color conversion

[Unregistered-lazlowe32]

Could anyone posibly tell me what color conversion the Weather Beater brand paint uses. So that I might more accuratly match colors.I am a graphic designer and a client brought in a weaterbeater paint chip and wants me to use that color. I need to know how to convert the color in adobe photoshop.

[bzavitz]

Not sure what you mean by that term. Do you mean color system? The paint color systems and braphics one are completely incompatible. Regardless, I would think your best bet would be to get a Pantone book and eyeball a match.

Brian Zavitz
http://www.HowToFindAGoodContractor.com

[DanO]

** a client brought in a weaterbeater paint chip and wants me to use that color. I need to know how to convert the color in adobe photoshop. **

Can you not scan it and then just sample the resulting image from PhotoShop?

Dan O.

[Faron79]

I’ve been in paint for a few years, learning under a VERY knowledgeable paint-man.
>>> There is no “conversion” system from paint samples to a computer file. How it would look in a computer program vs. real-life on someone’s walls isn’t even realistic.
>>> Dried liquid paint reflects light in subtle ways a computer can never show.
>>> I’ve dealt with colors from ACE Royal, Behr, & Ralph Lauren; and used some colors in “room-simulation” programs, but it usually looks so hokey. It’s only a rough guide.
Sorry!
Faron

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