Index

A

about this book, 6–9

acrylic paints, 214

additive color, 26–27, 228

adjustment layers, 98, 130, 182

analogous palettes, 50–51, 228

annuals, 32, 61, 158, 164, 228

audience

importance of knowing, 152

palettes pertaining to, 79

B

background colors, 114–117

black

brown combined with, 88–89

light- vs. pigment-based, 12, 13

plus one color, 66–67

printing rich, 91

temperatures of, 90

blend mode settings, 186–187

borrowing inspiration, 168

brain

bias toward values, 31

perception problems and, 172–173

visual processing by, 118

browns

black combined with, 88–89

colors combined with, 94–95

grays combined with, 86–87

muted colors as, 84

producing, 84–85

brushes, 216–217

C

client presentations, 160–161

CMY color wheel, 174–175, 228

CMYK colors,

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