b'Depending on what stage youre at in the selection process,around your brushout so that the background you view your these page sizes are the ideal scales of reference you will want tosample up against doesnt visually interfere with your perception use for evaluating colour samples: of your chosen colour.Approximate evaluation: A6 (155.4cm 2 ) For professional architects, designers and trade painters, an General evaluation: A4 ( 623.7 cm 2 ) A4 drawdown should be the bare minimum for evaluating your Critical evaluation: A2 (2.49m 2 ) paint colour. At this size, the colour has enough surface area for your eye to begin perceiving its true depth and undertone, and did you know? you can place it directly alongside other material samples to test for compatibility. Specifiers can order Resene drawdowns for If the Resene BS5252 colour chart was made of swatchesfree online at www.resene.com/drawdowns or in person at your suitably sized for the critical evaluation of every colour includedlocal Resene ColorShop.on it, its dimensions would be 3.65m x 12.63m. The need for samples that would be large enough for the critical evaluation oftop tipcolour is what led Resene to develop testpots.Wheneverpossible,abrushouttestedinsituisthegoldWet paint usually appears lighter colour than it does once it standard. Standard sized Resene testpots include enough lowdries, so be sure to allow your brushout to dry fully before sheen waterborne paint to cover nearly 1m 2in two coats. At thisusing it as a colour sample.scale, your colours personality becomes unmistakable. Light and location affect perceptionWhile the contents of a testpot can be applied directly to a wall, it can be advantageous to apply it to an A2 size piece ofAs the sun moves across the sky, the natural light that your cardboard instead. Once dry, you can tape your sample to a wall,projectisexposedtowilldifferfromhourtohour.Thiscan move it to different positions within the space, and observe howaffect the way your paint colours and other materials interact in it shifts under natural daylight and artificial lighting. complex ways. The difference between a colour that works and Since colour perception is also affected by the backgroundone that disappoints can hinge on not just whether you evaluated on which it is viewed, its recommended to leave at least a 2cmits true character at a proper scale, but also where and how you border around your brushout. A2 size brushout cards are availableviewed your samples.by request at your local Resene ColorShop. These cards includeIn New Zealand and Australia, our natural light has a distinctive adequate border markings to ensure there is enough white spacequality. Its crisp, bright and often more intense and bluer than in many northern hemisphere locations. A clear winters day in Northern Europe receives about 600 watts of illuminance per right: Testing larger samples allows you and your client to explore the uniquesquare metre and is deficient in blue/violet wavescompared nuances of your Resene paint colours before committing. By moving an A2to the tropics, which receive 1,400 watts per square metre on brushout between different rooms, or even outside for an exterior project, willaverage and a full complement of blue/violet waves. The same allow you to see how the colour behaves across the day and under multiplehue would look very different when viewed in these locations and lighting scenarios. Simply apply the entire contents of a Resene testpot in twoconditions. This intensity can make pale shades appear starker, coats to an A2 card, leaving a 2cm border around the outside of your samplewhile deep colours may seem more saturated than anticipated. to reduce the effect that adjacent hues will have on your perception. Brushout in Resene Wax Flower. Exterior wall painted in Resene Sour Dough withArtificiallightingaddsanothervariable;thevisiblecolour Resene FX Paint Effects medium coloured with Resene Blanc applied ontemperature of light fittings, their placement and their interaction top, floor in Resene ConcreteWash satin tinted to Resene Claywash, plantwith reflective surfaces all affect how paint is perceived.pots in (from left to right) Resene ConcreteWash satin tinted to ReseneSincelightandcolourareintrinsicallyconnected,its Claywash (applied in a criss-cross effect) and Resene ConcreteWash satinimportant to view your shortlisted colour and material selections tinted to Resene Stonewash (applied in a criss-cross effect). in situ whenever possible. Colour shows up best in broad daylight, Resene Resene Resene andaseveningfalls,itbecomesincreasinglyindistinguishable Wax Flower Claywash Stonewash until the objects appear either black or grey. Even daylight varies 36 blackwhitemag.com'