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Paul Signac (1863-1935), Opus 217. Against the Enamel of a Background Rhythmic with Beats and Angles, Tones, and Tints. Portrait of M. Félix Fénéon in 1890. Oil on canvas. MOMA.  
 
he complex physical process of visualizing something involves the nearly simultaneous interaction of the eyes and the brain through a network of neurons, receptors, and other specialized cells. Source: Human Vision and Color Perception, Molecular Expressions, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.  

Color Theory

  1. Color Theory, Cartography Working Group, Virtual Geography Department, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
    1. Introduction to Color Theory Read.
    2. Perceptual Aspects of Color (for Hue, Value, Chroma) Read.
  2. Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, UNC Charlotte
    1. Additive primary colors of light View.
    2. Subtractive Primary Colors View.
  3. J. W. Dunne, An Experiment with Time, London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1979, first published in 1927, Chapter II, pp. 13-18. Peruse.
  4. Laurie, A.P., The Painter's Methods and Materials, New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1967, Chapter VIII: The Behaviour of White Light When Being Transmitted Through and Being Reflected from Transparent Substances, pp. 102-127. Download as PDF file.
  5. Color is Human Vision, ColorTec Associates, Inc. Read.
  6. Turner, G.P.A. Introduction to Paint Chemistry and Principles of Paint Technology, New York: Chapman and Hall, 1980, second edition. Download as PDF file. Read.
    1. Chapter 6: Colour, pp.70-81.

Light (see Finishes Analysis for lighting employed under microscopes)

  1. Color and Light, Benjamin Moore View.
  2. Color Temperature, Digital Lighting & Rendering by Jeremy Birn Read.

Standards and Specifications

  1. Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (CIE)
  2. Identifying Historic Paint Colors, U.S. General Services Administration (contract) Peruse.
  3. Reproducing Historic Paint Colors, U.S. General Services Administration (color matching specification clause) Peruse.

Case Studies

  1. Forensic Paint Analysis and Comparison Guidelines, Scientific Working Group on Materials Analysis (SWGMAT) formerly the Technical Working Group on Materials Analysis [TWGMAT], Paint Subgroup, May 2000 Revision (Originally Published as the January 1999 Revision) Peruse.
  2. Historic Paint Colors, Centerville Depot (Southern Pacific ), Fremont, CA View.
 
Munsell color with hue, value and chroma.  
 
Munsell’s cylindrical arrangement of colours. The horizontal line represents chroma (saturation), the vertical line represents value (lightness) and the circle represents hue. Source: SuperSoil 2004.  
 
Color Temperature is a measurement in Degrees Kelvin that indicates the hue of a specific type of light source. Source: 3Drender  

Munsell

  1. Munsell Color, GretagMacbeth Peruse.
    1. Hue, Value Chroma
    2. Viewing Conditions
    3. Lighting: Judge II
    4. Color Vision Test
    5. ColorChecker Chart
    6. Munsell Color Science Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology

Paint Manufacturers

  1. Color and Matching New Paints, Welsh Color & Conservation, Inc. Peruse.
  2. Benjamin Moore Peruse.
    1. Color Basics
    2. Color Palettes
    3. The Color Wheel

Wikipedia Peruse.

  1. Color
  2. Color blindness
  3. Color temperature
  4. Color vision
  5. Colorimetry
  6. Cone cell
  7. Electromagnetic Spectrum
  8. Eye
  9. Fluorescent lamp
  10. Frequency
  11. Incandescent light bulb
  12. Kelvin
  13. Light
  14. Measurement
  15. Metamerism (color)
  16. Optical illusion
  17. Paint
  18. Pigment
  19. Psychophysics
  20. Refractive Index
  21. Spectral reflectance
  22. Spectrophotometry
  23. Science
  24. Sun
  25. Visual perception
  26. Wavelength

Resources

  1. Books on Color, Nita Leland