A New Practical Treatise on the Three Primitive Colours Assumed as a Perfect System of Rudimental Information ... With Some Practical Rules for Reflections; and Sir Isaac Newton''s Distribution of the Colours in the Rainbow...

A New Practical Treatise on the Three Primitive Colours Assumed as a Perfect System of Rudimental Information ... With Some Practical Rules for Reflections; and Sir Isaac Newton''s Distribution of the Colours in the Rainbow... by Charles Hayter offers a simplified system for understanding the powers and variations of colors their effects under light and shade and practical rules for reflections. The book includes Sir Isaac Newton's distribution of colors and aims to simplify color theory for artists and amateurs. With diagrams and explanations Hayter emphasizes practice in mastering painting providing insights into color mixing shading and perspective.