Paint Color - Module

A single module from the Essentials of Paint and Painting Technology full course.

• Access: Online, must be completed within two weeks after purchase.
• Time: Approximately 1 hour to read through.
• Content: The content is separated in sections, with a brief knowledge check at the end of each section.              
• Outcome: One Professional Development Hour (PDH) will be awarded, document available to download after completion.

If you go on to complete all 8 modules within a two-year period, you will be provided the option to purchase the Level 1 Essentials of Paint and Painting Technology Exam. Which, if successful, would give you the certification Architectural Coatings Technologist (ACT), a recognized certification in the commercial/architectural coatings industry and the prerequisite to the level 2 and 3 coatings specifications courses offered by MPI.

Topics Covered:

• General information about the source of color and how color is seen by the human eye
• Color Theory:
1. The primary color system, etc
2. Dimensions of color
3. Systems developed to identify and measure color
• How paint & coatings get their color
1. Pigments
2. Tints
• Description of the difference between gloss and light reflectance
• Psychology of color and how it affects humans