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Ordering Colour: Albert Henry Munsell (1858-1918)

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How he became interested in colour, and how he developed his colour system – which remains one of the most widely-used colour ordering systems.

June 28, 2018 General, Language, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

Ordering Colour: before the 20th century

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A brief look at the history of colour ordering, and colour systems, as an introduction to the pioneering work of Albert Henry Munsell.

June 27, 2018 General, Language, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

Colour and computers for the non-pro: 5

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How to prepare images for colour-critical situations, such as submission to a jury, or for giclée printing.

July 18, 2016 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Colour and computers for the non-pro: 4

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Working with colour profiles in images, and when to avoid using them.

July 15, 2016 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Colour and computers for the non-pro: 3

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Colour calibration is important, particularly for displays. Instruments to do this can be costly, but even a more basic method is a big help.

July 14, 2016 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Colour and computers for the non-pro: 2

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This explains how OS X renders an image for output, to the display, printer, etc., and what rendering intent is.

July 12, 2016 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Colour and computers for the non-pro: 1

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Explaining colour management for the non-pro user. Why do you need it?

July 11, 2016 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Why Wide Colour? A guide to its gains

New Wide Colour gamuts should make all colour rendering more faithful. Benefits are greatest to those for whom faithful colour is most important.

June 24, 2016 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Q&A: How to convert sRGB to RGB?

How can I convert illustrations in my book from sRGB to RGB, for publishing on Kindle?

September 30, 2015 General, Macs, Technology
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