Working Costume Designer's Guide to Color

<p><em>A Working Costume Designer's Guide to Color</em> provides readers with the skills and knowledge to create coherent color schemes for costumes.</p><p>Drawing on decades of experience in the costume shop the author guides readers through every step of the process from finding inspiration for a color scheme and successfully working with the design team to understanding how lighting design can affect costume color choices. Filled with step-by-step illustrations of how to add colors to a set of renderings and color-block samples to illustrate color theory terminology and usage of colors the book covers a wide range of topics including:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>How to add colors to a set of renderings to clarify characters and character relationships.</li> <p> </p> <li>How color interacts with surface pattern and fabric textures.</li> <p> </p> <li>Color theory and terminology.</li> <p> </p> <li>How to combine colors to make a coherent color scheme using different methods including using dominant supporting and accent colors.</li> <p> </p> <li>How to flatter actors while staying within an overall color scheme.</li> <p> </p> <li>Color meanings in different cultures and for different time periods.</li> <p> </p> <li>How to manage costume changes to preserve or extend a color scheme.</li> </ul><p>A valuable resource for students of costume design courses and professional costume designers <i>A Working Costume Designer's Guide to Color </i>provides readers with the tools to create harmonious color schemes that will enhance the look of a production as whole.</p>