Certified Color Expert Training – CCE
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Join the ranks of Certified Color Experts (CCE), a select group of designers, decorators, stagers, and color aficionados! Our comprehensive color training leads you through the step-by-step process of quickly selecting the perfect paint colors AND finishes for your customers to create a Color Perfect Home!
Program for Certified Color Experts
If you enjoy color, you will enjoy this training!
Package includes fan decks from Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore, as well as a CCE Large Paint Color Sample Binder and 6 information-packed video-filled modules. (Click Here for a Complete CCE Course Outline!)
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Several Word-based forms are available for download, including our CCE Top 150 Paint Color Key Cheat Sheet, CCE Client Pre-Appointment Interview Form, 6-Step Color Read Cheat Sheet, and Color Rules. Quick Reference Cheat Sheet
Overview and Orientation to Training
o Overview of Training o CCE Branding o Why Color is Important
o Making the Most of Your Training o Color Trends o Collaborating with Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams
o Your Fan Deck Orientation o Your CCE Large Paint Sample Binder – Why and How to Order Large Samples in Every Color Bonus Section
o Audra’s Favorite Trade Resources – Fabrics, Furniture, etc….
o Special thanks to Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore.
o Provide a link to the VistaPrint Dealer Portal Module 1 – Color 101 (35+ Home Photos)
o Color Principles and Attributes o Color Concepts and the Artist’s Vocabulary o The Color Wheel and Why It Works o Color Schemes You Should Know o Color in Relation to Light, Architecture, Emphasis, Meaning, and Mood o Color Names and Shades
o Recognizing Color Codes
Module 2 – CCE Color Rules…
Getting a “Color Read” ( 50+ Examples of Home Photos )
o Three Color Categories – Changing the Way You See Color
o Understanding the Four Types of Whites o Beginning with Whites and Specifying
o Whites’ Rules
o Types of “Neutrals” and How to Easily Break Them Down o Neutral Rules o Using Your Tools to Ascertain Undertones in a Space (A “KISS” Approach)
o Color Rules and Working with Colors
o Simple Color Scheme Creation (Another “KISS” Approach that
Module 3 – Color Interpretation in a Space (50+ Home Photos)
o The Good and the Bad News
o Color Read Process in 6 Steps
o What Exactly Are Dictators?
o What Exactly Are Showstoppers?
o Working Around Showstoppers o Rules for Showstoppers o Two Home Color Consultation Examples and How You Would Specify o Filling Out the CCE Client Color Read Cheat Sheet Module 4 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 S pace – Lots of Home Photos o How to Use Your CCE “Color Read” Worksheet
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Creating the Client Color Palette o 7 Color Consultant Mistakes o Creating the Color Palette in 3 Easy Steps
o The Phone Call – Your Unique Selling Proposition or Why You Rule! o Listening to the Client – CCE Client Pre – Appointment Interview
o “Home Reading” – Architectural, Interior, Demographic, Sun, and Fixed Fixtures
o A Little Detective Work o Using Color Ratios o Using a Color App to Match the Accent Color o Always Training Your Eye f or Home Style and Integrity – Useful Resources
Using Sherwin Williams Color Snap o Color Scheme Inspiration o The Truth of the Matter o The 120 Best Selling Benjamin Moore Colors o Audra’s Top 100 Most Useful Audra’s Top 50 Most Useful Sherwin Williams Paint Colors in a Cheat Sheet Format o Using the CCE Paint Color Cheat Sheet, Taking Notes, and Seeing Color Truly o Building Your Custom Color Key Binder and Ordering Color Sheets
Module 5 – Perfecting the Color Consult o Putting It All Together – Phone Call to Project o Pricing for Everyone o Getting the “Client Read” o Client Preparation (Defining Client Goals) and Payment o Optional Client Research o The “Color Perfect Home” Consultation Start to Finish o The First Walk Through & Client Interview o Incorporating the Rules Into a Consultation Process o Using Your CCE Client Color Read o Nar
o The Phone Call – Your Unique Selling Proposition or Why You Rule! o Listening to the Client – CCE Client Pre – Appointment Interview
o “Home Reading” – Architectural, Interior, Demographic, Sun, and Fixed Fixtures
o A Little Detective Work o Using Color Ratios o Using a Color App to Match the Accent Color o Always Training Your Eye f or Home Style and Integrity – Useful Resources
Using Sherwin Williams Color Snap o Color Scheme Inspiration o The Truth of the Matter o The 120 Best Selling Benjamin Moore Colors o Audra’s Top 100 Most Useful Audra’s Top 50 Most Useful Sherwin Williams Paint Colors in a Cheat Sheet Format o Using the CCE Paint Color Cheat Sheet, Taking Notes, and Seeing Color Truly o Building Your Custom Color Key Binder and Ordering Color Sheets
Module 5 – Perfecting the Color Consult o Putting It All Together – Phone Call to Project o Pricing for Everyone o Getting the “Client Read” o Client Preparation (Defining Client Goals) and Payment o Optional Client Research o The “Color Perfect Home” Consultation Start to Finish o The First Walk Through & Client Interview o Incorporating the Rules Into a Consultation Process o Using Your CCE Client Color Read o Nar
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