unique color blends. First, Quiller demonstrates how to use the wheel to interpret color relationships and mix colors more clearly. Then he explains, step by step, how to develop five structured color schemes, apply underlays and overlays, and use color in striking, unusual ways. This book will bring out every artist's unique sense of color whether he or she works in oil, watercolor, acrylics, gouache, or casein.

Internationally renowned artist and best selling author Stephen Quiller shows readers how to discover their own personal "color sense" in Color Choices , a book that offers readers a fresh perspective on perfecting their own color styles. With the help of his own "Quiller Wheel," a special foldout wheel featuring 68 precisely placed colors, the author shows artists how they can develop their own unique color blends. First, Quiller demonstrates how to use the wheel to interpret color relationships and mix colors more clearly. Then he explains, step by step, how to develop five structured color schemes, apply underlays and overlays, and use color in striking, unusual ways. This book will bring out every artist's unique sense of color whether he or she works in oil, watercolor, acrylics, gouache, or casein. Stephen Quiller shows readers how to discover their own personal colour sense in this book. With the help of his Quiller Wheel, a special foldout wheel featuring 68 precisely placed colours, he shows artists how they can develop their own colour blends Introduction 1 The color wheel 2 Monochromatic and complementary color schemes 3 Analogous and slit-complementary color schemes 4 Triadic color schemes 5 Going beyond structured color 6 Master colorists Bibliography Index Discusses color relationships and the color wheel, tells how to develop color schemes, and shows a variety of paintings For many years, I have been extremely interested in color as it is used for painting.