Introduction to color science and engineering

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Introduction to Color Science and Engineering MUSIHOVEN, 12 th March 2011

Transcript of Introduction to color science and engineering

Introduction to Color Science and Engineering

MUSIHOVEN, 12th March 2011

Stupid color questions

• Why the sky often looks blue?• Why the leaves are green?• How to say if there is a difference in color

of those red roses?• How to make a certain color?• …• …• What is color anyway?

What colors are these?

What colors are these?

Then, what colors are these?

Once upon a time, …

Once upon a time, …

Once upon a time, …

Color wheels

Traditional colors for painting

Additive and Subtractive Colors

Subtractive colors

(source: http://www.xrite.com/documents/literature/en/L11-029_color_guide_en.pdf )

Color attributes

(source: http://www.xrite.com/documents/literature/en/L10-001_Understand_Color_en.pdf )

Color attributes

(source: http://www.xrite.com/documents/literature/en/L10-001_Understand_Color_en.pdf )

So, what is color?

3 necessary components for the existence of colors

(source: http://www.xrite.com/documents/literature/en/L11-029_color_guide_en.pdf )

Electromagnetic waves

Light sources

…, etc

Their spectrums

3 necessary components

(source: http://www.xrite.com/documents/literature/en/L11-029_color_guide_en.pdf )

Object

(source: http://www.xrite.com/documents/literature/en/L11-029_color_guide_en.pdf )

Objects’ response to light

(source: http://www.hunterlab.com/appnotes/an05_00.pdf )

Spectral data curves of samples

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Fingerprint of Cyan

Magenta’s fingerprint

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Yellow’s fingerprint

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3 necessary components

(source: http://www.xrite.com/documents/literature/en/L11-029_color_guide_en.pdf )

Photoreceptor cells

(source: www.wikipedia.com)

Eye

(source: http://www.hunterlab.com/appnotes/an10_07.pdf )

Standard Human Observer

(source: http://www.xrite.com/documents/literature/en/L10-001_Understand_Color_en.pdf )

3 necessary components

(source: http://www.xrite.com/documents/literature/en/L11-029_color_guide_en.pdf )

Colors in numbers

Example

(source: http://www.xrite.com/documents/literature/en/L10-001_Understand_Color_en.pdf )

Example

(source: http://www.xrite.com/documents/literature/en/L10-001_Understand_Color_en.pdf )

So…

(source: http://www.xrite.com/documents/literature/en/L10-001_Understand_Color_en.pdf )

Colors in practices

(source: http://www.xrite.com/documents/literature/en/L10-001_Understand_Color_en.pdf )

(source: http://www.xrite.com/documents/literature/en/L10-001_Understand_Color_en.pdf )

dE

(source: http://www.xrite.com/documents/literature/en/L11-029_color_guide_en.pdf )

Quiz

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Real quiz

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The End