Online color guides are also useful if they contain named period
colors, since there are quite a few color names that give the
uninitiated *no* clue as to which part of the spectrum the color is
in. I was a bit disappointed not to see either Dead Spaniard or
Goose-turd green when I looked
You are right, Chris, that the link is helpful; what I was originally
trying to point out in my response was that if only there were a
precise color guide, we could describe colors and be understood
perfectly by our correspondents (others misunderstood my intent). My
comment didn't have
On Jan 3, 2010, at 5:58 PM, Marjorie Wilser wrote:
You are right, Chris, that the link is helpful; what I was
originally trying to point out in my response was that if only
there were a precise color guide, we could describe colors and be
understood perfectly by our correspondents
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Behalf Of Chris Laning
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] Online dictionary of colors with color swatches
Online color guides are also useful if they contain named period colors
On Sunday 03 January 2010 9:31:54 pm Sharon Collier wrote:
Me, too, but there is a book (available at Amazon) which supposedly has
examples of all the old colors. I think the title has something to do with
elephants or smoke. Sorry, I don't remember exactly. It may also have
been discussed on
On Jan 1, 2010, at 9:32 PM, Lavolta Press wrote:
For one thing, it's Pantone who recommends that the swatches be
replaced every year. I'm only on my third Pantone fan, and I've
been working with them for 15 years. When I've replaced them I've
compared the old and new swatches. They don't
It's a matter of professional tools vs the need for them, and how
precise does a costumer want to be with color. Design studios and
printers may well replace their pantone books every year. These days
many projects do colors with a CMYK build (instead of custom mixed ink),
and the CMYK can
Then may I suggest we drop this topic asap? Please?
Kimiko
But hey, I'm not in the mood to play one-upmanship games.
Fran
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Fine with me. I have two books to lay out and proof. I was just throwing
out a URL I ran across when I was researching something.
Fran
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On 1/2/2010 11:05 AM, Kimiko Small wrote:
Then may I suggest we drop this topic asap? Please?
Kimiko
They've always been chemical. If you can touch it, it's either a chemical, or
a mix of chemicals.
Perhaps you mean synthetic.
Ann in CT
--- On Fri, 1/1/10, Sharon Collier sha...@collierfam.com wrote:
Burnt umber is what you get when you
literally burn Umber, which is a type
of clay. Ocher
On Jan 2, 2010, at 2:05 PM, Kimiko Small wrote:
Then may I suggest we drop this topic asap? Please?
Kimiko
I'm still interested in hearing other experiences with using
color systems regarding historic costuming.
One other benefit for those who work with printers — if it's a
Sounds like a fine resolution for the new year. You're the one who said
my comments were erroneous and that people should go elsewhere for
information. Maybe it's Mercury Retrograde having a go at us, because I
thought it was possible to have a discussion on the topic.
I merely posted a
Thank you Fran
--- On Fri, 1/1/10, Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com wrote:
From: Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com
Subject: [h-cost] Online dictionary of colors with color swatches
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Date: Friday, January 1, 2010, 2:06 PM
List members may find this interesting:
It's interesting.
I'm fond of saying we should all just use Crayola colors, the first
system we learned.
It's pretty obvious that, for instance, yellow-green is different from
green-yellow. Though I remember having trouble with several shades,
including ocher and burnt umber (what color
On 1/1/2010 12:39 PM, Marjorie Wilser wrote:
Then there's the Pantone system for printing. Trouble is, they change
the colors according to popularity, and the swatch books are expensive.
Pantone doesn't change the colors as far as I know, or at least not
unless it's over a long time frame.
On Jan 1, 2010, at 3:59 PM, Lavolta Press wrote:
On 1/1/2010 12:39 PM, Marjorie Wilser wrote:
Then there's the Pantone system for printing. Trouble is, they change
the colors according to popularity, and the swatch books are
expensive.
Pantone doesn't change the colors as far as I know,
Fran is correct regarding Pantone, however the books are expensive and
recommended to be replaced every year. It was developed specifically for
the printing industry — there are some basic ink colors that are mixed
in various combinations to get the colors in the book. There have been
colors
On Jan 1, 2010, at 6:27 PM, Lavolta Press wrote:
Fran is correct regarding Pantone, however the books are expensive
and recommended to be replaced every year. It was developed
specifically for the printing industry — there are some basic ink
colors that are mixed in various combinations
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