colorist

Noun

col=or=ist

WORDNET DICTIONARY

colorist(n = noun.person) - a painter able to achieve special effects with color;

Derived forms noun color₈, noun color₁, noun color₆, verb color₄

colorist, n. [Cf. F. coloriste.].

One who colors; an artist who excels in the use of colors; one to whom coloring is of prime importance. [1913 Webster]

"Titian, Paul Veronese, Van Dyck, and the rest of the good colorists." [1913 Webster]