Color Specialist Fall 2010 Courses
Intensive study of applied color usage concentrating on textiles, product materials, media, image, and styling for fashion, home graphics, and related markets. Certificate programs offered in Fashion Products, Communication Design, and Image and Styling tracks.
Courses can be taken as part of a certificate or on an individual basis.
SXC 100 Color Theory I: Psychology0 credits $295
1.8 CEU
Whether your work is corporate or entrepreneurial, product-driven or media-related, the ability to harness the power of color is essential to success. Color- the foremost element crossing all market boundaries- impacts point of sale and consumer satisfaction. Explore color as an extraordinary visual and sensory stimulus. Learn how color choice can affect personality, product sales, and home environments. Cultural and social issues relating to color are discussed.
Information regarding textbooks and other required supplies will be available at the first class.
Instructor: Margaret A. Miele, assistant professor, Social Sciences; education director, the InterSociety Color Council
6 sessions: (55A) September 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21, 28
| CRN | Section | Day | Time | Location |
| 24109 | 55A | R | 6:30 pm-9:30 pm | TBA |
SXC 210 Color Theory Basics: Moving from Art to Science
0 credits $255
1.2 CEU
As a professional who works with color, do you know all the catchy names but need help communicating color attributes effectively? Learn to avoid mistakes by fostering an understanding and usage of color vocabulary that will ensure that the colors you specify are the colors you receive. Aspects of professional-level color technology are introduced, including lighting, illuminants, and color measurement instruments. Industry-accepted color notation is emphasized, along with color technology software. Learn to develop and implement a cohesive color management program through both lecture and hands-on work.
Instructor: David C. Albrecht, senior partner, DCD Advanced Technologies
4 sessions: (55A) October 26, November 2, 9, 16
| CRN | Section | Day | Time | Location |
| 25354 | 55A | T | 6:00 pm-9:00 pm | TBA |
SXC 260 Color Painting Studio
0 credits $250
1.2 CEU
Paint with color as a professional by learning how to mix, paint and create your own color chips and color schemes through this hands-on study for the use of mixing colors for fashion, accessories, home, branding, cosmetics, personal image, graphics and painting. Strengthen your ability to visualize the appearance of basic hues and their variant tints and shades, exploring the potential intensity and or muted effects of color combinations, lighter and darker. Use Josef Albers' juxtaposition and harmony of color and get tips on color mixing, matching, and selection.
Most studio supplies included in course fee and basic supplies available in the classroom. Some additional supplies necessary, approximately $50 recommended at first session. Bring a smock or cover-up to all sessions.
Instructor: Barbara Arlen, owner, Barbara Arlen Design & Associates; textile and product design, color, trend forecasting, and sourcing consultant; creator of home fashions products
4 sessions: (55A) October 13, 20, 27, November 3
| CRN | Section | Day | Time | Location |
| 26444 | 55A | W | 6:30 pm-9:30 pm | TBA |
SXC 300 Color Theory III: Color Through the Eyes of the Modern Artist
0 credits $295
1.8 CEU
Broaden your color sense and find inspiration by examining the work of great colorists from Impressionism to the present day. Learn about artists' techniques, what motivated their color choices, and how the colors they chose create a variety of moods. Artists' writings about color will also be discussed, as will the color theories of their times. The course covers the work of the Impressionists, Neo-Impressionists, van Gogh, Gauguin, Fauves, German Expressionists, Matisse and Picasso, Kandinsky and Mondrian, Abstract Expressionists, Color Field painters, and Op artists, among others.
Recommended reading: Gage, Color and Meaning: Art, Science and Symbolism. Two Friday sessions are held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art.
Instructor: Dr. Trudie Grace, adjunct assistant professor, History of Art and Civilization
6 sessions: (55A) October 27, November 3, 5, 10, 12, 17
| CRN | Section | Day | Time | Location |
| 23473 | 55A | W F | 6:00 pm-9:00 pm | TBA |