To become a Certified Color, Body and Line Professional Educator, you may study the 90 hour course developed for the Academy Of Art in San Francisco and for colorists throughout the country. Everything is covered in The Science of Personal Dress Reference Manual provided under Products-Tools page. The Certification 7- page Exam is provided at the end of the book and is extremely rewarding. This in-depth teaching lays the foundation for understanding all aspects of personal dress and applies to all art fields of endeavor.

PART  I    COLOR BACKGROUND

Insight Into Color .............................................................................................................. The Light Spectrum ..........................................................................................................
Three Forms Of Color .......................................................................................................
Color Practically Applied In Science ................................................................................
Appreciation Of Color .......................................................................................................
Color Terminology ............................................................................................................
Symbology Of Color In History ..........................................................................................
Psychological Association With Color ...............................................................................
Color Analogies ................................................................................................................
Color Preferences .............................................................................................................
Color Associations With Health .........................................................................................
Color And Aura Vibrations ................................................................................................
The Value Of Knowing Your Colors ..................................................................................

PART  II    HOW COLOR WORKS

Phenomena Of Color Attraction ........................................................................................
Drawing Hair And Eye Color Forward ...............................................................................
Color Affects Your Hair Color ............................................................................................
Whiteness Of Teeth Affected by Colors .............................................................................
Colors Affect Each Other ...................................................................................................
"Flip-Over" Color Reaction ...............................................................................................
You Are A Picture .............................................................................................................
Balancing Your Frame ......................................................................................................
Nature Vibrates In Harmony ..............................................................................................
Nature Balances Color ......................................................................................................
Complementary Colors .....................................................................................................
The Qualities Of Warm And Cool Colors ...........................................................................
Hair Color Is The Best Clue ...............................................................................................
In-depth Look At Hair Color ..............................................................................................
Blue Hair Family ...............................................................................................................
Red Hair Family ................................................................................................................
Yellow Hair Family ...........................................................................................................
Warm/Cool Skintone Test .................................................................................................
The Qualities Of Balanced Colors .....................................................................................
Color Testing Has Revealed Balanced Colors ..................................................................
In-depth Look At Balanced Colors ....................................................................................
Skintone Colors ................................................................................................................ Red-Warm Undertones ......................................................................................................
Blue-Cool Undertones .......................................................................................................
Yellow-Warm Undertones .................................................................................................
Ruddy Skintones ...............................................................................................................
Balancing Skin Undertone Colors .....................................................................................
Color Categories ...............................................................................................................
Inter-Season Color Groups ................................................................................................
Going Beyond The Seasons ..............................................................................................

PART  III   COLOR RANGES

Color Ranges ....................................................................................................................
Six Ways To Change A Color ............................................................................................
Explanation Of Color Ranges ............................................................................................
Color Range Extremes ......................................................................................................
Special Icy Testers And Icy Colors ....................................................................................
In-Depth Discussion Of Color Ranges ................................................................................
    Red Range ....................................................................................................................
    Pink Range ...................................................................................................................
    Green Range ................................................................................................................
    Blue Range ...................................................................................................................
    Purple Range ................................................................................................................
Continuing Range Discussion Of "Neutrals" ......................................................................
    Yellow Range ...............................................................................................................
    Rust / Plum Range ........................................................................................................
    Camel / Gray Range .....................................................................................................
    Brown Range ................................................................................................................
    Black / White ................................................................................................................

PART  IV   HOW TO USE COLOR

Makeup .............................................................................................................................
Determining Your Makeup Colors .....................................................................................
Don't Overdo It! .................................................................................................................
Balanced Makeup Colors ..................................................................................................
Categories Of Colors Found On The Market ......................................................................
"Chemical " Changes ........................................................................................................
You The Artist ...................................................................................................................
Lighting Effect On Makeup ................................................................................................
Makeup with "Outside" Colors ..........................................................................................
Natural Eye Color ..............................................................................................................
Eyebrows Set Contour Of Face .........................................................................................
Eyebrow Guidelines ..........................................................................................................
Eyebrows For Men ............................................................................................................
Comments On Face Makeup .............................................................................................
Hair Color .........................................................................................................................
Taupe Shoes Repeat "Mousey" Hair .................................................................................
Repeat Your Hair Color In Basic wardrobe Items ..............................................................
Learn To Spot Your Neutrals .............................................................................................
Hair Color Substitutes .......................................................................................................
Light, Medium and Dark Neutral Hair Colors ....................................................................
Repeating Your Eye Color .................................................................................................
Repeating Your Skintone? ................................................................................................
Contrast And Color Values ................................................................................................
Defining Your Degree Of Contrast .....................................................................................
Fine-Tuning Your Contrast Range .....................................................................................
Light To Dark Values Of Hair, Skin And Eyes ....................................................................
Special Contrast Testers ...................................................................................................
How To Create Contrast ....................................................................................................

PART  V   COLOR AND LINES

Symbols Relating To Line And Color ................................................................................
Symbols Used To Define Shapes ......................................................................................
The "Shape" Concept .......................................................................................................
Symbol For The Exaggeration Of "Life" ...........................................................................
Symbol For The Femininity Of "Beauty" ...........................................................................
Symbol For The Masculinity Of "Strength" .......................................................................
Symbol for The Balance Of "Poise" ..................................................................................
Symbols As Related To Stature ........................................................................................
Symbols As Related To Features ......................................................................................
Triangular Feature Lines ..................................................................................................
Circular Feature Lines ......................................................................................................
Squared Feature Lines .....................................................................................................
Oval ed Feature Lines ......................................................................................................
Symbols As Related To Lines And Design ........................................................................
Clothing Categories ..........................................................................................................
The Exaggerated Feeling Of "Life ....................................................................................
The Femininity Feeling Of "Beauty" .................................................................................
The Balanced Feeling Of "Poise" .....................................................................................
The Feeling Of Textures ...................................................................................................
The Feeling Of Color Combinations ..................................................................................
The Feeling Of Changes Of Light ......................................................................................
Adapting Your Personal Colors Throughout The Year ......................................................
Tools To Build Your Frame ...............................................................................................
Everything In Life Communicates .....................................................................................
Which Lines Are For You? ................................................................................................
Color and Lines Correspond .............................................................................................
Gender Mixtures ...............................................................................................................
Your Magic Component ....................................................................................................
You Relating To Fashion Trends .......................................................................................
You Are Your Own Best Framer ........................................................................................
Balancing The Total Picture .............................................................................................
Building Your Frame from A Simple Start ........................................................................
Wardrobe Analysis Chart ..................................................................................................
Your Whole Picture ...........................................................................................................

APPENDIX AND NOTES

Comments On Supplemental Materials ............................................................................
Commentary On Season Similarities ................................................................................
Chart Showing Season's Common Characteristics ...........................................................
Explanation Of Season Characteristics ............................................................................
Commentary On Characteristics .......................................................................................
Explanation Of Inter-Season Characteristics ....................................................................
Inter-Season Descriptions .................................................................................................
Guidelines For Testing ......................................................................................................
Updated Information On Body Types ................................................................................
Bibliography .....................................................................................................................
7 Page Examination For Certification ...............................................................................

1. Which color has the highest vibration? _______________
2. Which color has the lowest vibration? _______________
3. What portion of the electromagnetic scale are we able to see?___________
4. T/F Only in the presence of light do we see color. _________
5. T/F The color that is not absorbed is the color we see. _________
6. What 3 forms does color express through? ________ ________ ________
7. Name the 3 primary colors of light. __________ __________ ___________
13. Luminosity means that a color is __________________.
14. In the context of personal colors, a person's neutral color is considered to be his/her __________________ color.
15. Harmony = ______________.
16. What colors of the spectrum are most associated with comedy in the theater? 20. What spectrum color is the brightest? _____________
21. Which color is the most energetic? _____________
22. Which color is least flattering to most skintones?__________________
23. Which color is ambivalent and is at the midpoint of the spectrum? ____________
24. Name the color associated with high rank and royalty. ______________
25. Which color is fundamentally beneficial? _____________67. Name the two kinds of ruddy skintones. ______________ _______________
68. What color best cools off ruddy skintones? ________________
69. T/F Lack of pigmentation in the skin causes the skin to be very dark. _________
70. Name the six major ways a color can be changed:
75. Name several warm icys. _______________________________________
76. Name several cool icys. ________________________________________
77. Which red in the red family is moderate enough to be worn by most people? ______________
80. Why do people with warm orangey skintones look good in blue? _________________________
81. Which of the purple colors "doubles" for an Autumn blue? _______________________________
82. What are the best colors to coordinate with yellow? _____________________________________
83. what can be worn with rust to cool it down? ____________________________________________
128. What symbol is associated with "childish"? ___________
129. What lines do dimples suggest? ________________
130. What overall form is best to achieve when designing a person's hairstyle? ________________________
131. What height begins to communicate regal lines for women? _____________
141. Could pushed-up sleeves on a sweater give a feminine, masculine and exaggerated feeling? _____
142. T/F Dull colors are boring. _________
143. Why are thick, untreated leathers more masculine? _________________________________
144. How can you change a color to make it feel and communicate poise and authority?
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145. Which is more feminine, lace or rhinestones? ________________________
161. What gender is a tweed skirt? ________________
162. T/F A lack of proportion gives the off-beat note for trendy fashions. ______
163. T/F If an item of clothing you are wearing doesn't feel right, it is probably because you are self-conscious. _____
164. T/F When a thing is in perfect balance it becomes a classic - even a dramatic costume can become a classic. _____

In front of the following list of dress items, draw the symbol which most represents what the feeling of the item is communicating.

EXAGGERATED

FEMININE

MASCULINE

BALANCED