[DeTomaso] PAINTING A PANTERA / Dick Rzzin

Sun Oct 5 19:31:45 EDT 2008

Nick email Dick.  I would add contrast in the mix. How the color works with the things on the car that don't change.  Tires, gills, chrome, marker lights and esp tailights.  One reason I love yellow is how it makes those things "pop" while red just swallows the other elements, it essentially makes it look monochromatic (I did the whole mono thing in the 80s with red BMWs). Another example is the newer VW bug, in red the tail lights disappear completely and to my eye makes it less attractive .  Michael in savannah
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From:	Dickruzzindesign at aol.com

Date:	Sun, 5 Oct 2008 18:51:59 
To: <dyogi at hawaii.rr.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Subject: [DeTomaso] PAINTING A PANTERA / Dick Rzzin

PAINTING A PANTERA
You can talk about the best color from a technical or subjective standpoint.

The technical would show the car off very well, the shape, the proportion and 
the scale based on the desires of the color chooser.
The subjective approach would define the individuals particular preference 
based on their personal color preferences.

Color is easy to understand although few people have been educated to how it 
works. There are two components to color, and one dimension.

VALUE:
Color is either light or dark, this is called the VALUE.
White is light, black is dark, with any number of shades, or values, in 
between.

WARM, COOL OR NEUTRAL:
Color is also either warm, cool or neutral, that is, in between the two.
Colors that are related to the sun are warm. Those related to ice are cool. 
Colors can be in between, they are neutral, neither warm nor cool.

You then can have a warm red, on the orange side, or a cool red, on the blue 
side. It can be very light or dark, still retaining its coolness or warmness.

My color criteria for a Pantera color would be:
1) COLOR that I would like for a long time, a timeless classic one, not a 
trendy color that goes out of fashion quickly. I would want the color to be seen 
as fresh years from now, one that would be in tune with the emotional nature 
of the car.

2) VALUE that shows the shape, or form language of the car, very well. I 
would have to decide whether I want the car to look flat, round or in between. The 
Pantera has very sheer surfaces so I would want a color value that shows the 
shape that the car has and does not make the surfaces look
flatter than they really are. Again, a color choice for VALUE that would be 
timeless and would keep the appearance timeless.

3) Next I would consider the graphics of the car design, how prominent do I 
want the window shapes, tailights, wheel openings, etc., to be? A light color 
would make them very visible. A dark color would subdue them and make them 
blend into the overall shape. VALUE is very important as subduing these design 
elements will bring the car shape forward, making the viewer focus on the overall 
car rather than the individual elements that make it up. This may not be the 
best choice, depending on the design of the car.

4) Light colors make a car look large, dark colors make it look smaller. If 
mostly In a sunny environment, cool colors are enhanced by a sunny blue sky. 
The color would work with the environment, not against it. A wonderful example 
is Rosa Chiaro, a cool blue red that Ferrari used in the sixties. 

On top of all this you have to add color technologies, pearls, metallics, 
glass beads, clear coats, etc.,
or non-metallics.
How hard will the color be to touch-up a stone chip?   Are you going to keep 
the car for a long time?

So, my goals would favor classic timelessness, making the car look great and 
always current.
I would also like it to look small and all of one piece. Also, I would want 
excitement to enhance the character of the car. I also would want a clear coat 
for durability and a non-metallic. These would be my personally defined 
criteria before starting to choose a color.

If you are going to invest $10,000. to 15,000. in a paint job you should take 
a keen interest in the color choice process, panels should be sprayed up and 
evaluated in different OUTDOOR lighting conditions before you make your final 
choice. 

OK, after all of that, if I had a Pantera and chose a color to accommodate 
the above criteria, what would it be? A number of different approaches could be 
taken and would work very well. 

1) A cool medium value red, not too light.
2) A medium value neutral yellow, that would very subtly go orange on the sun 
side and green on the sky side. 
4) A neutral metallic black with a blue tinted clear coat.
5) A neutral silver gray, medium value.

The best color for a Pantera is the one you choose very carefully and watch 
along the way to be sure it turns out the way you want. Do not be overwhelmed 
when you see the color sprayed on the car wet.
Evaluate it carefully and change it slightly if it does not achieve your 
goals. A good shop will love it if you really know what you want, they will help 
you achieve it. 

All the best,

Dick Ruzzin________________________dickruzzinDESIGN at aol.com
920 Whittier Rd.
Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230
Home: 313-824-0539 / Cell: 313-300-9554

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