This text introduces students in all the visual arts to color theory, the physiology and psychology of color perception, and the physics of color. Four dimensions of color—hue, value, intensity, and temperature—are discussed in detail
Albert Munsell's system of color notation has been taught for nearly a century, but the applications and uses of the system are constantly changing. Long and Luke's text teaches the importance of a standardized language to communicate color and the factors affecting how we perceive it.