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Color Theory Online Classes

Explore the power of color choosing skills
Make your artwork visually appealing

Courses in Color Theory

-> Basics of Colors Theory

-> Fundamentals Of Color theory

-> Comprehensive study of colour studies


Batches & Timings
Two classes per week ( 8 hours per month)
Weekday classes - Tuesday, Thursday ( 12 noon - 1 pm)

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Color Theory Online Classes
Course Structure


One month course


Basics of Colors Theory

  • Color Wheel - The Pigment Wheel
  • Color themes
    • Analogous
    • Complementary
    • Split Complementary
    • Double Complementary
  • Color Models
    • Hexadecimal or HTML Color Model
    • RGB Color Model
  • Broken Hues
  • Basics of Principles of Design
  • Basics of Elements of Design

* Includes
  • 8 hrs classes
  • Assignment on each chapter
  • Live interaction with students
  • Making Pigment color wheel

Three months course


Fundamentals Of Color theory

  • Color Wheel
    • The Pigment Wheel
    • The Process Wheel
    • The Light Wheel
  • Color themes
    • Analogous
    • Complementary
    • Split Complementary
    • Double Complementary
    • Triadic
  • Coloring Agents
    • Additive Color Mixing
    • Subtractive Color Mixing
  • Color Models - Hexadecimal or HTML Color Model
  • The Dimensions of Color
    • The Dimension of Hue
    • The Dimension of Value
    • The Dimension of Intensity
    • The Dimension of Temperature
  • Color Interactions
  • Principles of Design in detail - Rhythm, Balance, Contrast, Harmony, Proportion, Scale, Emphasis
  • Elements of Design in detail - Space, Line, Form & Shape, Texture, Light

* Includes
  • 24 hrs classes
  • Assignment on each chapter
  • Live interaction with students
  • Making different color wheels

Six months course


Comprehensive study of colour studies

  • Color Wheel
    • The Pigment Wheel
    • The Process Wheel
    • The Light Wheel
    • The Munsell Wheel
  • Color themes(Practical implementation)
    • Analogous
    • Complementary
    • Split Complementary
    • Double Complementary
    • Triadic
  • Coloring Agents
    • Additive Color Mixing
    • Subtractive Color Mixing
  • Color Models
    • Hexadecimal or HTML Color Model
    • HSL Color Model
    • CMYK Color Model
  • The Dimensions of Color
    • The Dimension of Hue
    • The Dimension of Value
    • The Dimension of Intensity
    • The Dimension of Temperature
  • Practical implementation of Principles of Design- Rhythm, Balance, Contrast, Harmony, Proportion, Scale, Emphasis
  • Practical implementation of Elements of Design - Space, Line, Form & Shape, Texture, Light
  • Color Interactions
  • Colors and Shadows
  • Structural Color
  • Color Influences your life

* Includes
  • 48 hrs classes
  • Assignment on each chapter
  • Live interaction with students
  • Making different color wheels
  • Practical implementation of principles and elements of design

Course Modules of Color Theory


  • Color Foundations

  • Study Color Wheel
    • The Pigment Wheel
    • The Process Wheel
    • The Munsell Wheel
    • The Light Wheel

  • Study efficient Color themes
    • Triadic Colors
    • Tetrad Colors
    • Complementary Colors
    • Split Complementary Colors
    • Analogous Colors

  • Coloring Agents
    • Additive Color Mixing
    • Subtractive Color Mixing

  • The Dimensions of Color
    • The Dimension of Hue - Broken Hues, Hues in Composition
    • The Dimension of Value - Discords, Shading, Pattern & Texture, Emotion, Definition & Emphasis, Contrast & Toning, Values in Composition
    • The Dimension of Intensity - Chroma, Colored Grays, Complementary hues - False Pairs, Glazing, Intensity in Composition - Balance, Intensity & Value, Effects of Depth, Proportion
    • The Dimension of Temperature - Mixing, Neutrals, Effect of background, Tonality, Proportion

  • Digital Color Tools, Models & Palettes
    • RGB Color Model
    • HSL Color Model
    • CMYK Color Model
    • Hexadecimal or HTML Color Model

  • Principles of Design - Rhythm, Balance, Contrast, Harmony, Proportion, Scale, Emphasis

  • Elements of Design - Space, Line, Form & Shape, Texture, Light

  • Color Interactions
    • Successive Contrast
    • Simultaneous Contrast

  • Colors and Shadows

  • Structural Color
    • Luminosity
    • Iridescence
    • Luster

  • Color Influences your life

Rules for all the courses-

1. Each student is required to have a Color Theory sketchbook. All things taught in the class, should be practically implemented in the sketchbook.
2. Your sketchbook is the work out place for ideas and hurdles you are facing in that assignment. How did you overcome it by which idea. Write ideas, hurdles and solutions for every project.
3. Sketchbook work is an important part of Color Theory assignments. Design that looks compelling, communicates to a viewer is important for your assignment.
4. Discussions in the class about the problems faced during the assignments.
5. Color Theory students will need a tablet, smartphone, computer, laptop with a reliable internet connection to access the Zoom classes. Please practice respectful device etiquette under all class circumstances. Please mute your mics when not in use.
6. Please be attentive in the class, course taught in the class will be used for further understanding of concepts.

Completing your course and by inclass participation in Color theory course students will:
• Learn how to mix hues to create and use any color
• Learn to apply different color schemes and their implications
• Learn to make different types of color wheels and their implications
• How color will interact with viewer applying colors to their artwork

Color is everywhere around us and within us. We can see colors around us from blue sky to green grass,from turquoise blue green algaes of oceans to yellow palette charm of desert,vivid colors in the wings of butterfly to bright red color in beetles. Colors in the leaves in spring season changing from shades of yellow green to green to orange, orange yellow, orange red in autumn.

In nature where we see color there is harmony in colors. If we maintain that harmony in our designs, our work is appealing. Color theory is used to govern the use of colors in an aesthetically pleasing and harmonious way. Color has the power to heal everyone. If you want to create a great art, that will be unique in this world, study of color theory subject is must for you. It involves the study of science behind the colors when used correctly in your art can make wonders. Color theory is the study of physics of colors, how human brain processes color on seeing different values of hue.

With knowledge of colors you can explore the power of colours in your life. You will find a new way of looking life. Colors can influence your life.