How artists use colour (Rev. and updated [ed.])

This work introduces readers to the idea of different visual qualities in natural and man-made objects and environments and explains why and how they are used, or illustrated, in art.

It includes works by Picasso, Rothko, Hepworth, Kandinsky, O'Keefe and many more.

It features activities on a range of techniques and skills the reader can try at school or home.