Tradition : Old masters' color ; The academic tradition ; Open-air painting in Britain ; The Hudson River School ; Plein-air movements ; Symbolist dreams ; Magazine illustration
Sources of light : Direct sunlight ; Overcast light ; Window light ; Candlelight and firelight ; Indoor electric light ; Streetlights and night conditions ; Luminescence ; Hidden light sources
Light and form : the form principle ; Separation of light and shadow ; Cast shadows ; Half shadows ; Occlusion shadows ; Three-quarter lighting ; Frontal lighting ; Edge lighting ; Contre jour ; Light from below ; Reflected light ; Spotlighting ; Limitations of the form principle
Elements of color : Rethinking the color wheel ; Chroma and value ; Local color ; Grays and neutrals ; The green problem ; Gradation ; Tints
Paint and pigments : The search for pigments ; Charting pigments ; Lightfastness ; Warm underpainting ; Sky panels ; Transparency and glazing ; Palette arrangements ; Limited palettes ; The mud debate
Color relationships : Monochromatic schemes ; Warm and cool ; Colored light interactions ; Triads ; Color accent
Premixing : Mixing color strings ; Gamut mapping ; Creating gamut masks ; Shapes of color schemes ; Mixing a controlled gamut ; Color scripting
Visual perception : A world without color ; Is moonlight blue? ; Edges and depth ; Color oppositions ; Color constancy ; Adaptation and contrast ; Appetizing and healing colors
Surfaces and effects : Transmitted light ; Subsurface scattering ; Color zones of the face ; The hair secret ; Caustics ; Specular reflections ; Highlights ; Color corona ; Motion blur ; Photos vs. observation
Atmospheric effects : Sky blue ; Atmospheric perspective ; Reverse atmospheric perspective ; Golden hour lighting ; Sunset ; Fog, mist, smoke, dust ; Rainbows ; Skyholes and foliage ; Sunbeams and shadowbeams ; Dappled light ; Cloud shadows ; Illuminated foreground ; Snow and ice ; Water: reflection and transparency ; Mountain streams ; Color underwater
Light's changing show : Serial painting ; At the end of the day
Resources : Glossary ; Pigment information.
