Class Overview
Colours influence us and our emotions daily. Mixing together colours in different proportions gives them different meanings and influences the observer.
There is a lot more to colour than meets the eye!
The course on Colour theory explains the psychology of colour and the usage of different colours for the purposes of creating your own eLearning content. Big brands tell their stories through colour and your eLearning should do so too!
What You Will Learn
Colour plays a major part in the consideration of visual communication and each colour has the power to trigger an emotion in the viewer's mind. To be able to do that, you need to consider various aspects of colour.
For this, we have extrapolated on the following topics in this Colour Theory course:
- What is colour - definition and profiles.
- Colour profiles - properties and classification.
- The psychology of colour - connected emotions and how to trigger them.
- Colour properties - hues, tints, tones.
- Colour schemes and their uses - colour pairing to create harmony.
- Colour swatches - creating palettes for your projects.
You will also learn which applications to use, showcased in two guided exercises - how to apply colour properties and how to use colour schemes in your project.
Why You Should Take This Class
Do you want to learn how to utilize colour in your design?
Or are you just interested in the ways colours influence us?
This comprehensive Colour Theory course will address any interest in colours.
We will not only tell you about colours, but we will also show you how to put them into practice. Skills and knowledge gained from this course will be instrumental in taking your project to the next level.
You will be able to produce content that entices the viewer by being pleasant to the eye and mind and conveys specific meanings.
RDK LIVE creates and transforms eLearning content to help their clients maximise the value of their content, therefore employing the very same principles as described in this course.
Who This Class is For
This Colour Theory course is for people working with eLearning, blogging or creating any kind of design online or on paper.
At the same time, anyone interested in the power colours have in influencing us will also greatly benefit from this course. So, really, anyone interested in colour will greatly benefit from this course.
Prior knowledge of using graphics software, such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Xd, Adobe Photoshop, Affinity Designer and similar, would be useful in this course.
This is as practical tips and exercises will be carried out to teach you how to apply learned concepts.
Materials/Resources:
To get the full value of this class you will need access to one of the following graphics softwares: Adobe illustrator, Adobe Xd, Adobe photoshop, Affinity Designer, Sketchpad or any other software with a colour picker.
Sketchpad is a free software, but Adobe offers 7-day free trials, which will be sufficient for this course!
With this course, the client brief pdf will be provided to work along the final practical exercise. If any feedback or any more information is needed, please feel free to contact RDK LIVE and we will get back to you!
Colour Theory Course Curriculum
- 01 Welcome to colour theory (1:34)
- 02 Course Curriculum (2:05)
- 03 What is Colour Theory? (3:21)
- 04 Colour Classification (3:22)
- 05 The Psychology of Colour (5:03)
- 06 The Properties of Colour (3:14)
- 07 Colour schemes and their uses (4:06)
- 08 Colour pallet tools and extra tips (4:30)
- 09 Let’s condense everything we learned (22:48)
Included as a bonus!
We have also provided a client brief pdf so that you can put your newly learnt skills to practice.
Follow along with the practical exercises throughout the course to develop your skills in applying colour theory to your projects.
Share your thoughts and progress in the comments and let us know if you want any feedback on your work! Happy learning.
