A Certified True Expert can walk into any room, and distinguish what works and what doesn't work about the undertone of the colours in the space.
This workshop will teach you:
How to Distinguish Undertones which is the foundation of Colour Consulting and choosing accurate neutrals. We will begin to train your eye so that everywhere you go, you will start to see what others don't see.
How to Conduct an Interior Colour Consultation which includes:
- 5 Ways to Establish a Colour Palette to Create Flow
- 15 Guidelines for Specifying Colour to cover each room.
- 5 Most Common Objections and how to Handle Them.
- 3 Ways to start with no Inspiration.
- 10 Guidelines on Working with Undertones for Interior and Exterior.
- 12 Ways to get Exterior Colours Right. Which Trend Colours to Avoid.
Expanded and Updated True Colour Experts Workshop
Maria is delighted to announce her revised True Colour Experts Workshops. To date she's conducted eight workshops around North America, here at home in Vancouver, British Columbia and as far away as Atlanta, Georgia.
Here's what one of her graduates had to say after taking the workshop:
"...I have had two color consultations since the workshop.
I LOVE it. After learning [Maria's] system, I find that the color chooses you. When I
perform your preliminary color tests with the fan deck, I have a magic wand too! After
we talk about and analyze the big fixed elements, the client can see perfectly why it is the
right color. Amazing. The time just flies by. I am in my creative element, and I can't
thank you enough for setting me off on this wondrous course..."
Ellen Rhett, Birmingham, AL
Here's what Maria has to Say
"Everyone who participates in my workshops is looking for more confidence, period. We have added even more practical, experiential, hands-on exercises for my students to understand the principles of choosing colour and gain competence and skill. Right now."
How Do You Know This Workshop is for You?
- Have you ever looked at an image in a magazine, on-line or walked into a freshly painted house, kitchen or bathroom and saw there was something "off" about the colours?
- Have you been intimidated with all the thousands of colour choices available to you and just wanted a few good colours?
- Do you have trouble explaining the difference between beige, gray and taupe.
If you've had any of these questions, then the True Colour Expert Workshop is for you.
This Workshop is not Colour Theory
Click here to read Maria's post on how knowledge of theory alone is insufficient.
This Workshop is a System
Maris breaks down colour in undertones and gives you the practical, experiential tools to be able to see that the colours you are choosing are correct for the space.
Who Benefits?
- You are a design enthusiast with a flair for colour and interested in having the ability to choose colours for yourself with confidence!
- You are looking to increase your income and launch your colour consulting career with confidence!
- You are an interior decorator, designer, stager, or painter looking to increase your colour knowledge beyond theory and confidently communicate why the colour you intuitively know is right is correct for the space!
What Will You Learn
- Maria's unique system for distinguishing and defining undertones developed over 10 years and thousands of consultations.
- How to select neutrals, vibrant colours, as well as trim colours with confidence and know they will look exactly right on the walls.
- How to set up finishes like tile, flooring and cabinetry, or work with existing finishes so that you and your client can "see" that you have chosen the right colour or combination of colours.
- How and when to work with existing and dated finishes in a space.
- How to see, before you paint or install fixed, permanent finishes, whether the colour or combination of colours is right.
- How to create flow and transition colour from one space to another.
- How to choose colours for exterior.
- How to avoid the biggest mistake homeowners and designers make when choosing colour.
- How to effectively communicate the 'why' behind the colours you select for your clients to ensure they are not only satisfied but eager to recommend your services to their friends and family.
You'll learn the language of "undertones", "comparison", "context", "fixed elements", "clean vs. dirty" and much, much more. You'll not only learn by listening, you'll learn by doing and walk away feeling competent and confident.
Workshops are conducted over three consecutive days, starting at 9:30 AM each morning and ending around four or four-thirty in the afternoon. Each day is carefully constructed with a teaching session, followed by an exercise section, where you can immediately put into practice the principles you have just learned.
Workshops Include:
- Your own invaluable reference book filled with the all the learning tools from three days of training
- Handy colour specification chart to use on future consults
- Reference guides to use over and over again with your clients
- Sample letters of documents helpful in conducting colour consults
- Benjamin Moore colour fan deck
As a bonus, you'll also:
- Attend a cocktail party hosted by Maria in her home
- Receive a comprehensive list of colours and neutrals divided into useful categories to make it even easier to specify the right colour the first time
- Be eligible to join a private "True Colour Experts'" Facebook page where you can continue the conversation with Maria, mentor and be mentored by other workshops graduates and stay connected
- Receive a "Certified True Colour Expert" button to display on your website
What People are Saying
"I attended Maria's color Training workshop in Atlanta. I'm a licensed interior designer and will tell you this class is so worth it. I learned things here I NEVER learned in school or 20 years of practice! Maria is even more charming in person than she appears in her blog. Go, go, go. So worth the money. Your clients (and you) will benefit immediately."
Val Short, Interior Designer
"I came home and picked out my house colors in about 1/2 hour. What I learned and the references we put together in your class made the choices almost obvious!"
Hannah Dee, Hannah Dee Interiors, Philadelphia, PA
"Just wanted to say three cheers to Maria Killam for not only inventing a rocking system, but for sharing it with us. This is hands down the best system I have found and I have tried quite a few. It really does take the fear out of color picking blind."
Jennifer Duchene, Lift Your Spirits Home Transformations, Palo Alto, CA
"I've specified colors for several clients since I took your class last month. Thanks to your expertise, I fairly quickly made selections based on UNDERTONES. YAY!!! Beautiful spaces. Thrilled clients. Happy and grateful me! Working with 2 or 3 new clients each week and really excited about what's in store."
Stacey Guest Murphy, Homestretch Designs, Atlanta, GA
Dates in Vancouver (No US Dates forthcoming)
Wednesday to Friday, March 21, 22 & 23, 2012
Cost
$1,800 Deposit of $1,000 due upon registration, with balance due upon arrival.
Early Bird Registration $1,500, one month before the course.
Taxes
Applicable to Canadian Residents
Cancellation Policy
Deposit will be refunded minus a $100 non-refundable registration fee if cancelled 3 weeks prior to course date.
Course is transferable to the next one within 12 calendar months but there will be no refunds inside 3 weeks prior to the course. Prices subject to change.
Course Times
9:30 am - 4:30 pm each day (last day 4:00 pm)
Location in Vancouver
8449 Main Street in Vancouver, BC. 10 minutes from the airport, 20 minutes from the downtown core.
Accomodation
The closest hotel we would recommend is the Coast Airport but if it's your first time in Vancouver, you might want to stay somewhere downtown. Most hotels are within walking distance from the skytrain and it's a 5 minute cab ride from the station.
Click here to see some video clips from one of the workshops.
Email admin@mariakillam.com to register and save your spot in the workshop!
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