Sherwin-Williams has introduced a new augmented reality (AR) experience as part of its ColorSnap® Visualizer app for iPhone and Android. This new Instant Paint feature uses emerging AR technology as a fast, seamless way to visualize Sherwin-Williams colors on customer’s walls – in real time.
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Category Archives: COLOR
7 Ways ColorSnap® Visualizer Makes Your Day Easier
With Sherwin-Williams ColorSnap® Visualizer, you can explore color and virtually paint any room with the swipe of a finger. Match colors from photos, save colors and see how they look on your customer’s walls before you pick up a brush. Here’s what pro painters can do with this easy-to-use color tool.
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5 Tips for Choosing Exterior Paint Colors
So many colors – how do you help your customers choose? Cindy Bailen, a color consultant in Waban, Massachusetts, has this advice for selecting exterior paint colors.
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The Fifth Wall: Look to the Sky for More Colorful Ceilings
While your customers are accustomed to carefully choosing the color of paint used on the four walls of a room, the ceiling is often overlooked. You can help them create visual interest with little effort by getting creative with your ceiling color recommendations.
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The Future of Color: The 2019 Colormix® Color Forecast
The Sherwin-Williams Color Forecast Team travels the globe to track color’s shifting currents to help you and your customers select the right color for any project.
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New Portable Tool Eliminates the Color Matching Guesswork
Looking for a lightweight and portable tool for on-the-go color matching? The new ColorSnap® Match handheld color-matching tool is designed to facilitate quick and confident color-matching for you and your customers. Continue reading New Portable Tool Eliminates the Color Matching Guesswork
Color of the Year: How to Make it Work in Commercial and Residential Projects
Oceanside SW 6496 (172-C7), the 2018 Sherwin-Williams Color of the Year is a tremendously flexible color, and harmonizes with other diverse color groups. Continue reading Color of the Year: How to Make it Work in Commercial and Residential Projects
The Best Paint Colors for Healthcare Facilities
Emily Kantz, Sherwin-Williams healthcare and hospitality color specialist, shares her expertise on the latest color trends and their uses in today’s healthcare facilities. Continue reading The Best Paint Colors for Healthcare Facilities
Colormix 2018: The Hottest Trends in Paint Colors
From vivid blue and digital green, to high-def yellow and rusty auburn, the Sherwin-Williams 2018 Colormix Color Forecast exhibits three unique color palettes that draw from emerging global trends. Continue reading Colormix 2018: The Hottest Trends in Paint Colors
Go Bold or Play It Safe? Survey Reveals Homeowner Paint Color Perceptions
People say they’re ready for more vibrant colors, but many may still play it safe with neutrals.
That is one of the findings of the 2017 National Painting Week Color Psychology Study by Harris Poll on behalf of Sherwin-Williams. The study included an online survey and analysis of social media posts that include colors and areas of a home. Continue reading Go Bold or Play It Safe? Survey Reveals Homeowner Paint Color Perceptions
6 Secrets to Exterior Color Confidence
Are you the kind of contractor that gets excited about helping their customers choose color? If not, you can be. Make use of these six exterior color tips and you’ll find yourself talking more confidently about color in no time. Continue reading 6 Secrets to Exterior Color Confidence
Color Across the Country
“When it comes to regional color schemes, colors are driven by three factors: architecture, nature and the people who enrich the culture,” says Lauren Makk, a designer on The Learning Channel’s Trading Spaces.
Here’s a look at these factors and how they inspire the use of color across the nation. Continue reading Color Across the Country
From Noir to Holistic: The Paint Color Forecast for 2017
By Sue Wadden
With the backdrop of an ever-changing societal and cultural landscape, the four color palettes that make up the 2017 colormix forecast share a vision of renewed spirituality, body and soul nourishment and a determination to define a sense of self. Continue reading From Noir to Holistic: The Paint Color Forecast for 2017