Black uniforms: Advice sought

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

What surprises me is how 'black' police uniforms sometimes appear on the TV

To my poor old eyes, they definitely look a dark brown. (Usually when the 'boys in blue' are in bright sunshine.) :-

Cheers - Phil.

Think I've said this before but certainly my Merseyside Police uniform was black not blue. The two officers I was chatting to yesterday were also in black.

[Techno II]

Absolutely, Ian.....In daylight, if I see a policeman/woman...No doubt about it being black.

It's just on the TV that they sometimes look a very dark brown...I guess it's the way the light sometimes strikes the material and does rather odd things......some sort of refraction on the material, perhaps ?

It's usually on the 'shirt', rather than the utility jacket.

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Well the US system is called Never The Same Colour Twice

[Westmarcher]

What surprises me is how 'black' police uniforms sometimes appear on the TV
To my poor old eyes, they definitely look a dark brown. (Usually when the 'boys in blue' are in bright sunshine.) :-

Absolutely, Ian.....In daylight, if I see a policeman/woman...No doubt about it being black.

It's just on the TV that they sometimes look a very dark brown...I guess it's the way the light sometimes strikes the material and does rather odd things......some sort of refraction on the material, perhaps ? :-

Phil, have you tried cleaning your TV screen?

 

[Techno II]

Nah !....I like the opaque, softer colours, Davy.

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Nah !....I like the opaque, softer colours, Davy.

Cheers - Phil

You mean you don't know how to Phil 

[toxicpixie]

Are you sure your eyeballs aren't set to sepia tone

The "balance" of colour is always interesting, I find I paint things and they are in one colour in the office, another in the living room, a third under the clubs awful Flourescents and a fourth when photo's!

[Techno II]

You mean you don't know how to Phil 

Our TV doesn't have the facility to change colours in the ultra violet and infra red ends of the spectrum, Ian.

Which is what I need.

Nathan is absolutely right.....the 'colour balance' of different types of lighting shows completely different hues.....

What have we got nowadays ?

Normal daylight.....though that can vary enormously.
Tungsten (old type light bulbs).....I still use those as 'heaters' to help set the green stuff masters quickly....Those shift the 'colour temperatures' towards orange.
Florescent energy saving bulbs.....Those give a green hue.
Sodium lighting......Don't have a clue what they do, as I don't think there are any little sodium bulbs we actually use in our homes...Only time we have any interaction with sodium lighting would be on 'motorways' or big indoor venues.

Now there are LEDs...no idea what colour balance they produce.

I'll just mess about with a couple of programs I've got on the PC.

Cheers - Phil 

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

I'll just mess about with a couple of programs I've got on the PC.

Cheers - Phil 

The constable will charge you with comon assault

[Terry37]

I use a dark black-gray as he base, and then shade with true black and highlight with a medium gray in think light washed.





I like hte results,

Terry

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Tis nice stuff