Artists' color display system
First Claim
1. A method of creating a color chart for use on a computer screen or other color output device in defining, formulating, organizing, comparing, and selecting colors, comprising:
- (a) organizing, by said computer screen or other color output device in a columnar chart, a series of columns for respectively grouping a plurality of uniformly sized color elements of a constant hue, said columns being uniform in height and sequentially arranged for grouping said color elements according to a predetermined range of prescribed, relatively declining saturation levels from most-saturated at one side to zero-saturation at the other, and(b) organizing, by means of said columnar chart, said color elements arranged within each of said respective columns sequentially light to dark from top to bottom according to relative value levels, and(c) defining such sequential value arrangement of said color elements within each respective column to be relative only to other of said color elements within the same respective column,whereby the value levels of said color elements in any one column are independent of the value levels of said color elements in any other column, and such independence allows the arrangement and range of values within said columnar chart to be variably tailored to the characteristics of the specific constant hue of said color elements.
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Abstract
An assortment of color elements is grouped within a plurality of color families which are organized in accordance with a bi-radial circular color chart (FIG. 10-A) and a columnar chart (FIG. 11-A). Except for the neutral-gray color family, a pair of boundary-hues respectively defines the extent of acceptable hue variation within each group, resulting in an included range of hue within each color family, and an excluded range of hue in between neighboring color families. A color map (FIG. 17-A) serves as an index for matching system color elements to various color media and mixing formulas. Variant-hue charts enhance color comparison and selection within each main color family by displaying variations of all three color attributes, that is, value, saturation, and hue, within a single chart. Variant-hue charts also consolidate color elements into a compact format, and provide a graphical user interface for computer color selection.
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1. A method of creating a color chart for use on a computer screen or other color output device in defining, formulating, organizing, comparing, and selecting colors, comprising:
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(a) organizing, by said computer screen or other color output device in a columnar chart, a series of columns for respectively grouping a plurality of uniformly sized color elements of a constant hue, said columns being uniform in height and sequentially arranged for grouping said color elements according to a predetermined range of prescribed, relatively declining saturation levels from most-saturated at one side to zero-saturation at the other, and (b) organizing, by means of said columnar chart, said color elements arranged within each of said respective columns sequentially light to dark from top to bottom according to relative value levels, and (c) defining such sequential value arrangement of said color elements within each respective column to be relative only to other of said color elements within the same respective column, whereby the value levels of said color elements in any one column are independent of the value levels of said color elements in any other column, and such independence allows the arrangement and range of values within said columnar chart to be variably tailored to the characteristics of the specific constant hue of said color elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A columnar chart for use in defining, formulating, organizing, comparing, and selecting colors, on a computer screen or other color output device, comprising:
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(a) a series of columns respectively grouping a plurality of uniformly sized color elements of a constant hue on said computer screen or other color output device, said columns sequentially arranged for grouping said color elements according to a predetermined range of prescribed relative saturation levels, in descending order, from strong moat-saturated to zero-saturation, and (b) said constant hue selected from the general hue sectors of the visible spectrum from the group consisting of red, red-orange, orange, yellow-orange, yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue, blue-violet, violet, and red-violet, and (c) said color elements arranged within each of said respective columns sequentially light to dark from top to bottom according to relative value levels, and (d) said sequential value arrangement of said color elements within each respective column relative only to other of said color elements within the same respective column, whereby the value levels of said color elements in any one column are independent of the value levels of said color elements in any other column, and such independence allows the arrangement and range of values within said columnar chart to be variably tailored to the value characteristics of the particular constant hue of said color elements. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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