Colour : how we see it and how we use it / Michael Mark Woolfson (University of York, UK).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woolfson, Michael M. (Michael Mark), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Color.

Physical Description:

xi, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Publishing (UK) Ltd., [2016]

Summary:

"Colour makes our lives more interesting -- how dull it would be in a black-and-white world! It pleases us aesthetically, entertains us and is useful to us. This unique book aims to describe the scientific nature of colour and light, and how we see it, in an accessible and easily understandable style. The evolution of the eye, science of colour and technical visual systems are all broken down into readable chapters, with clear images and illustrations provided for reference. The book then goes on to discuss the innate tendency of humankind to produce artistic works as conceived, realised and augmented through the use of colour. Focussing on broad forms of artistic entertainment -- painting with pigments and dyes, colour and light in photography and cinematography, light displays and colour in television -- this book then delivers a comprehensive review of what colour means and has meant in the creative arts"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Eyes

The evolution of the eye

The science of colour

The range of colour

The visual system and colour

Perceived colour and environment

Painting and painting pigments

The development of dyes

Colouring pottery and glass

Projected coloured images

Early colour photography

Colour photography

Colour cinematography

Colour television

Coloured light displays

Practical uses of colour.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781786340849

1786340844

9781786340856

1786340852

OCLC:

935676684