
This test helps confirm whether a client is warm, cool, or neutral. (The 12 Blueprints drapes also have the Cool Neutral and Warm Neutral drapes to help identify which type of neutral.) All drapes must be tested in all 4 levels. Each set includes a Warm, Cool, and Neutral drape. Step 4 – Red Test Drapes – 4 sets of drapes in 4 Value levels (Light to Dark). Christine and I both feel that having 5 colors gives us just that much more information. If they were purchased from Sci\ART, they are fine. Note: Some Sci\ART analysts only have 3 colors in this set, which were issued by Kathryn Kalisz, instead of the 5 colors many of us have. We start to see patterns of cool, warm, dark, light, soft, bright and whether the client seems to be neutral. This set helps us further evaluate Hue, Value, and Chroma. If they aren’t, the analyst is missing vital information. Step 3 – 4 True Season Drapes – A set of 5 drapes – White, Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue for each of the True seasons. Here, we begin to see how a client fits into the Hue, Value, and Chroma characteristics of color. Step 2 – 4 Season Key Drapes – 1 color representing each true season and its two neutral offspring Winters (Black), Springs (Gold), Summers (Silver), and Autumns (Brown). That’s okay, as this step is a preliminary look at the skin’s reactions to colors and also helps a client understand what types of effects they will see on their face during draping. Note: Not all analysts have the Hand Boards.

Step 1 – Hand Boards – 1 color representing each true season and its two neutral offspring: Winters (Black), Springs (Peach), Summers (Light Blue), Autumns (Brown) As a Master Colorist and expert on human coloring, I trust she put these steps in this order because it is the best way to logically work through the process of a PCA, both visually and intellectually.

Kathryn Kalisz established an order to perform an analysis. That’s the beauty of the Sci\ART method – checks and balances every step of the way. In Kathryn Kalisz’s Trainer’s Manual, she writes, “(Personal color) analysis is a process of contrast and comparison and elimination.” No single test gets you to a good result.
