Traditional color theory can be confusing to artists, especially when they try to use inaccurate color wheels as guides to mixing their colors. Now, Color Theory Made Easy presents an alternative approach that cuts through the tangle of established but contradictory concepts that gives artists a universal theory that really applies to their work. Most artists have been taught that red, blue, and yellow are the primary colors hues that cannot be created from any combination of other colors. However, as a result of years of study, author and artist Jim Ames has concluded that the true primary colors are cyan (a greenish blue), magenta (a violet red), and a yellow that does not learn toward either cyan or magenta. In Color Theory Made Easy, Ames explains the importance of these three colors as the basis for all our thinking about color. Using friendly, clear language and colorful diagrams, the author lays the foundation in Chapter 1 for applying his color theory in art. He shows that all colors in nature are composed of varying percentages of cyan, magenta, and yellow. Chapter 2 builds on this with a survey of the pigment colors artists actually use. Here the author offers an essential education concerning paint selection, and he lists currently available tube colors that are the most accurate in terms of the true primaries. The final chapter explores color mixing principles based on cyan, magenta, and yellow, and applies these principles through a series of watercolor demonstrations. In this illuminating book, Jim Ames has broken new ground and given us a workable color theory that is both simple and indispensable."

Explains how prism test states that color theory is based on the theory all color comes from the primary colors CMY. It then details the CMY color wheel. The next chapter explains 15 paints for watercolor, acrylic and oil paints. The remaining chapters shows practical applications using the CMY color theory with the 15 paints.

Traditional color theory can be confusing to artists, especially when you try to use inaccurate color wheels as guides to mixing their colors. Now, Color theory Made Easy presents an alternative approach that cuts through the tangle of established but contradictory concepts and gives the artist a universal theory that really applies to their work. Most artists have been taught that red, blue, and yellow are the primary colors-hues that cannot be created from any combination of other colors. However, as a result of years of study, author, art teacher, and artist Jim Ames has concluded that the true primary colors are cyan, magenta, and yellow (CMY). In Color theory Made Easy, Ames explains the importance of these three colors as the basis for all our thinking about color.

This innovative book explores color basics and how-to techniques for every room in the house. 16-page color insert.

How-to art instruction book teaching painters how to mix color.

Color Theory for the Make-up Artist: Understanding Color and Light for Beauty and Special Effects analyzes and explains traditional color theory for fine artists and shows how to apply it directly toward make-up applications Make-up artists control color the same way a painter does. They choose color palettes, match colors, blend new colors, and create designs on a canvas that is always changing. Some colors cancel others, some balance each other, and some oppose other colors. However, painters seldom have to consider inconsistencies in how their art will be lit and where it will be displayed the way that a make-up artists does. This book teaches how to mix any color using just red, yellow, blue, and white. It discusses the reason for variations in skin colors and undertones, and how to identify and match these using make-up, while choosing flattering colors for the eyes, lips, and cheeks. Colors found inside the body are explained for special effects make-up, like why we bruise, bleed, or appear sick, and ideas and techniques are also described for painting prosthetics. The book also explains how lighting affects color on film, television, theater, and photography sets, and how to properly light a workspace for successful applications. Whether you are a professional or a beginner, you will never stop learning. There will always be new products, techniques, and fashions – this book provides guidance and inspiration to keep practicing, creating, and honing your skills.

How to use and control color in your painting