Colour Measurement and Colour Control

Contents

Seeing Colour

  • Colour vision and the eye
  • Colour rendering by light sources
  • The first stage of colour vision
  • Colour illusions
  • Defective colour vision
  • Metamerism

Describing colour

  • The language of colour
  • The second stage of colour vision
  • Colour atlas's and colour order systems: Munsell, Pantone and NCS.
  • Photometric description of colour
  • Colorimetric description of colour

Creating colour

  • Additive colour mixing
  • Subtractive colour mixing
  • Colour and absorption/reflection spectra

Putting numbers to colours

  • CIE numerical colour specification
    (RGB, XYZ, L*u*v*, L*a*b*, L*C*h°)
  • Colour difference equations, including CIEDE2000

Colour measurement

  • Construction and operation of instruments
  • Measurement of materials
  • Accuracy and precision

Uses of colour measurement

  • Quality control of coloured materials
  • Assessing the strength of colorants
  • Assessing the colour properties of colorants
  • Assessment of contamination
  • Assessment of fastness

Description

This two day course provides foundation knowledge in the concepts, terminology and assessment methods used in colour science. The course includes presentations and tutorials supplemented by fully illustrated course material. In addition, practical exercises using viewing cabinets, colour measuring equipment and demonstration software are used to illustrate the link between the theoretical and the practical aspects of colour measurement and control.

Who should attend

The course is designed to be useful to those engaged in any industry where colour is of importance. It will be especially of value to employees in the: paint, ink, plastics, surface coatings and graphic arts industries.

The course offers the ideal opportunity for newcomers to the colour producing and colour using industries to gain a thorough understanding of the subject. The course will also prove beneficial to staff who already have some experience of colour control and wish to obtain a wider understanding of the subject.

Tutor

Dr Jim Nobbs – Head of The Department of Colour Science Physics,
University of Leeds

Venue

PRA, Hampton, Middlesex, UK

Dates and Times

8–9 September 2008

7–8 September 2009

The course runs from 9:30 to approximately 17:30 on the first day and from 9:00 to approximately 16:00 on the second day.

Course Prices

£680 – PRA Members

£795 – Standard

Prices are per delegate and include VAT, all course materials, tea, coffee and a light lunch. Prices do not include accommodation.

Registration

To book your place use our online registration form.

More Information

For further details contact Elisabeth Brown