Published: Jan 25th, 2010
Category: Design

Pick a colour, any colour & instantly use it!

COMMENTS: 1734102010-01-26+01%3A33%3A57everydayminimalist

Not sure how practical this would be for actual designers, but it sure is cool!

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Mary
on Jan 26th, 2010
@ 11:45 am:

I love this! I have no idea just how useful it could be, but the concept is great and I would definitely buy it. I just wonder how precise or accurate the colors are. For instance, if the apple is under shade or under direct sunlight, does it influence the resulting red color?
Jeanne
on Jan 26th, 2010
@ 5:25 pm:

As a art student, this would seriously be the most useful thing ever!
tabatha
on Jan 26th, 2010
@ 5:51 pm:

that is really cool, i prefer using a tablet though, that ink probably gets expensive, might as well go all out and get a tablet with photoshop.
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@ 2:42 pm:

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Caitlin
on Jan 26th, 2010
@ 7:43 pm:

I think if they actually got around to developing something like that, CMYK would be better than RBG. If they ever make it, though, you can bet I'll be drooling over it! Not that I do a lot of drawing…
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on Jan 28th, 2010
@ 3:31 am:

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Lenora Jayne
on Feb 10th, 2010
@ 2:32 am:

I'm surprised that nobody has pointed out the fact that it's impossible to mix colors subtractively using an additive color palette. It would have to be CMYK based, the RGB primaries are for light, not pigment.
everydayminimalist
on Feb 10th, 2010
@ 6:44 am:

That is way more technical that I could understand!

But I suppose it’s just a concept at the moment?
J.P. Jones
on Feb 20th, 2010
@ 7:12 pm:

Of course you're correct Lenora. That would need the colors found in the cartridges of our color printers.