The science of color matching
The science of color is based on Color Matching, the ability to match any color using 3 basic colors, red, green and blue. Results of color matching lead through color space, to a color map called the Chromaticity Diagram. That defines a standard way to specify color, and is very useful for understanding how color […]
Understanding color spaces and color gamut
This is a great video to help you understand color spaces and color gamut. How are eyes see something, how a camera sees it, and how a printer sees it are all different. This is a good primer in understanding color from Lyda.com that explains how color is viewed, displayed and created on different devices, […]
Color Inconsistency between Epson Large Format Printers
This is my dilemma. I have been doing art reproduction for 11 years now. I started out with Epson 9800s. I moved to the Epson 9900/4900 all at once, and we went through a lot of work to adjust all our files, or at least ones that mattered, so that they would match the Epson […]
The Bluest of Blues – YInMn blue
The accidental hue Throughout history, making a blue pigment has taken hard work—or a stroke of luck CORVALLIS, OREGON—Mas Subramanian’s most celebrated discovery came out of the blue. As a solid state chemist at the chemical giant Dupont, Subramanian had put his name on hundreds of publications and dozens of patents. He identified a new […]
Friday Feature Art Scanning: Abstract Artists
Happy Friday! This week we have a fabulous group of energetic and inspiring Abstract Artists for you! Pure Abstraction can be tricky – too little and the work falls flat, too much and you have a colorful mess. But this group of painters has successfully struck a balance in their pieces, creating beautiful and dynamic […]