Course
| code | AR114 |
| credit_hours | 3 |
| title | Visual Studies 2: Theory of Colors |
| arbic title | - |
| prequisites | None |
| credit hours | 3 |
| Description/Outcomes | This course intends to teach principles underpinning the theories of color, providing knowledge and skills in the field of visual communication and representation. An Introduction to study techniques and methods of forming color schemes for interior designs through using Adobe Photoshop Program is included in the course. Students learn how to identify varying color schemes and present drawings displaying an awareness of visual properties. |
| arabic Description/Outcomes | |
| objectives | • Emphasize an understanding of the factors of visual perception and vision systems the nature of colors and the optical system and color properties including hue, value and saturation. rn• Enhance the student’s practical skills to develop the awareness of the theory of color organization (Faber, Munsell and Chevreul organization) and principles of color schemes: chromatic harmony, Monochromatic harmony, triadic harmony and complementary harmony. rn |
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| ref. books | • AMBROSE, Harris, Color: In the Sensation Produced by Rays of Light, Lausanne, AVA Publishing, 2005.rn• CHEN, John, S. M., Architecture in Color Drawings, McGraw-Hill, 1996.rn• DONG, Wei, Color Rendering, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1997.rn• GRANT-HAYS, Brenda, Color in Small Spaces, London: McGraw-Hill, 2003.rn• JACKSON, Paul, C., Painting Spectacular: Light Effects in Water Color, Cincinnati: North Light Books, 2000.rn• McCAULEY, Mark, Color Therapy at Home, Massachusetts, Rockport, 2004.rn• OJEDA, Oscar Riera, Colors- Architecture in Detail, Massachusetts, Rockport, 2004.rn• PILE, John, Color In Interior Design, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1997.rn• POORE, Jonathan, Interior Color by Design, Rockport Publishers, Massachusetts, 1994. rn• PORTER, Tom, GOODMAN, Sue, Manaul of Graphic Techniques 4, Architectural Press, 1998.rn• SCHLEIFER, Simanek, 500 Color Ideas for Small Spaces, Koln: Taschen, 2007. |
| arabic ref. books | |
| textbook | • MILLER, Mary, Color for Interior Architecture, N. Y.: John Wiley & Sons. |
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| course file |
46_AR114_visual studies 2.pdf |
Course Content
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Description |
| 1 |
Introduction to aesthetic science and colors.
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| 2 |
Light and physical vision factors.rn- Eyesight perception.rn- Eyesight and perception of form, distance and movement.rn- Eyesight and perception of color.rn
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| 3 |
Color qualities (color dimension).rnWhite, black and gray.rn
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| 4 |
Lighting colors. Pigment colors.
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| 5 |
Color ordering.
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| 6 |
Color ordering.
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| 7 |
Continuation of the previous lecture and evaluation.
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| 8 |
Color wheel (color circle): Rood wheel and Chevreul wheel.
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| 9 |
Complementary and split complementary
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| 10 |
Harmony of colors.
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| 11 |
Harmony of colors.
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| 12 |
Continuation of the previous lecture and evaluation.rnColor and visual perception.rnPsychological effects of color.rn
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| 13 |
Outdoor color
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| 14 |
Color and interior design – Introduction to techniques and methods of forming color schemes for interior designs through using Adobe Photoshop Program.
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| 15 |
Color and interior design - Introduction to techniques and methods of forming color schemes for interior designs through using Adobe Photoshop Program.
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