Professional Painting in Vancouver, BCt: Colour Is Relatiive

Colour is perhaps the most relative thing on earth. It will change in relationship to the light in which it is seen. It will also change in comparison with the colours that surround it and the colours being reflected onto it. Colour will change with scale-the amount you see affects how it will appear. It will change depending on the texture of the surface to which it is applied. The smoother the texture,the lighter it will appear; the rougher the texture, the darker it will appear. Colour will change depending on the sheen- flat colours seem to appear lighter, whereas high gloss colours tend to appear darker. To avoid the unexpected test your colour choices first. More to follow…