Creating a Killer Zombie Color Palette
Turn on the TV. Go to movies. Check out the print ads. In the past few years we have been subjected to an expanded population of roving ZOMBIES! They all got out somehow and seemed to permeate into everything. … Continue reading
Let’s Make Mud – Understanding & Mixing Complementary Colors Part 2
Now that you understand the basics from Part 1 of Let’s Make Mud, let’s dive further into understanding complementary colors and take it to the next level of complexity. … Continue reading
The Munsell Water Colors
The Munsell Water Colors were created around 1914. The set contains 10 scientifically measured colors inside metal tins along with a No.7 camel hair brush and info sheet all tucked inside a metal case with a color sphere printed on the … Continue reading
Let’s Make Mud – Understanding & Mixing Complementary Colors
Artist Carol McIntyre explains how complementary colors are often overlooked by artists but they are important part of learning color theory and understanding how to mix them can help you avoid making mud. Continue reading
A Letter from Alex Munsell to His Color Friends
In a previous post we learned about Alexander Ector Orr Munsell from color scientist and technologist Dorothy Nickerson and the role he played in ensuring the expansion of the Munsell Color system. … Continue reading
A Grammar of Color – Part 11: Suggestions for Use & A Note on the Printing of this Book
Our series of excerpts from the 1921 book, “A Grammar of Color,” continues with Suggestions for Use of this Book and A Note on the Printing of this Book. … Continue reading
The Munsell Color Tree
The Munsell Color Tree is a three-dimensional model that helps visually explain the Munsell color space. It features 309 colors mounted on clear panels and assembled on a base. This allows you to spin the tree and see the relationships between the … Continue reading
The Munsell Book of Color 1929: Foreward by F.G. Cooper
The first publication of the Munsell color system was from the 1905, A Color Notation. The Atlas of Color followed in 1913, which fully illustrated the system. Then in 1929, the Munsell Book of Color was published, a revision and extension of … Continue reading
A Grammar of Color – The Sample Papers
Our series of excerpts from the 1921 book, “A Grammar of Color,” continues. Included with the book are separate pages of sample papers. … Continue reading
Alexander Ector Orr Munsell by Dorothy Nickerson
Alexander Ector Orr Munsell died of a heart attack on March 26, 1983 at Beekman Downtown Hospital in New York City. He was 87 years old. … Continue reading