Offers an in-depth study of the principles and applications of color in visual application and communication.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
To provide students with a thorough understanding of color and its application in both traditional and digital media applications.
- The properties of color including hue, saturation and value.
- Scientific and mathematical Color Models including the color wheel, color prism, and the Munsell color tree.
- Color Harmonies such as analogous, monochromatic, triadic, complementary, and the use of harmonies in a variety of applications.
- Discuss the emotive principles of color in design.
- Color perception and the principles of additive and subtractive color.
- Discuss color temperature as related to the illusion of spatial depth and emotive principles.
- Demonstrate traditional painting methods using gauche and acrylic, including mixing color and clean up.
- Develop a series of studies employing the properties of color.
- Reproduce a 12-part color wheel accurately.
- Define and illustrate color harmonies such as analogous, triad, and complementary.
- Develop a project using a specific color harmony related to mood.
- Demonstrate the illusion of depth by using color.
- Understand the process of mixing colors with paint, as well as the digital environment.
Assessment and Requirements
- Tests
- Design Projects.
Text to be determined by the department/instructor
Outcomes
- Humanities and Fine Arts
- Humanities
- Category 5: Humanities and Fine Arts
Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Provide, in writing, a request to the department. Indicate the rationale for requesting credit and describing the type of college-level learning or course descriptions. Portfolio must contain 3-5 pieces of evidence that illustrates competency in all course learning objectives. Department faculty will evaluate submitted portfolios based on the evaluation rubric. Evaluation rubric and student checklist located in The School of Liberal Arts office. Interview with appropriate departmental faculty to discuss the request and work samples.
Interview, given in department by department faculty. Faculty will interview applicants based on submitted portfolio and will assess against evaluation rubric. Evaluation rubric and student checklist located in The School of Liberal Arts office.