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Disagree -- paints are made from pigments that are real-world things, that show many colors. Why would it be hard to get the color right from paints if you can
by kaitai 7y ago
Disagree -- paints are made from pigments that are real-world things, that show many colors. Why would it be hard to get the color right from paints if you can see more colors? Probably tetrachromats are overrepresented in the paint-color-creating world!
In addition, painting photo-realistically is more about edges and angles than colors.
- OscarCunningham 7y agoI imagine paint mixing would be harder for a tetrachromat because they're trying to hit a target in a four dimensional space rather than just a three dimensional one.
- goto11 7y agoPigments are chemically designed to reflect particular wavelengths and combinations of wavelengths. But they are designed for the color gamut visible by trichromats. You can misx colors, but you cannot create primary colors by mixing other colors. Presumably tetrachromats would need a fourth primary color which might not be available. Just imagine if the pigment selection were designed by a color-blind person.