Paint colors

tinanne

I don't know if this has been posted yet. But I have found this site very valuable when applying specific paint colors and stucco colors.

http://www.colorcharts.org/ccorg/

Krisidious

pretty kool...

you could look up anything... "chevy plumb crazy purple" and have exact colors...

9.95 for 1 month...

24.95 for 2 years...

not bad, thanks for the link

tinanne

Kristoff, you don't have to pay... just type in the name of the paint chip in the search at the top

Krisidious

yeah you can get some for free... but I meant this...

CBN Selector is distributed as a single seat expiring license. If the software is running in Trial Mode, you may want to consider purchasing a license. The following is a breakdown of features not available in Trial Mode.

Feature Trial Mode Licensed Mode
Open New Image Yes Yes
Save CBN Image No Yes
Export Colored Image No Yes
Print Colored Image No Yes
New From Clipboard No Yes
Import Base Image No Yes
Generate Color Report No Yes
Download New Fandecks No Yes
Download New Harmonies No Yes
Trial Image Tagging Yes No
All Tools Enabled Yes Yes
All Palettes Enabled Yes Yes
Visualization Enabled Yes Yes

but I'm all about using only what you need if they have it for free...

again thanks for the link

tomsdesk

Kris, just use your on screen color picker in the material editor...or am I missing something? Tom.

Krisidious

well I was thinking there was more that they don't even let you see... until you buy...

but that's a very sneaky (and good) idea... thx

tinanne

Kris, I thought the same thing and I subscribed to the CBN selector. I tried it several times and have never used it since. Maybe I didn't spend enough time trying to figure it out, but it seems "unfriendly" and didn't give me anymore then when I searched for what I was looking for, added it to my own library and applied in
SU.

nowstarter

I like colorcharts.org it's a great site but I also use MPC - http://www.myperfectcolor.com/ this site is simular in that is shows you all the colors from all the brands. The major difference is you can buy the paint online from MPC.

My favorite is there color combinations
http://www.myperfectcolor.com/Color-Combinations-Myperfectcolor-com-s/3254.htm

All brands matched by MPC link
http://www.myperfectcolor.com/articles.asp?id=135

I am pretty sure they Use Benjamin Moore to mix all the colors regardless of what brand they match.

goodonline

Thanks Tinanne,

This is a great resource.

Color Guru

Hi group.

I have just proposed to Google Boulder that they incorporate our colorcharts.org databases into Sketchup. Right now SU is sadly lacking in this area.

In order to accomplish great results; calibrate your monitor, use high quality source data and you can manage colors from additive color to subtractive color just as easily as any graphic artist. Printing ink and paint colorant have a lot of similarities, they are both pigment ground up in a clear carrier. You already know that all print media graphic artists manage color from additive color to subtractive color and do color correction on their desktops with spectacular results. Why would you think the same is not available to you when managing paint colors?

Here are the two different approaches to obtaining digital paint chip source data for virtual display purposes.

The first is by using an inexpensive $300 colorimeter like the Pantone Color Cue. Colorimeter’s have a very low degree of quality and only come up with a close approximation of colors. Anyone using this method to display paint colors on their websites also makes disclaimer statements that the screen color is not to be relied upon and you should purchase a test sample of the paint before proceeding with your paint order. The cost of scanning a color chip using this method is pennies!

The above is not considered by the paint industry as a scientific approach and therefore is never used to color match or formulate paint.

The second approach is spectrophotometers. This is the one the paint industry uses and relies upon. It is also the one we use. Spectrophotometers and their ancillary equipment start in the $10,000 range and go all the way up to several hundred thousand dollars. Ours cost around $100,000. Low end spectrophotometers read 31 data points across the UV/Vis electromagnetic spectrum. Spectrophotometers over $50,000 will read 400 data points or more. Here is a link for more data http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultraviolet-visible_spectroscopy. Read “Practical Considerations” on the same link.

In laymen’s terms the vast difference between low end and high end spectrophotometers is like trying to use a carpenters tape measure VS a machinists micrometer to obtain high quality incremental data. What this means to you is the higher quality of measured data you start with the better your reproducible results will be for either virtual visualization purposes or paint formulation.