Albert Munsell again returned to his artist roots to develop the color chroma scale, which refers to the strength (also known as saturation) or weakness of a given color. (more…)
Colorway Design for Branding
The Munsell color system is a tool that I rely on to accurately identify colors in the field. In many cases it’s a basis on which I accurately locate an existing color or...
Albert Munsell had "color conviction." He was determined to develop an effective, systematic means for communicating and teaching color, much like the three-dimensional system of music where each sound...
Imagine yourself back in the late 1800's… electric light bulbs were "high tech" and Albert H. Munsell, being from the metropolitan Boston area, was unlikely to have indoor plumbing.
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Richard Frumess, President of R&F Handmade Paints, shares his experiences using the Munsell color system to test for lightfastness and create color standards for their high-quality oil sticks and encaustic...
Here’s How Munsell Color Theory Works…
Munsell color order system is based on a three-dimensional model depicted in the Munsell color tree. Each color has three qualities or attributes:
Hue...
Professor Albert H. Munsell, an artist and art teacher, developed the basic principles of his color order system mainly for the purpose of bringing order to the study of color. Munsell wanted the...
Learn about the history of the Munsell Color System, the Munsell Color Company and Munsell Color Foundation from Dorothy Nickerson's unique perspective in her 1976 inaugural Color Research & Application...
T.M. Cleland shares his artist's perspective on the practical application of the Munsell Color Notation System, which he wrote for A Grammar of Color, published by the Strathmore Paper Company in...
Munsell Color Blog… Where Color Expression Comes To Life
Color expression comes in many shades. Thanks to the work of Albert H. Munsell, color expression has never been easier and more accurate. ...