This is a colour theory course with something extra. By the end of term, you will learn to identify, explain and manipulate colours, colour relationships, palettes and styles. This integrative course about colour introduces the basics of optics, the spectrum & the properties of light; perception of colour by the eye, the brain & the camera; the stuff of colour, i.e., pigments, dyes & paints; studio practices in mixing colour & analogous practices in commercial printing, computer graphics & digital photography; colour illusions, what they reveal about vision, & why they matter to a working painter; historical models of colour & colour spaces from different disciplines; emotional & cultural interpretations of colour; &, of course, colour theory & historical palettes of different painters, styles & periods.
This course is held with FINE 204 Topics in Studio Practice. Would earning a FINE credit be more useful on your transcript? Then register for FINE 204 instead of INTEG 275.
most recent syllabus available from the Department of Knowledge Integration upon request