Colour workshop Understanding colour and how to use it... Leon battista - first written researcher of how colours work and the psychological effects it has. Colour used to be expensive, but now a days is made sympathetically. Blues would be used for most significant colours; as these used semi precious stones to create blues. Colours are so social constructed relationships/representations too us. Paint technology changed styles of painting, the thickness of paint adapted art into the impressionist style and enabled people to paint quicker. Impressionist; speed, daring, colour bright. Complimentary colours. 3 main charteristics; Hue- blue, orange, green, pink, brown. Value- the light/darkness on the grey scale. intensity/ chroma/saturation - strength of colour brightness/dullness. A, Colour; Primary Secondary Tertiary Warm and cool. Theory- pure colours, practice - not pure colours.. always slightly biased. Grey scale Harmonious Monoch...