Innovative Practice of Traditional Color Aesthetics in Vocational Image Design Courses: A Case Study of Song Dynasty Attire and "Moonlight Over Wuyi Mountain"

Integrating traditional color aesthetics education into vocational image design courses holds significant importance for meeting the demand for traditional costume design talents in the film and theater industry and enhancing students’ professional competencies. This paper explores the teaching practice of traditional color aesthetics in vocational image design, using Song Dynasty clothing colors as the instructional content and the graduation project "Moonlight Over Wuyi Mountain" as a case study. By constructing a Song Dynasty clothing color teaching module, developing a teaching case library, designing ideological and political integration points in the curriculum, and adopting a "three-tier progressive" teaching model with information-based teaching methods, the effective implementation of traditional color aesthetics education was achieved. Through an analysis of the creative process of "Moonlight Over Wuyi Mountain," the paper demonstrates students’ growth in digital rendering of traditional colors and the application of cultural elements. Additionally, a multi-dimensional evaluation system was established to reflect on and improve teaching practices, proposing future directions such as dynamic heritage transmission and interdisciplinary collaborative teaching.