The Importance of Color Theory in Painting
Color Theory was a required foundations course in the Visual Communication Design program at BYU, so all the design students took it–the interior designers, graphic designers, industrial designers, and the illustrators. … Continue reading
Continua: Phone Books, Mapping Color and the Munsell Color Tree
My enchantment with the color continuum began during my tenure as a Foundations instructor at Tyler School of Art, where the traditional color wheel still lies at the heart of the study and application of color theory. Over the course … Continue reading
Creating Pixel Art Using Color Theory
When I try to depict natural tones and colors in my art, the Munsell Color system illustrates how my choices work. The system incorporates the main components that are identified when using color, and organizes these into a sensible three … Continue reading
TRAC 2014: Graydon Parrish Explains the Munsell Color System
In early March, 2014, over 300 people in the art world came to Ventura, California to attend the Representational Art Conference, also known as TRAC 2014. It’s an international gathering of those interested in exploring “representational art’s place in the … Continue reading
Color Theory, Computer Color and the Artwork of Andrew Werth
Andrew Werth lives in West Windsor, New Jersey. He exhibits at Artists’ Gallery in Lambertville, NJ, and can be found online at www.andrewwerth.com. He talks about color theory and the import role it plays in the development of his artwork. … Continue reading