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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Acknowledgments
  • Dedication
  • Foreword: The Quest
  • CHAPTER 1: COLORFUL BEGINNINGS
    • Families of Colorful Personalities, Color Characteristics, Imageries, Emotions
  • CHAPTER 2: USING COLOR NATURALLY
    • Color Scales- Pure Hues, Tints, Shades, Tones
  • CHAPTER 3: COLORFUL INTRIGUES
    • Color Wheels- Values, Intensities, Afterimages, Optical Mixing, Simultaneous Contrast
  • CHAPTER 4: NATURE AND COLOR- A SYMPHONY OF HUES
    • Nature's Five Primary Color Schemes
  • CHAPTER 5: CREATING EXCITING LIGHT EFFECTS
    • Luminosity, Luster, Shadows, Highlights, Auroras, Iridescence, Opalescence
  • CHAPTER 6: MORE ILLUSIONS TO TEASE THE MIND
    • Depth, Reflection, Transparency, Color Movement, Mist
  • CHAPTER 7: BLENDING FABRIC AND DESIGN HARMONIOUSLY
    • Guidelines for Purchasing and Selecting Fabrics, Print Scale and Pattern, Problem Fabrics, Fabrics Promoting Illusinary Effects, Fabrics Needing Special Treatment, The Quilting Line
  • CHAPTER 8: CREATING BEAUTIFUL TRADITIONAL QUILTS
    • Design Styles and Options, Visual Balance, Borders, The Color Plan, Stretching Traditions
  • CHAPTER 9: CREATING YOUR OWN DESIGNS
    • Creativity, Elements of Design, Focal Point, Dominance, Artistic Balance and Unity, Planning an Original Design
  • CHAPTER 10: EXERCISES &: ACTIVITIES
    • Color Wheel, Color Blendings, Transparencies, Activities to Promote Color Knowledge
  • CHAPTER 11: PATTERNS
  • APPENDIX I: LINEAR PERSPECTIVE
  • APPENDIX II: FIRST STEPS IN PATTERN DRAFTING
  • APPENDIX III: BIBLIOGRAPHY, SUGGESTED READING LIST
  • INDEX
  • About the Author
  • COLOR SECTION 1: Illustrations of Concepts
  • COLOR SECTION 2: Quilts & Textile Art
  • COLOR SECTION 3: Quilts & Textile Art

Title: The Magical Effects of Color: Depth, Iridesscence, Luminosity, Luster, Opalescence, Transparency
Editors: Joen Wolfrom
Format/Publication Date: TPB:1992
Publisher: C&T Publishing, Lafayette, CA
Language: English
Page Count: 128
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 11" x 8 1/2"
ISBN: 0914881531

SUMMARY- Mom's copy of this book is personally inscribed to her by the author, so she got to meet her, however briefly, at some point. I'm envious. I'll bet this author gives an amazing presentation. If you are serious about mastering color and being able to manipulate if effectively in your quilts, I believe this is a Must Read. The information is densely packed in this one, so be prepared to sit in a quiet room for a while to absorb it. As a reward, you get a couple of galleries of really exquisite art quilts to show you what you can accomplish if you master this. I don't think you have to be a genius to grasp it, just serious about reading it and making the connections.