Maricopa Community Colleges  INT135   19966-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
INT135 19966-20086 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Color
Application of color theory to furnishings and interiors. Includes color psychology, effect of lighting on color and historical overview.
Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
INT135   19966-20086 Color
1. Describe color in terms of the physiology of the human eye.(I)
2. Describe the psychological effects of color.(II)
3. Identify color groups and appropriately use the color wheel.(III)
4. Describe color mixing of pigment and light.(IV)
5. Identify major color systems and make appropriate applications.(V)
6. Identify and describe color's dimensions.(VI)
7. Investigate color schemes for interiors.(VII)
8. Identify the types and uses of lighting and its relationship to color. (VIII)
9. Identify and describe historical color usage.(IX)
10. Create 2 dimensional designs emphasizing color.(I-IX)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
INT135   19966-20086 Color
    I. The Human Visual System
        A. Physiology of the Eye
        B. Process of Seeing Color
      II. The Psychology of Color
          A. Psychological Effects
          B. Trends
        III. Groups/Wheel
            A. Warm Colors
            B. Cool Colors
            C. Neutral Colors
          IV. Colorants
              A. Pigment
              B. Light
            V. Color Systems
                A. Brewster
                B. Munsell
                C. Others
              VI. Color's Dimensions
                  A. Hue
                  B. Value
                  C. Intensity/Chroma
                VII. Color Schemes
                    A. Monochromatic
                    B. Achromatic
                    C. Analogous
                    D. Complementary
                    E. Split Complementary
                    F. Triadic
                    G. Tetratic
                    H. Shibui
                  VIII. Color and Lighting
                      A. Natural
                      B. Artificial
                    IX. Color in History
                        A. Ancient World
                        B. Middle Ages
                        C. Renaissance
                        D. America
                        E. Modern Era
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