Building Color Schemes - Theory and Practice
Join Architectural Color Designer, Amy Woolf for an exploration of creating successful color schemes -- including some history, a little theory and actual practice.
Together we will think about and discuss methods of combining colors and follow up with some hands-on exercises with color samples you have obtained in advance. (See below.)
Amy's insights will be valuable to anyone interested in the aesthetics of the built environment as well as anyone who has ever struggled putting together a color scheme. Her lessons will also add to the analysis of material and visual culture that has been a theme of this autumn’s meetings.
Amy Woolf is an Architectural Color Designer, based in New England, and has been consulting independently for 18 years. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Inter-Society Color Council since 2019. (https://www.awcolor.com/about)
Paper Tools
To get the most out of this session, it's helpful to have access to a variety of colors in the same material or form. Here are some options:
- Color Aid Papers: Available in boxes of 220 or 314 colors (220, small size is ideal). These can be found at art supply stores or purchased online.
- The Essential Color Card Deck: A less expensive option with colored cards, smaller than Color Aid papers.
- Solid Origami Paper: Comes in 100 colors, available from various suppliers.
- Paint Chips: Obtainable from a local paint store, where you can often borrow or collect them.
- Other Material Samples: Fabric, laminate, or tile samples work well.
- Printable Color Swatches: Created with your computer and color printer.
- Paper Swatches: Made with colored pencils, crayons, or markers.
Any of these will work for the session.