16 Lessons in Color Theory

#	Lesson Name	Description
1	Introduction	Why Color? Putting Color in the Brain Learning About Color
2	A Wheel of Color	A Wheel of Color Ugly Corner in a Cityscape Let's Expand a Bit Moving on to a Pastel World
3	Colors with Pastels	Moving to a Pastel World Some Thoughts
4	The History of Color	Earliest Use of Color Color in Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Far East Color in Ancient Crete Color in Ancient Greece Color in Ancient Rome Color in Early Christianity Color in the Renaissance Color in the 17th and 18th Centuries Color in the Classic Revival Period Color in Impressionism Color in Post-Impressionism
5	Color Perspective	Is color perspective important? Distance affects all colors Weather affects all colors Studying color perspective Exercise in color perspective Color perspective in houses/figures Color perspective in foliage
6	Importance of Value in Color	Avoid holes and jumping-out colors Light and Shadow Studying Light and Shadow Color and Perception Optical Illusions Exercises in Optical Illusion
7	The Meanings of Color	Effects of After-Images Colors and Memory The Meaning of Colors Symbolic Colors What do Colors Stand For?
8	Psychology of Color	Phsycological effects in painting How to Judge your Color Selection Characteristic Color Combinations Color in Photography vs. Painting Colors in Painting vs. Colors in a Room
9	Characteristics of Manufactured Colors	Brief Survey of Painting Media Pigments we use Opacity and Transparency
10	Use and Selection of Colors	The Colors You Need Can You Work with Just Primary Colors? There are Several Reds, Yellows, Blues Recommended Lists of Colors Colors in oil painting Colors in casein, tempera, gouache Colors in watercolor List of transparent watercolors Colors for polymer painting Colors for pastel painting
11	What Your Colors Will Do	Reds Orange Yellows Blues Violet Greens Browns Gray Blacks Whites
12	Impastos and Color Mixing	Impastos, Gels, Extenders Mixing Colors Why mix colors? Seeing color differences Actual mixing of colors Exercise in color mixing Making colors darker Using black & white properly
13	Color Effects	Color Effects Exercise in color effects Harmony and disharmony in colors Exercise in color harmony What's a color scheme? Color effects by natural light Variation in sunlight Shadows cast by the sun Painting daylight streaming through a window Painting sunset colors Painting shiny metal effects Paintnig reflections in water
14	Color Effects (part 2)	Color effects by Artificial Light Limitations of articifial light Good features of artificial light Should we paint by artificial light? Painting light by showing its effect Painting a cityscape at night The importance of careful observation Exercise in perceiving color by artificial light Painting indoor subjects by artificial light How to achieve brightness Important and exciting shadows Light can be placed in unusual positions
15	Optical Effects in Color and Design AND Expressing yourself in color	Optical Effects in Color and Design Color of glass and water What is Op Art? Importance of Repeat Patterns Optical gadgets and toys Painting motion Expressing yourself in color Is color a medium of self expression? Self expression in art is a new idea Art and psychoanalysis Identify yourself with your art People respond to colors differently Similarities between opposites Testing responses of non-professional painters Expressing hatred and love Expressing sadness and happiness Is self expression in painting honest? Is art a universal language?
16	Conclusion	Artistic self-expression in the past Glossary of terms