BECAUSE COLOR IS A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR in the appearance of an object, it is an important characteristic of any paint. Appearance, of which color is a part, is one quality of a product that every customer can judge for himself. No matter how good the physical properties of a pain…
THE APPEARANCE OF AN OBJECT or material can be described by its color and gloss characteristics. Like color, gloss can be subdivided into several aspects depending on viewing conditions. In 1937, Richard Hunter identified five aspects of gloss [1] and the functions of reflectanc…