Foundations Of Color Theory

The Foundations Of Color Theory: July 13th, 1 to 5pm EST

(A Hybrid Class Experience:) Day 1 opens on enrollment. Day 2 live on Zoom, July 13th.

Learn to see what's happening in the hair, what's inside the tube, and how those pieces come together so your tone choices make more sense.

  • ✓ On demand Day 1 access starts right away
  • ✓ Live Day 2 class with CWC
  • ✓ Built for stylists who want more predictable formulation decisions
Enroll Today, $299 Per Stylist, VAT Included
 

Two Class Days. One Main Goal: Color Control

Here's what each day covers.

Day 1, Building Your Color Map

Day 1, Building Your Color Map

On demand, instant access, about 3.5 hours
  • What color really is, how you see it, and what you are actually mixing when you formulate
  • How to decipher your color line
  • How to fully chart your tones in 3D
  • Where natural hair lives in 3D
  • How to identify the background ratio in each tube
  • Finish Day 1 by beginning your Color Map with the line you use
Day 2, Using Your Color Map

Day 2, Using Your Color Map

Live on Zoom, July 13th, 1 to 5pm EST, about 4 hours
  • Science based color mixing theory, step by step
  • Mix color with background for more consistent results
  • Work in ratios, levels, and parts on your wheel before ever touching the hair
  • Learn the CWC Directional Color Mapping System to create and predict more consistent results
  • Troubleshoot real formulations and learn how to make stronger tonal choices

This class gives you the language, the system, and the visual tools to stop second guessing and start formulating with purpose, no matter where you're starting from or what brand you use.

Built For How People Learn

Learning doesn't stop at hearing the information. It needs a path, a place to practice, and a way to come back to the learning so it starts to stick.

Learning happens in stages. How to work through the course so it sticks.
Who Foundations is for

Is Foundations The Right Class For You?

Foundations is for stylists who already have a starting foundation with natural levels, remaining pigment, tone families, basic wheel relationships, and the 5 basic ways color can move through the wheel.

If you're ready to learn how to apply that knowledge when choosing your tones, navigating the wheel, deciphering your color line, and working toward hitting your color targets more predictably, then Foundations is for you.

You do not need to feel advanced to be here. You do need to be ready to slow down, learn the process, and practice seeing color in a more predictable way.

Not there yet? No worries. Start with The Beginner's Bundle OR Choosing Your Tone Bundle

Why This Class Is Built Different

A lot of color education hands you formulas, or tells you what to use. The problem is, the moment you're in front of a head of hair that has different variables than the last time, you find yourself guessing again.

Foundations teaches the principles, the directions on how color works: what color is, what's in your tubes, and how it behaves when it meets the remaining pigment already in the hair. When you understand that, you can formulate with any line, on any starting canvas, in any situation, because you're working from understanding instead of memory or pattern recognition.

More of what stylists learn in Foundations

What Stylists Are Saying...

This is the most comprehensive and thoughtfully designed color program I've ever taken, with an incredible level of support even after completion.

If you commit to the process and do the work, you'll gain the confidence to create virtually any result on the color wheel for your guests.

After more than 30 years behind the chair, I can confidently say this is the most complete color education I've experienced.

Michael S.

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After Class Support

Because learning isn't a one day event.

Foundations gives you the class, the replay, the workbook, guided activities, and CWC community support so the learning has somewhere to keep going after your class day.

CWC Community
After Class Community Support
 Level 1 Eye Refinement and Chroma Identity activities
After Class Level 1 Activities
 Level 2 Color Control and Color Mixing Support
After Class Level 2 Color Mixing Support
 Level 3 Predictable Results Support
After Class Level 3 Predictable Results
 

CWC Community Support

Ask questions, share activity work, and keep learning with stylists who are walking through the same concepts.

After Class Activities

Guided practice helps you slow down, train your eye, and begin turning the information into usable skill.

Digital Workbook

Use it during class and come back to it after the replay window closes.

7 Day Replay Access

Revisit the class in sections so you have more time to process the information.

What Stylists Are Saying...

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Definitely the missing piece I've been searching for.

Thank you so much for the amazing class!! I wish I would have been taught this years ago. Makes so much sense!! Definitely the missing piece I've been searching for. I've heard a lot of this before but the way you explain it makes sense in my brain. I'm an educator for a color company and I could never quite find the words to explain the why when teaching color conversions. Doing the swatches and seeing everyone else's was so eye opening. Makes so much sense why stylists struggle when switching brands! Excited to join the CWC community and will definitely be taking the next class.

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I performed my best color in my 17 years as a hairdresser.

I've been swatching my colors like a maniac. Tonight I cut 10 inches off my client's hair. While her highlights were processing, I swatched her hair that I had cut off so when it was time to color/tone I was totally prepared and I can honestly say I performed my best color in my 17 years as a hairdresser. Thanks for helping me build a stronger foundation. It's totally paying off!

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Everything about this class was sooooo good.

Thank you so much for this class. I feel like I have added tools to my color tool belt. Thank you so much! I can truly say I walked away from this with more color knowledge and understanding of color theory. I know now what I'm really working with and how to use the tools I have and just understanding how what is in the tube works with the hair's pigment. There's a lot of bricks to color theory, but understanding better how the bricks come together to get a beautiful final result fills in the gaps. Everything about this class was sooooo good. The information was presented well, with being able to ask questions during the class. The base color in the tube is soooo helpful for formulating and the idea of swatching to have a visual of what's in the tube is so useful. Thank you again for this class.

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Definitely the missing piece I've been searching for.

Thank you so much for the amazing class!! I wish I would have been taught this years ago. Makes so much sense!! Definitely the missing piece I've been searching for. I've heard a lot of this before but the way you explain it makes sense in my brain. I'm an educator for a color company and I could never quite find the words to explain the why when teaching color conversions. Doing the swatches and seeing everyone else's was so eye opening. Makes so much sense why stylists struggle when switching brands! Excited to join the CWC community and will definitely be taking the next class.

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I performed my best color in my 17 years as a hairdresser.

I've been swatching my colors like a maniac. Tonight I cut 10 inches off my client's hair. While her highlights were processing, I swatched her hair that I had cut off so when it was time to color/tone I was totally prepared and I can honestly say I performed my best color in my 17 years as a hairdresser. Thanks for helping me build a stronger foundation. It's totally paying off!

CWC stylist review image

Everything about this class was sooooo good.

Thank you so much for this class. I feel like I have added tools to my color tool belt. Thank you so much! I can truly say I walked away from this with more color knowledge and understanding of color theory. I know now what I'm really working with and how to use the tools I have and just understanding how what is in the tube works with the hair's pigment. There's a lot of bricks to color theory, but understanding better how the bricks come together to get a beautiful final result fills in the gaps. Everything about this class was sooooo good. The information was presented well, with being able to ask questions during the class. The base color in the tube is soooo helpful for formulating and the idea of swatching to have a visual of what's in the tube is so useful. Thank you again for this class.

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Day 1 opens instantly. Day 2 is live on Zoom, July 13th, 1 to 5pm EST.

This class gives you the system, the language, and the visual tools to make your tonal choices with more purpose.

Enroll Today, $299 Per Stylist, VAT Included

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