PhotoshopUser_2020_03_March

Review by Peter Bauer

If you’re a designer or photographer who wants to use color

as powerfully as possible, this is a great book for you. Whether

you’re designing a logo or replacing a portrait background,

choosing the correct color can make the difference between

good and great. This book explores the concept of color

harmony, defines the terminology you need, explains color

wheels and the psychology of color, looks at each of the most

important colors, and then goes into detail about color and

mood. “Moods” has 30 sections ranging from Active to Play-

ful to Venerable, each displaying three dozen color wheels

showing colors that work together to create the look you

need. (Open Photoshop’s Color Picker and click Color Libraries to

select the appropriate Pantone “book” from which to choose

colors.) You can order sets of color swatches, the Formula

and Color guides, from Pantone.com for a hardcopy example

of each color. n

Leatrice Eiseman

The Complete Color

Harmony, Pantone Edition

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Publisher: Rockport Publishers

Pages: 216

Price: $24.99 (Flexibound: recommended

for color fidelity); $11.99 (Kindle)

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