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Color Theory (WEB111)
Course Length: 1 day
Delivery Methods:
Available as private class only
Course Overview
In this Color Theory training class, students will learn the basics of thinking about color and about the rules and considerations for working with color in design projects.
Course Benefits
- Learn about the traditional color wheel and explore color in Adobe Illustrator.
- Learn about relationships between colors and how to create a color "feel".
- Learn basic color theory principles.
- Learn about considerations for print and web.
- Learn to create a color palette for your project.
Course Outline
- Terminology
- Color Wheel
- Explore a Live Color Wheel (Exercise)
- Saturation
- Hues and Shades
- Exploring Shades and Tints Using Adobe Photoshop
- Value of the Hue
- Colors
- Explore a Color Using Photoshop (Exercise)
- Building an Efficient Color Theme
- Triadic Colors
- Complementary Colors
- Split Colors
- Analogous Colors
- Color “Feeling” Mood
- Work with Client Color Plans (Exercise)
- Color Theory Principles
- Complementary Colors
- Contrasting
- Vibrancy
- Monochromatic
- Work with Color Principles (Exercise)
- Color Context
- Mode RGB/CMYK
- Print or Screen
- Audience Type
- Choose Colors for Different Audience Types (Exercise)
- Scope of Project
- Implementing Color
- Create Color Palette
- Mechanics of a Color Scheme
- Whitespace
- Creating an Electronic Color Scheme (Exercise)
Class Materials
Each student will receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.
Live Private Class
- Private Class for your Team
- Live training
- Online or On-location
- Customizable
- Expert Instructors