Colour Secrets of the Great Painters

This Guide will provide the background information you need to work your way through the 10 COLOUR DISCOVERIES.  Some of the information is technical but most of it is based on your own observations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome to Colour Secrets of the Great Painters.  Why do we need a Guide?

PART ONE - COLOUR SCIENCE

Colour Recognition and the Human Eye.  What is Light?   What is Colour?

Types of Ambient Light.  How Ambient Light affects forms.

PART TWO - COLOUR THEORY AND PAINTING

Colour Properties.   Recognising Colours.  The Natural Colour System.

PART THREE - THE ORCHARD ARTS COLOUR RECOGNITION AND MIXING SYSTEM

Canvas Light.   Colour Pathways.  The Pathway Colour Wheel.  Colour Mixing Theory.

PART FOUR - HOW THE COLOUR DISCOVERIES ARE ORGANISED

Introduction to the individual Colour Discovery.  List of Paintings to be studied. Description of individual paintings.

Composition - The Golden Mean and the Main Point of Focus.

Colour Analysis Preparation.  The Orchard Arts Colour Pathways.

What ideas does this painting generate - Historical    Technical    Emotional.

Conclusion

STARTING THE COURSE