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Subject: [OM] Re: Metamerism. Was Re: DSLR decision, was Watercolor/fine art paper
From: Jaime Garmendia <jaimeg1953@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 23:47:13 -0400
At 09:29 PM 10/20/2004, you wrote:
>Metamerism is when the color changes depending upon the angle of the light
>hitting the surface. Ford painted a "special version" of mustang mystic
>gold. IMO it was an ugly color no matter which way the light hit it ... but
>I'm not a big fan of metalic paint either.
>-jeff


Sorry, no...metamerism is when the color of an object changes depending on 
the type of illuminant... that is, an object appears of a different color 
when observed under sunlight than when observed under fluorescent 
light.  That is due to the different reflectance characteristics of 
pigments with different chemical structures. But the effect described 
(tinted B&W prints) is due to some printers making black out of the three 
primary colors (yellow, cyan and magenta, in most cases). Better printers 
do have an additional cartridge with black ink for that purpose. Or it 
might be a small registration difference when the different dots are 
layered over the paper. Take a look at the print under a good magnifying 
glass...

The rest of your story is true, Ford did paint a Mustang with very 
expensive paint ($500.00 /gallon), somewhere circa '95, for the 30 year 
commemorative edition . The pigment responsible for the effect was a 
man-made layered flake, similar to mica. Later on Jeff Gordon (an American 
NASCAR driver) raced a Chevy painted with a similar paint, a few years 
back, courtesy of DuPont.

Saludos.... 



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