Classic art education textbooks, carefully restored for modern study and everyday use.
Books, posters, and teaching materials rooted in historic art education.
How Solar Spectrum Press Helps
- We provide high-quality, republications of original, classic art education textbooks. These are not your average, mass-market reprints.
• Modern, up-to-date art exercise worksheets based on these original texts so you can easily put them into action as structured, practice-based instruction
• Suitable for bookstores, classrooms, workshops, and homeschool study
- Our books, worksheets, and posters make learning art fun and easy.
- Perfect for all ages - from first grade through adulthood.
Art & Color Theory Texts
Our Complete Catalog of Art Education Books
Browse our collection of thoughtfully and carefully reproduced classic art education books on art techniques, drawing, painting, color theory, and design. Our books are for all ages and skill levels. More titles coming soon!
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Suggestions for the Study of Colour Revised Paperback Edition
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Pencil Sketching Revised Paperback Edition
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Suggestions for the Study of Colour Revised Hardcover Edition
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Pencil Sketching Revised Hardcover Edition
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Framed Posters
Shop Our Collection of Framed Color Theory Posters
Beautifully framed color theory posters featuring the core principles from 'Suggestions for the Study of Colour', such as Harmony, Contrast, Discord, and The Natural Order of Color, with their corresponding color charts.
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Color Theory Charts Framed Poster Set
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Color Theory Principles Framed Poster Set
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Warm Colors Framed Poster
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Cool Colors Framed Poster
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Bulk Orders & Educational Discounts
We are pleased to offer bulk orders and educational discounts for qualified independent bookstores and educational groups, including:
- Bookstores and art supply retailers
- Art teachers and classroom educators
- Homeschool organizations and cooperatives
- Schools, colleges, universities, and educational institutions
- Museums, libraries, and nonprofit arts organizations
Art Education Bundles
Book bundles and exclusive offers for art teachers.
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Pencil Sketching Book and Worksheet Bundle
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Color Theory Book and Worksheet Bundle
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Teacher's Color Theory Bundle
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Tackle your fear of the blank page!
I originally designed this journal for myself. I wanted something offline to jot down all my creative ideas. Like many artists and creatives, I already own several notebooks and journals, but they have largely remained blank.
Then it hit me. There is something about an empty page that instills fear. I'm not sure why? But it is a very real phenomenon.
To help counter this, I designed each page in this journal to have sections for noting ideas, planning a color scheme or palettes, sketching, and adding references. No scary blank pages!
If you are like me and need order and organization in your life to help stay inspired and mentally uncluttered, then this art and creative idea journal is for you.
I hope you fill every single page.
About us
Many of the works we publish were written by educators who believed that careful study, observation, and practice mattered.
Solar Spectrum Press exists to keep that tradition alive.
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Valora AbbettLouis Prang transformed American art education by bringing structured, thoughtful art instruction into public schools. Through The Prang Company, he developed a complete curriculum, supported by detailed teacher manuals, that...
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Valora AbbettLouis Prang transformed American art education by bringing structured, thoughtful art instruction into public schools. Through The Prang Company, he developed a complete curriculum, supported by detailed teacher manuals, that...
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Valora AbbettIn Pencil Sketching (1913), George W. Koch explains drawing with a clarity that feels remarkably modern. From choosing the right materials to understanding the difference between sketching and drawing, his...
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More book titles are in the works about:
- color theory
- color mixing
- drawing techniques
- perspective drawing
- graphic design
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