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#1 Brad Johnson

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Posted 15 July 2019 - 06:45 AM

Doing a rendering where client has asked for specific colors of siding, roofing, window clad colors, and such.

 

I go to manufacturer's website and copy requested color into SP's proper folder. Color in my rendering does not look same as on website. Is there adjustments needed in AMBIENT, DIFFUSE and SPECULAR I need to make to get to a match? Where would I find the appropriate settings?

 

Thanks in advance.



#2 Martin Livingston

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Posted 15 July 2019 - 09:54 AM

I always find it is hit or miss and requires some experimenting. On top of that is the fact that almost every device used to display the image will represent it differently.


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#3 Brian Berzinskis

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Posted 16 July 2019 - 10:53 AM

I will often save the image from the website or take a screen shot of the website. Then I can open the image in software like Photoshop which allows you to use an eye dropper to get the exact numbers for the siding color. It is always easier to get the color off a sample swatch then off of something that has 3d dimension and shadow.






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