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Colour makes our lives more interesting - how dull it would be in a black-and-white world! It pleases us aesthetically- entertains us and is useful to us. This unique book aims to describe the scientific nature of colour and light- and how we see it- in an accessible and easily understandable style. The evolution of the eye- science of colour and technical visual systems are all broken down into readable chapters- with clear images and illustrations provided for reference. The book then goes on to discuss the innate tendency of humankind to produce artistic works as conceived- realised and augmented through the use of colour. Focussing on broad forms of artistic entertainment - painting with pigments and dyes- colour and light in photography and cinematography- light displays and colour in television - this book then delivers a comprehensive review of what colour means and has meant in the creative arts....