AT 131 - Color

Description
This course includes the study and application of color theories and concepts using gouache paint. Emphasis is on perceptual skills, color mixing, application to design, understanding three dimensional form, and spatial relationships.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 6
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: AT 140 (D- or Higher)
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Course Fees: $20.00
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Fine Arts, A.F.A., Pre-Art, A.A. (General Transfer),

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Demonstrate correct use of tools and techniques to mix and apply gouache paint to paper.

2. Demonstrate correct use of vocabulary related to color concepts and theories.

3. Demonstrate successful painting in a series of color exercises relating to basic color vocabulary, concepts and theories and executed in the form of a color workbook.

4. Apply color theory and design principals with skill and sensitivity in the creation of painted projects dealing with value and color perception, spatial relationships and three-dimensional form.

5. Identify colors visually and with accuracy to solve problems based upon Josef Albers and Johannes Itten’s relational color principles.

6. Analyze projects effectively in group and individual oral and written critiques.

7. Express appreciation of diversity through critiques.

8. Maintain a disciplined work ethic and manage time constructively by completing work on time.

9. Identify the best solution to a problem or issue.

10. Use creativity and alternative thinking to brainstorm new ideas and possible solutions to problems or issues.

11. Complete work accurately with attention to detail.

12. Manage time effectively.
Course Outline:
I. Basic color vocabulary

II. Color mixing and painting techniques

III. Three properties of color, color theory and pigment theory

IV. Physiology of color vision, additive and subtractive color theory

V. History of Color Wheels and Munsell Color theory

VI. Color perception and relational color (Josef Albers, Johannes Itten, etc.)

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 5-15%

Facilitated discussion/critiques: 5-15%

Mediated instruction/demonstration: 10-15%

Group work: 5-10%

Studio/lab: 60-75%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: Studio Art 2-Design
AP Min. Score: 3
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: IRW 97, IRW 98, IRW 99

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Studio - 1:1-2
Total Studio Hours Per Week: 6
People Soft Course ID Number: 100229
Course CIP Code: 50.0799
Maximum Course Enrollment: 20
General Room Request: Art Studio classroom

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

School: School of Liberal Arts
Department: Visual Arts
Discipline: AT
Faculty Credential Requirements:
18 graduate credit hours in discipline being taught (HLC Requirement), Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Other (list below), Program Accreditation Requirement (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
Instructor must have an MFA in drawing/painting or design, with expertise in the area of color and college level teaching experience.

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20220216T16:20:06
Course Review & Revision Year: 2026-2027