Monthly Archives: September 2007

Here’s a simple example of when the RGB color model fails to accurately model real life interaction of light and color. If you drive through any of the tunnels through the Appalachian mountains on the U.S. East coast, you’ll likely be greeted by the ugly yellow-orange glow of a low-pressure sodium vapor lamp. LPS lamps [...]

Over a year ago, my color studies class visited the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Illinois, for a guest lecture/demo on theatre lighting, and the interaction of light with colored objects. By the end of the demo, I had realized something: RGB just isn’t enough to describe the full range [...]