Colour and Design

Paper Code:

MTX-124

Credits:

3

Contact Hours:

45.00

Max. Marks:

100.00

Objective:

To create aesthetic sense through designing
To understand the various aspects of colour and their effect.

9.00

Unit I:

Concepts and specifications of colour
Light and colour phenomenon, physical basis of colour emissions, absorption of light
Chromatic circle, Primary, secondary and tertiary colours, complementary colours, Hues, Tints and Shades, colour intensity charts
Additive and Subtractive combinations.
Colour theories as light theory, pigment/ Brewster colour theory

10.00

Unit II:

Warm and cool colours
Colour harmony-Achromatic, Monochromatic, Analogous, change in hue and value, neutralized colour
Application of colour to woven fabrics
Colour in combination and colour in contrast in fabric and garment design

9.00

Unit III:

Design- Elements and principles of design and their application in designing
Types of motifs- Natural, decorative, geometric, abstract, stylized

10.00

Unit IV:

Free hand sketching, enlarging and arrangement of motifs
Arrangement of figures – unit repeating design, all over repeat design, the drop device, drops reverse designs, sateen system of distribution (with reference to half drop), rectangular drop reverse, diamond base, ogee base, border patterns, all over patterns

7.00

Unit V:

Symmetry- principle concepts, perspectives and its application
Effect of raw material, weave and finish on the appearance and ornamentation of fabrics

Essential Readings:

Clarke, W. ,An Introduction to Textile Printing, Newnes-Butterworths,Boston,1977.
Miles, L., Textile Printing, (2nd edition), Society of Dyers andColorists, England,1994
Storey, J., Manual of Textile Printing, Thames and HudsonPublication, London, 1992.
Yates, M., Textiles- A Handbook for Designers, Norton andCompany, New York, 1996.
Grociki, Z.J., Watsons Textiles Design and Colour, London, Newness Butter Worths,1998.
Joyce, Carol ,Textile Design, Watson-Guptill Pubns, 1993