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Certified Color Expert Training from CCE
Certified Color Expert Training from CCE
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Join the exclusive club of Certified Color Experts (CCE) who are also designers, decorators, stagers, and color aficionados! Our comprehensive color training demonstrates to you how to quickly choose the ideal paint colors AND finishes for your customers in order to design a Color Perfect Home.
Program for Certified Color Experts
You’ll enjoy this training if you love color!
Six information-packed, video-filled modules are included in the package, along with fan decks from Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore and a large paint color sample binder from CCE. (Click Here to View a Detailed Outline of the CCE Course!)
To view the training schedule, click here.
Our CCE Top 150 Paint Color Key Cheat Sheet, CCE Client Pre-Appointment Interview Form, 6-Step Color Read Cheat Sheet, and Color Rules are among the Word forms that are available for download. Checklist for Quick Reference
Overview and Orientation of the Training
Overview of the training; CCE Branding; and Why Color Is So Important
o Making the Most of the Training o Color Trends o Working with Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore
Your Fan Deck Orientation, Your CCE Large Paint Sample Binder, and a Bonus Section on Why Having Large Samples of Each Color Is Important
o Audra’s Expanding List of Her Favorite Trade Resources: Furniture, Fabrics, etc.
Important l inks to Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams
o Link to Color 101 Module 1 of the VistaPrint Dealer Portal (35+ Home Photos)
Principles and Aspects of Color, Artists’ Vocabulary, The Color Wheel, and Why It Functions, Color Schemes You Should Know, Light, Architecture, Emphasis, Meaning, and Mood, and Color Names and Shades.
o Comprehending Color Schemes
CCE Rules of Color, Module 2
Getting a “Color Read” (50+ Examples from Home Photos)
o Three Categories of Color: A paradigm shift in how you perceive color
Understanding the Four Types of Whites Understanding How to Start with Whites and Specify Understanding The Rules of Whites
Using your tools to quickly identify undertones in a space (a “KISS” approach) o Types of “Neutrals” and How to Break Them Down o Neutrals Rules o Types of Neutrals and How to Break Them Down
o Applying the Color Rules and Working with Colors
Easy Analysis for the Development of Color Schemes (Another “KISS” Approach that
Module 3: Understanding Color in Space (50+ Examples from Real Homes)
The Positive and Negative News
· Six-step color reading procedure
What Do Dictators Do?
How Do Showstoppers Work?
Working around showstoppers and rules for them is covered in the following sections: o Rules for Dictators o Recognizing the Home’s Age and Trend Cycle o Rules for Fixed Finishes and Color – Floors, Fireplaces, Carpet, and Glass o Connecting the Rules with the Situation – Lots of Home Photos o How to Use Your CCE “Color Read” Worksheet o Working Around Showstoppers o Rules for Showstoppers o Two Home Color Consultation Examples and How
Module 4: Creating the Client Color Palette o 3 Steps to Creating the Client Color Palette o 7 Mistakes Color Consultants Make
The CCE Client Pre-Appointment Interview: Listening to the Client; The Phone Call: Your Unique Selling Proposition or Why You Rule!
o Understanding Your Home: Architectural, Interior, Demographic, Sun, Fixed Fixtures
o Always Train Your Eye for Home Style and Integrity – Useful Resources o Using Color Ratios o Using a Color App to Match the Accent Color o Finding the Client Color Cues – A Little Detective Work
Using Sherwin Williams Color Snap, taking notes, and seeing color honestly; Inspirational Color Schemes; The Truth of the Matter; The 120 Best Selling Benjamin Moore Colors; Audra’s Top 100 Most Useful Benjamin Moore Paint Colors; Audra’s Top 50 Most Useful Sherwin Williams Paint Colors; Using the CCE Paint Color Cheat Sheet; Building Your Custom Color Key Binder and Ordering Color Sheets; Using the CCE Paint Color Cheat Sheet; Taking Notes; Seeing
Module 5: “Perfecting the Color Consult” includes the following sections: “Putting It All Together – Phone Call to Project”; “Getting the “Client Read”; “Client Preparation” (Defining Client Goals) and Payment; “Optional Client Research”; “Color Perfect Home” Consultation from beginning to end; “First Walk Through and Client Interview”; “Incorporating the Rules Into a Consultation Process”; “Using Your CCE Client Color Read”
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