Author Kobayashi, Shigenobu Additional authorUnknown Publisher Kodansha International Ltd. (Tokyo, 1998) Language(eng) English ISBN4770023235 SeriesUnknown EditionUnknown SubjectCOLOR;COLOR (PHILOSOPHY);COLOR-FIELD PAINTING; NoteUnknown AbstractThe Colorist seeks nothing less than to demystify color aesthetics. After three years of extensive travel and research, color specialist Shigenobu Kobayashi has devised a stunningly simple method for pinpointing personal color preferences. A series of clear-cut exercises allows you to accurately define your color sense and then locate it on an "image scale" in order to select compatible color schemes for home or office, or even wardrobe. Next, Kobayashi illuminates the underpinnings of color in everyday and ornamental settings, revealing the hidden technique beneath each successful color scheme. He introduces a full range of colors for all moods and tastes, then presents eight psychological color types to assist you in putting your own color profile to practical use in the bedroom, den, playroom, or office. With over 500 color photographs, 50 charts, and hundreds of sample "color-scale chips," the Colorist not only delivers a unique method of defining color sense but provides invaluable insights into the art of using color, making it an indispensable guide for home owners, decorators, artists, and designers-indeed, anyone who works with or enjoys color., Examining the underlying colour schemes of Europe, this text seeks to apply those characteristic colour combinations to one's personal and professional life. What emerges is a sense of what colour in Europe is all about, how it is used and how it can be exploited for pleasure or display. In his third book, Shigenobu Kobayashi seeks to discover the underlying colour schemes of Europe and to determine how to apply its characteristic colour combinations to one's personal and professional life. Kobayashi illuminates the underpinnings of colour in the everyday (home, garden, clothing, cafes) and the ornamental (public monuments and architecture). What emerges is a sense of what colour in Europe is all about, how it is used and how it can be exploited for pleasure and display. Kobayashi's research analyzes the success of styles considered quintessential European: a Parisian cafe, a London haberdashery and a Tuscan marketplace. His observations clarify the techniques involved in matching three or more colours, and his charts reveal the unseen links in various colour schemes., Hundreds of sample color scale chips help define a color scheme and reveal the hidden technique beneath the European palette.

Number of pages160 pages Dimension18 cm Other descriptionillustrations