{"id":71098,"date":"2020-06-03T17:16:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T17:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.designpoolpatterns.com\/create-your-own-color-reference-library\/"},"modified":"2023-09-25T17:54:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T17:54:31","slug":"create-your-own-color-reference-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.designpoolpatterns.com\/create-your-own-color-reference-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Create Your Own Color Reference Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
How do you make sure you get the right color from print run to print run? For us, it’s communicating with our printer<\/a> and giving them a very clear reference from our color reference library. Whether printing on-demand or with traditional methods, the more clear you can be from the start, the better the outcome will be. Everyone’s eyes perceive color<\/a> a bit differently. Words can fall flat when describing color. To avoid any ambiguity about what you mean when you say, “a little more green” have a physical color reference to show your printer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Created over the years, our color reference library is one of the most valuable tools in our studio. We refer to it constantly when doing our own colorwork, looking for inspiration. and communicating color. Bonus, it looks great on your studio shelves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Get organized!<\/strong>You don’t need to spend a lot of money to create a useful color reference library. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
From the start, you want to keep your color reference library super organized. You don’t want to stop working to dig through tons of books or boxes every time you need a reference. Before you get started, decide on a system. Think about how you like to work and what would be most useful to you. For us, we bought a bunch of clear cubes and labeled each with color names. Keep in mind that your library will grow quickly. Whatever system you decide on, make it bigger than you need at the beginning so there’s room to grow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n