Goldberg R. Color. The theory and practice of painting

Famous Artists Course, 1959. — 48 p.Chapter 8. Color—the theory and practice of painting. From «Famous Artists Cartoon Course in Commercial Art, Illustration and Design».
Every artist who uses color should have a clear understanding of what color is, how to organize it, and how to employ it to best advantage. Color is a sensation we experience when our eyes are struck by light waves of varying lengths. We see objects because nature has given us a very sensitive and complex receiving system in the form of our eyes, nervous system, and brain. Our eyes pick up light waves and translate them into a sensation of sight, just as our ears pick up sound waves and-translate them into a sensation of sound.An introduction to color
Hew. Warm and cool colors
Value
Value scales
Intensity
A summary
What follows
One color affects another
Advancing and receding color
Color under different light conditions
The influence of reflected light on color
Different lights create different colors
The emotional effect of color
Applications in other fields
Make color symbols consistent
Color creates different moods
Color proportion
Set palette
You can use color in two ways
Using what you have learned about color
Choosing your medium
Using color to suggest mood
Colors affect each other
Handling black, grays and shadow areas
Choosing a palette
Doing a picture in color
Using color to center attention
Select a color theme
The pigments you use
The palette
Mixing
Mixing continued
Mixing grays
The eye mixes color
Let’s start painting
Compare colors on the canvas
Painting from nature
Color in a still life
Color in a landscape
Color in a portrait
Limited palette