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Color Theory and Application for Interiors
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San Francisco, Tues. June 4, 6:30 pm, 14 meetings
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- 14 meetings
- June 4 to Aug. 27: Tues., 6:30-9:30 pm
- San Francisco: Room 209, Art and Design Center, 95 Third St.
- $850 (EDP 015123)
Also one 6-hour meeting to be arranged on a Saturday or Sunday
Vesta Kirby, M.F.A., is an artist and consultant for color and materials. She has taught at the San Francisco Art Institute, the College of San Mateo and the Academy of Art University. She has designed corporate interior projects in San Francisco, New York, Paris, Bern, and Tokyo. Her artwork includes acrylic, oil and watercolor paintings; mixed media; and drawing.
Textbook(s) for this course:
Note: Recommended, not required
Color and Light
Author: Kaufman
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Edition: 1st
Publication Year: 1999
ISBN: 978-0517704011
Textbook is optional.
AND
Note: Optional
Color: Natural Palettes for Painted Rooms
Author: Kaufman
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Edition: 1st
Publication Year: 1992
ISBN: 978-0517576601
Textbook is optional.
AND
Note: Required
Elements of Color
Author: Itten
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Year: 1970
ISBN: 978-0471289296
AND
Note: Recommended, not required
Interaction of Color
Author: Albers
Publisher: Yale
Edition: Anv
Publication Year: 2013
ISBN: 978-0300179354
Textbook is optional.
AND
Note: Required; Do not buy second hand copies. The color chip charts cannot be re-used.
The New Munsell Student Color Set
Author: Long
Publisher: Fairchild Books
Edition: 2nd
Publication Year: 2001
ISBN: 978-1563672002
X412.7 (3 semester units in Architecture)
A requirement in the Certificate Program in Interior Design and Interior ArchitectureColor is one of the most powerful, useful and expressive tools available to design compelling interior spaces. Review the color-based theories of Albert Munsell, Johannes Itten and Josef Albers. Learn how to change the value and intensity of colors using paint. Two-dimensional exercises teach you to apply theory to using color in interior space.
This course is appropriate for personal enrichment; no previous training is required.
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San Francisco, Wed. Feb. 6, 6:30 pm, 15 meetings
- 15 meetings
- Feb. 6 to May 15: Wed., 6:30-9:30 pm
- San Francisco: Room 211, Art and Design Center, 95 Third St.
- $850 (EDP 016238)
Josie Grant, M.F.A., has worked with color in interior design as a muralist, decorative painter and color consultant. She brings forty years of teaching and practical experience to the Certificate Program in Interior Design and Interior Architecture.