Description

What this opens up:
Most colour decisions in floral work are made using basic colour wheel relationships and personal aesthetic preference. This module extends that into the analytical colour reasoning that accounts for how flowers actually behave in light — how pigment fades, how colour temperature affects spatial perception, and how a palette that reads beautifully in a reference image performs differently in a dimly lit venue or under artificial light.

The module covers:
– Pigment and light interaction: how cut flower pigments change under different light conditions, how to anticipate those changes, and how to adjust palette decisions for the specific display environment rather than the sourcing context
– Colour temperature and spatial effects: how warm and cool colours advance and recede in space, and how those effects can be used to manipulate the perceived scale and depth of an arrangement or installation
– Brief-to-palette translation for complex briefs: moving from a client’s colour language — which is often vague, contradictory, or reference-dependent — to a working palette that is specific enough to buy and arrange from, and that delivers what the brief was actually asking for

Approximate study time: +/- 5 hours

What it produces:
A colour reasoning practice that accounts for the specific conditions in which floral work is displayed — producing palettes that perform in context rather than approximating reference images under studio conditions.