Change the color
- Turn
on the Use Color radio
button in the Material Parameters to apply colors (rather than image
maps).
TipTo view the parameters for a particular
material, select an object with that material and press Ctrl+M.
- Click the color swatch to change the
hue from the Color window.
Or, use the slider to change the intensity of
the current color and leave the hue alone.
- Click over a color in the color wheel
to choose a hue.
The new color appears
in the swatches in both the Material Properties
and the Colors window.
The color
status window shows the current color on top and the previous color
you used on the bottom.
- Use the SV (saturation and value)
triangle to adjust the saturation and value
of the color.
- You can fine-tune the numerical color
values from the tabs.
- RGB (Red Green Blue)
-
A color space most commonly used in computer graphics
and component video, where the three additive color components are
mixed to create a color.
- HSV (Hue Saturation and Value)
-
A color model that determines
the shading and tint of a color. Hue corresponds to the pure color
(as in the color wheel); saturation to the amount of white mixed
with the hue (the vibrancy); and value to the amount of black mixed
with the hue (the brightness).
- L*a*b* (Luminance)
-
Luminance (L) ranges
from 0 (black) to 100 (white). a describes
the color position between red and green. Positive values of a indicate
red, while negative values indicate green. b describes
the color position between blue and yellow. Positive values of b indicate
yellow, while negative values indicate blue. This model is the most
complete description of all the colors visible to the human eye
and is usually used as a reference for other color models.
Pick a color from the screen
- Click
the eyedropper icon in the color selector.
The cursor
changes to an eyedropper.
- Click when the tip of the eyedropper
is over the color you want to use.
Create a customized palette of colors
- When you find a color you want to keep,
drag the current color from the swatch to one of the palette spots
at the bottom of the Color window.
- To change a particular color in the palette,
drag another color over top of it.