The Draping Process in Colour Analysis
February 28, 2010 by Christine Scaman
To be accurate, Seasonal Colour Analysis requires:
- that the drapes be precisely coloured to proceed through each level of the 3 properties of colour, namely Light>>Dark, Warm>>Cool, and Clear>>Soft
- that the drapes be used in a logical order so the results can be evaluated accurately
It is a bonus if:
- the system checks itself, so you don’t wander down the wrong road
- the system allows you to find several ways of solving a question, should you arrive at an impasse.
The Sci\ART system provides all 4 elements of a methodical approach to Personal Colour Analysis. There are 12 Seasons, which allows for the subtle variations in colour levels without providing more choice than an eye could really distinguish.
PCA systems with more than 12 Seasons are probably distinguishing the Seasons based on how colours are combined, rather than the colours themselves. That is perfectly valid. Seasonal Colour Analysis is not just about your skin perfecting colours. It is very much about how the colours are worn to best harmonize with the energy of the person wearing them.
The video below is at YouTube, at 12 Blueprints Personal Colour Analysis The Draping Process, if the embedded video below doesn’t work.
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Seems very logical, contrasting like that.
You’ve written that there’ a lot of variation in every seasonal group; hair, eyes, skin. And no way of telling the season by just loooking at someone. So I’m curious, how big of a difference, season-wise, have you seen with two people that could e.g. use the same foundation?
By the way, I loved the video about the right peach color. Being able to see and compare just one color makes it easier to understand. Colors are a bit scary.
They are can be scary – I certainly think the makeup counter is scary. But colour is beautiful and powerful too.
Good question about variation in foundation colour among Seasons – the answer is ivory to ebony can share the same undertone, which is basically what PCA identifies, along with your perfect palette.
So a True Winter has a red, or red-violet, undertone. But she could look like Anne Hathaway or Oprah.
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Just curious . . . .What undertone would a bright winter have?
Denise
Denise,
It would be neutral to warm. You could get more specific and say it’s the red-violet of Winter but with less blue and a more yellow red, like a strawberry. I’m still thinking about this undertone question. I’m not sure if you can go beyond the neutral/cool/warm distinction and still call it undertone. I think it should work but some colour analysts might disagree.
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Does the draping process come to a halt if the drapes reveal that you are a true season, or do you continue with the 12 season test drapes anyway?
You keep right on going, Caroline. Our vision moves from very broad to more and more precise. We begin with drapes that work on all individuals of that Season to some degree, but the colors of the drapes increase in specificity of coloring to isolate Season, True or Neutral, beyond doubt. So early on, we might suspect that you’ll be a True Season but it can’t be confirmed till later.
Thank you Christine. I find the process of personal color analysis fascinating.