Color Basics

A guide to color theory and application for the beginning student, COLOR BASICS provides a versatile reference for art students. With a modular, two-page spread format, COLOR BASICS uses strong visual examples from art and design and the natural world.

Pentak (Ohio State U.) and Roth (Virginia Commonwealth U.) present, in a clear, well-illustrated way, a broad array of color concepts of interest and importance to artists and designers. The 81 "modules" are grouped into an introductory chapter, followed by sections on color systems, color in context, color in two-dimensional and in three-dimensional situations, in nature and in culture. Each of the 81 modules consists of a two-page spread, combining a succinct description with high-quality, full-color photos and images illustrating the topic. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Stephen Pentak received his BA from Union College in New York, and his MFA from Tyler School of Art at Temple University. He is Professor Emeritus of Art, and a past Associate Dean of the College of the Arts at Ohio State University. He has been the recipient of four Ohio Arts Council Fellowships and he has been a visiting resident artist at Delfina Studios in London, and Glasgow School of Art. Pentak's recent solo exhibitions include shows at Kathryn Markel Fine Arts in New York and Susan Street in San Diego. He is co-author of COLOR BASICS as well as DESIGN BASICS. www.stephenpentak.com

Richard Roth - MFA Tyler School of Art. Professor and Chair, Painting and Printmaking Department, Virginia Commonwealth University. Co-Editor of BEAUTY IS NOWHERE: ETHICAL ISSUES IN ART AND DESIGN. Artist with recent exhibitions at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art, and Trans Hudson Gallery in New York. Recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Painting.