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    • tinanneT Offline
      tinanne
      last edited by

      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/

      Executive Director : American Society of Architectural Illustrators
      AIP 30 Competition opens soon. ASAI.org

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      • KrisidiousK Offline
        Krisidious
        last edited by

        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

        By: Kristoff Rand
        Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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        • tinanneT Offline
          tinanne
          last edited by

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

          Executive Director : American Society of Architectural Illustrators
          AIP 30 Competition opens soon. ASAI.org

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          • KrisidiousK Offline
            Krisidious
            last edited by

            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

            By: Kristoff Rand
            Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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            • T Offline
              tomsdesk
              last edited by

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

              http://www.tomsdesk.moonfruit.com/
              2.5D Trees & Shrubs!

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              • KrisidiousK Offline
                Krisidious
                last edited by

                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

                By: Kristoff Rand
                Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                • tinanneT Offline
                  tinanne
                  last edited by

                  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.

                  Executive Director : American Society of Architectural Illustrators
                  AIP 30 Competition opens soon. ASAI.org

                  Architectural Rendering

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                    nowstarter
                    last edited by

                    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.

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                      goodonline
                      last edited by

                      Thanks Tinanne,

                      This is a great resource.

                      Robert Good
                      http://www.digitalnursery.net

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                        Color Guru
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                        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.

                        1. 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.

                        1. 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.

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