Synopsis of The New Munsell Student Color Set

Adaptable to both studio and lecture courses and appropriate for all student levels from beginner to advanced, The New Munsell Student Color Set, Third Edition is a genuine learning aid that offers opportunities for experimenting with colour effects using paint, paper and computers. A full-colour interactive and experimental guidebook for understanding colour in all its dimensions, it includes 11 Munsell colour charts, 15 interactive charts, 14 packets of colour chips and a textbook, all designed to facilitate hands-on learning of colour's aspects and effects. The text provides a complete study of colour use and colour science, including extended discussion of visual perception, optical effects, and practical application of colour phenomena in fine and applied art practices. New to this Edition > Discussions of the application of theory in works of art and design > Expanded full-color art program > Interactive charts with additional color chips for demonstrating complex color effects > New information about color symbolism, associations and trends > Reorganization of the text into two parts: Color Use and Color Science > All chapters are independent and cross-referenced > Expanded discussion of additive color and exercises demonstrating manipulation of color on the computer > Added demonstrations and exercises using paint, paper, and computers