Written for teachers and art instructors, this book offers color exercises that are still valuable for today’s students, ideal for grades K-12 and adults who work in art and design. This volume focuses on how colors interact, blend, enhance art and design, and affect human emotion. It’s an essential reference book for teachers, artists, and designers, as well as those interested in the history of color theory and its applications.
I fell in love with this book because it offers clearer definitions of the most basic principles of color theory and science. I always find it fascinating how one seemingly minor bit of information can make the largest impact sometimes. It is the one thing that brings it all together to create that ah-ha! moment. In the field of art and design, we need to know the why, not just the how. This manual provides this, as well as key fundamental color exercises that can be used to teach young children through adults.
The authors, Bonnie E. Snow and Hugo B. Froehlich, understood the importance of teaching these key principles at the right gradient. This was one of the many foundations of the Prang Company curriculum. They also knew times were changing rapidly, but this information, if carried on, is evergreen.
