EP3 "COLOUR" Brief: Munsell Colour "FM HUE" Test

EP3 Editions: 'Colour' Project - Activity and Research

Formal Test Name: The Farnsworth Munsell Colour Hue Test
Link to test: http://www.colormunki.com/game/huetest_kiosk

Test Description: Digital colour and hue sight test
Digital Print studio resource notes on the test:

This is an online version of the the original FM Hue test, 

it assess' your ability to see colour. 

Lower the score the better!!

Notes
Stumbled across this colour hue visual text uploaded to e-studio in the digital print resource when planning the stock and order forms to get my final work printed for EP3 submission.
Found here on e-studio: http://estudio.leeds-art.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=104#section-0

Aim & rationale of mini task: 

• Interested in seeing how I perform visually when it comes to colour, colour arrangement by scale and hue/shade/tone comparison. 
• Took online test to determine my own visual ability to determine the correct scale of hue and tone on the colour scale.

My Process & synergy with the Munsell Hue task:

• Effectively I use my computer screen as a back light, removing the "white" information of my layers and like a back light - the white light of the screen helps me to not only play with layer order, shape and colour etc - but also opacity, hue, saturation of layer - 
• this then influences colour, texture, colour ways and mixing (when layers overlap with one another)
• Screen therefore almost acts like a digital editable / interactive shadow box, the layers of colour created by digitally cut layered shapes and light shining through each layer to create different carefully considered arrangements and compositions.
• task synergises with how my 'layers' process above - (the creative consideration for how interaction between my layers effects colour as well as composition) - often calls for a sharp eye between colour values such as hue. 
• - I.e  To remain in control of my digital shape compositions for this module (for briefs such as colour, crystals, worlds etc) any opacity/hue/sat changes to my shape layers when playing with colour - can create new effects & colour ways created by layer order // shape overlaps in my compositions.
• Knowledge of colour learnt throughout this brief and 'COLOUR' editions // passions project goes hand in hand with visual ability to determine slight changes in colour values such as hue - like this test shows.

Test Process & Results:

1. Start of test - Jumbled hue tile position (before sorted):

      2. My first test attempt at finished arranged tiles per hue scale:



3. My Results

 4. My score compared to other average test scores by participants of similar age / gender

Compared to other age brackets:

• Me: 0
• Other ages average score: 160
• Highest score for age and gender range: 159

I GOT 0 - A PERFECT SCORE :)

0 = "Perfect Colour Acuity"

Munsen Colour Hue test research:
Info link: http://munsell.com/faqs/what-does-score-farnsworth-munsell-100-hue-test-mean/

"How Good is Your Color Vision?…  
The Farnsworth Color Vision Test Will Tell..."

Accurate color vision is essential to all aspects of color development and effective color communication 

whether you’re designing, inspecting or formulating in any industry.  

The Farnsworth Color Vision Test (also known as the Farnsworth-Munsell 100 Hue Test) 

uncovers color blindness and other color vision anomalies.

Results explained:

• Superior (Good) Score - ME

About 16% of the population make 0 to 4 transpositions on the first test, or total error scores of zero to 16. This is a superior range of competence for color discrimination.

• Average (Normal) Score

About 68% of the population score between 16 and 100 on first tests. This is a normal range of competence for colour discrimination.

• Low (Weak) Score

About 16% of the population make total error scores of more than 100. The first retest may show improvement, but further retests do not significantly affect the score.

TEST 2

Completed another test via a separate website- to make sure first test attempt (noted above) and my good results werent a fluke

Munsell Hue Test 2 link: https://www.xrite.com/hue-test

• Test Start: Unsorted Hue Tiles:

• My Sorted Hue Tiles:

I GOT A TOP TEST SCORE OF 0 AGAIN!

IN MY SECOND MUNSELL COLOUR HUE TEST. ATTEMPT 

NO FLUKE :)

- This one seemed easier than my first test attempt 

and less tiles to rearrange than in test / website 1...

Thoughts / Reflection

• Not sure how accurate this version of the test is however (i trust James in the print room to know his stuff) 
• really nice to arrange colours in such a simple "tile" spectrum - tiles act like my shape layers for me (used to arranging slight differences between hues in my layers work)
• Happy to see that my score reflects the in-depth body of investigation into colour throughout this module that I have undergone- obviously I have learnt something and have a potentially pretty good eye for hue comparison?.
• I can see how my use of layers, opacity and colour in my work for this module makes the most of this comparative skill - often changing layer values in photoshop  or playing with layered media to create accurate colour spectrum and hue pieces along with playful layers.
• I think the comparison to other age / gender Munsell Hue Test results means that i'm above average?? - by getting the score of 0. 
• (results comparison page and values a little confusing - "15986720"????? when the lowest score is "99" ??)