Colour: An Introduction (9 Parts)
- Synopsis
- Series on colour theory, mixing and colour schemes, and colour in the natural and human environment. Discusses colour in painting, film, design, fashion, advertising, and natural objects and phenomena. Intended to increase understanding of colour for work in art and design.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 9 x 30 min.
- Year of production
- 1991
- Availability
- Out OF Distribution; 1999 sale: £12.75 (+VAT inc. p&p) each part
- Subjects
- Art
- Keywords
- colour
Sections
- Title
- Basics of colour
- Synopsis
- 1: Colour theories, colour physics, pigments and colours, primaries, secondaries, complementaries, mid values, basic colour circle, colour energy.
- Title
- Colour energy
- Synopsis
- 2: The impact of complimentaries (maximum contrast), contrast of extension, warm/cool dimension of colour (maximum energy), colour/form relationships.
- Title
- Colour structures
- Synopsis
- 3: Colour temperature in colour structures, analysing colour schemes in paintings, points, lines, marks and triad and tetrads in colour schemes.
- Title
- Between black and white
- Synopsis
- 4: The use of black, white and grey in paintings, mixing chromatic blacks, greys and whites, grey scale and breaking a colour with its complementary.
- Title
- Discord energy
- Synopsis
- 5: Definition of classical discords with examples of their use in paintings; mixing classical discords, alternating discords and complimentary discords.
- Title
- Colour in nature
- Synopsis
- 6: Key developments in 20th-century landscape painting; shifting point of view; using colour to create form; analysing colour and form in natural objects.
- Title
- Living with colour 1
- Synopsis
- 7, 8: Use of colour in architecture, interior decoration, fashion, food packaging, advertising and signs.
- Title
- Living with colour 2
- Synopsis
- 9: Additive theory of colour, effect of different kinds of light colours, computer-aided exploration of colour organisation and relationships, reflections, colour dynamics, iridescence and lasers.
- Title
- Colour light
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
Resources in Training & Education Ltd
- Contact
- Donald Hill, Mark Brady
- admin@riteltd.net
- Web
- http://www.riteltd.net External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01749 689027
- Fax
- 01749 689027
- Address
- 26 Lower Chapel Court
South Horrington
Wells
Somerset
BA5 3DF - Notes
- Probably no longer in business (2009)
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