Replicating dark colours from an old master painting using alternative methods in inkjet printing

Olen, Melissa; Padfield, Joseph; Parraman, Carinna

Abstract

One of the main challenges related to colour reproduction in the darker regions of the print. The limitations to the printer’s colour gamut restrict the ability to replicate a vast number of colours that can be achieved with printmaking and paint colourants. And despite the options in rendering intents, the reproduction of out of gamut colour immediately becomes a trade off between colour accuracy and maintaining the relationships between adjacent colours. Many problematic colours are predominantly seen in the darker, yet still chromatic colour regions of the gamut. Furthermore, dark colours tend to be printed by mixing the chromatic ink colourants with high proportions of black ink. The black then dominates the printed colour, leading to a smaller perceivable gamut of printed dark colour. Here distinctions between hues with perceivable differences in blackness tend to be lost in print despite observers still being able to perceive hue difference at 20% lightness levels

Citation

Olen, M., Padfield, J., & Parraman, C. (2017, September). Replicating dark colours from an old master painting using alternative methods in inkjet printing. Paper presented at Twenty-fifth Color and Imaging Conference Color Science and Engineering Systems, Technologies, and Applications, Lillehammer, Norway

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: Twenty-fifth Color and Imaging Conference Color Science and Engineering Systems, Technologies, and Applications
• Conference Location: Lillehammer, Norway
• Start Date: Sep 11, 2017
• End Date: Sep 15, 2017
• Acceptance Date: Jun 1, 2017
• Publication Date: Sep 14, 2017
• Deposit Date: Sep 29, 2017
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: Colour, Print, National Gallery, Marie Curie
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/881088
• Publisher URL: http://www.imaging.org/site/IST/Conferences/Color_and_Imaging/IST/Conferences/CIC/CIC_Home.aspx
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : Twenty-fifth Color and Imaging Conference Color Science and Engineering Systems, Technologies, and Applications