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Master color for personal expression and visual impact; use color with confidence. Bestselling author Nita Leland shows you how in her all new book on color, consisting of 160 pages, 88 activities, and diverse styles of art by 52 contemporary artists. Step-by-step demos in watercolor, casein, acrylic and fibers show how 7 artists work with color in representational and abstract art. The hands-on activities and numerous color tips and charts reveal how to achieve harmony in artwork using color theory, principles of design and contrast, and color schemes. The book includes an all-color glossary, a bibliography, and templates for making your own viewfinder, value checker, color checker, color wheel, and color reference cards. A two-page color chart lists the common names of 70 useful pigments, their ASTM color-index names and chemical composition. $29.99 hardcover, spiral bound with spine to lay flat ASIN/1600610129 BUY NOW! Mail Order International customers, please email Nita for confirmation of shipping charges on all orders. No international orders will be accepted without prior approval. Thanks for your cooperation.