Seasonal Colour Analysis v. Artistic Colour Analysis
- Joanna
- Dec 30, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Sep 18
This article describes:
What is Seasonal Colour Analysis?
Problems with Seasonal Colour Analysis
The Stylemap 'Artistic Colour Analysis' Service
What is Seasonal Colour Analysis?
In seasonal colour analysis, the analyst seeks the greatest amount of colour harmony between the client's natural skin tone and the colour drapes, placed near the face. Usually, the colour temperature; the colour brightness and colour depth of different colours are systematically compared to find the set of colours with the greatest harmony with the client's skin tone.
The goal isn't to find the colours that perfectly complement the client's skin tone and colouring, but rather to discover one set of colours out of a number of sets (4, 12, 16 or more) that complement the client's skin tone more than the other sets.
Problems with Seasonal Colour Analysis
No absolute values. No absolute values of light, dark, brightness or dullness dividing the seasons. Each system and each set of colours contains variables.
Subjectivity. In both the analyst and client. Comparison relies on a series of subjective judgements.
Olive skin tones do not easily fit into the seasonal categories and sub-categories.
Individual colouring is not easily accounted for, with clients looking radiant in some of their colours, but not others.
The Stylemap 'Artistic Colour Analysis' Service
This is an online service where I create your precise, personalised colour palette using advanced colour theory and analysis of your skin, hair and eye tones to determine your ideal depth, brightness, contrast and hues. I advise you how to wear the colours and which accent colours work best.
I use a colour picker and the HSL colour generator to determine your best colours, which allows for full control of the three aspects of colour: Hue, Saturation and Light.
If you book the Face & Body Type Style Analysis, I use your Style ID to align colours with your most effective style impact, using clothing, accessories, hair and make up.
If you also book the Psychological Style Analysis, I use your archetypal and elemental energies to align colours, to add deeper psychological resonance to your individual palette.
