#21: A Field Guide to Digital Color

Organizers/Lecturers
Maureen Stone (StoneSoup Consulting)
Pauline Ts'o (Rhythm & Hues)

Overview
A survey of color disciplines relevant to computer graphics, from color vision to color design, that provides a clear overview of the world of digital color, plus pointers to in-depth references on a wide range of color topics.

Prerequisites
This course should be accessible to all SIGGRAPH attendees who understand basic scientific and mathematical presentation (simple graphs, diagrams, and equations).

Topics
Color vision and perception, color image reproduction, color modeling and rendering, and tools for design and selection of colors in various applications, followed by real-world examples from Rhythm & Hues of these topics applied to the design of visual effects and computer animation.

Course #21 Notes (PDF, 5.7MB)