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17 Cards in this Set
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Lightness
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The difference between the colour of an object compared to that of a perfectly white object.
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Brightness
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The intensity of coloured light.
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Chroma
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The strength of an object's colour, compared to a grey object.
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Saturation
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The spectral purity of coloured light.
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Hue
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The type of colour an object or ray of light is.
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Chromaphore
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The moiety responsible for the base colour.
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Auxochrome
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The moiety responsible that modifies existing colour.
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Paint
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A surface coating material, usually applied
to a surface as a fluid suspension. |
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Primer
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provides adhesion between the surface and the next coat
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Undercoat
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sometimes applied after primer to:
-hide the appearance of the surface; -provide opacity -build film thickness |
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Overcoat
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applied to provide the final, desired effect (e.g. matte finish, gloss)
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Dye
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soluble colourant
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Pigment
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insoluble colourant
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Film-former/binder
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provides a solid matrix to bind the pigment particles together
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Man-made (fibre)
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made from naturally occuring sources
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Synthetic (fibre)
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made from entirely artificial materials
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RI
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Refractive Index
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