Through clear, illuminating exercises, this brilliant book explores new ways to think about color, generating responses that unlock personal creativity and allows artists to express themselves with paint as never before.In thirty-one practical and stimulating lessons, author Jeanne Dobie offers insights into ways to use both color and composition to make paintings come alive. Lessons include: Creating with a Personal PaletteAchieving Luminous GraysMixing Powerful ColorMaking Color PulsateInvoking Visual TensionWeaving Color Through SpaceDesigning with Vibrating ColorPlanning the Color DesignMaking Shapes DynamicTransforming a Painting with Glazes