CG visualization of key cap color combinations

[kaporkle]

For sure Badwrench, but it might have to wait until the weekend, I'm a bit tied up with other stuff.

[Badwrench]

For sure Badwrench, but it might have to wait until the weekend, I'm a bit tied up with other stuff.

No worries at all.  I am really liking this forum. 

[eth0s]

I don't know about you but I like it. :}

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Hey thanks!  I am liking this a lot!

[Gupgup]

Pretty sure this is the place to post

Could I get a 3D mockup of the reverse colors for the CCnG Group buy?

I'm trying to get the reverse colors more interest, and I think a 3D Model would help a lot.

If you need anything else please PM me


Gupgup

[Krogenar]

Pretty sure this is the place to post

Could I get a 3D mockup of the reverse colors for the CCnG Group buy?

I'm trying to get the reverse colors more interest, and I think a 3D Model would help a lot.

If you need anything else please PM me


Gupgup

GupGup, here are two files for kaporkle, using the Pantone colors I found to be closest to SP's ABS chips. The cream cheese was closest to PMS 7499C, and the green was PMS 362C. I think the cream cheese pantone color may be slightly more yellow than the chip, but it was the closest I found. Here's the base set, on a black case, and a white case.

[Krogenar]

And on black as well:

I don't know if kaporkle can invert the legend colors or not.

[mashby]

Krogenar, if it's not too much trouble, can you post the reverse of these colors on a black board? In other words, the modifiers would be Cream and the keys would be green. I think that's what Gupgup was after.

[Krogenar]

Krogenar, if it's not too much trouble, can you post the reverse of these colors on a black board? In other words, the modifiers would be Cream and the keys would be green. I think that's what Gupgup was after.

What about the function key row?

[Krogenar]

Ok, inverted CCnG on black case.

[mashby]

Ok, inverted CCnG on black case.

You nailed it! Thank you.

[mashby]

Thank you kaporkle and Krogenar, the renders look amazing!


Krogenar_CCnG_02 by kaporkle, on Flickr


Krogenar_CCnG_01 by kaporkle, on Flickr

[Lunartuna]

Oh damn, both of those combinations look fantastic.

[Krogenar]

Oh damn, both of those combinations look fantastic.

Just a heads up, the green is not as bright as they appear in those renderings. They're a bit darker, more greyish.

[limmy]

I haven't figured 100% out how this works. So, please let me know if there is additional information needed.

It would be wonderful to have basic render of this color combination with white colored legend. Thank you!

[esoomenona]

I haven't figured 100% out how this works. So, please let me know if there is additional information needed.

It would be wonderful to have basic render of this color combination with white colored legend. Thank you!

Proactive limmy is proactive. And helpful! I hope that visualization can be a helpful tool to get more buyers!

[mashby]

Proactive limmy is proactive. And helpful! I hope that visualization can be a helpful tool to get more buyers!

Yes!

[npgatech]

Hi kaporkle,

What software package are you using? I am currently learning how to use 3D Studio Max for architectural rendering and may be, if you can share your model data, I can contribute to this thread. This is an exciting idea, well done! If you can export your files in a universal format such as .obj (polygon format), then I can make use of your model

Thanks.

[Xenderwind]

What program are you using for this?

Hi daerid, it's an animation package called Houdini. http://www.sidefx.com/

[kitsune]

If there were some free models of key caps and keyboard frames I could start work on a automated web app for this kind of thing.

[SpAmRaY]

If there were some free models of key caps and keyboard frames I could start work on a automated web app for this kind of thing.

What exactly do you need?

[oTurtlez]

This is more lifelike than my RF I'm typing on now

[kitsune]

If there were some free models of key caps and keyboard frames I could start work on a automated web app for this kind of thing.

What exactly do you need?

The individual keys in a format like .obj. They should be scaled correctly in relation to each other (think cherry units). I could try to mock up a prototype with crude keyboard and cap models. I could use webgl for instance (no rendering, but with a live preview  / editor)

[rowdy]

This is more lifelike than my RF I'm typing on now

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I wish my keycaps were as clean as these.

Er, kaporkle was going to set this up as a paid service - might be treading on his toes if someone setup the same thing for free.

[YakMN]

Wow, this is very cool. I was just looking for something like this to mock up some key cap sets for Model Fs and Model Ms. here' hoping you find a chance to work on other keyboards.

[romevi]

I got a WASD gamer set from Signature Plastics that was a near perfect match for Tiffany turquoise.

Here are some pics:

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As you can see, Tiffany uses turquoise with black legends.  The Tiffany font is distinctive, and would be impossible to reproduce without paying $45 per keycap for Signature Plastics new legend fee.

Also Tiffany uses white as a modifier color, as you can see in the pics. 

As such, the colors of a "Breakfast on Fifth Avenue" set should include turquoise, black and possibly white.

I haven't worked out what would be the best combination of colors just yet, which is why i was excited to try your modeling to see how the various color combo's look.

Now I'm thinking the alpha keys should be black-on-turquoise, and the modifier keys should be turquoise-on-black.  Maybe the only place for turquoise-on-white would be the Esc key.

Here is a pic of a keyboard with a turquoise gamer WASD cluster:

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I found the RGB values for Tiffany Blue on this page:
http://blog.buyosphere.com/2012/05/tiffany-blue/

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According to Matt3o's color tool, the closest match is BEY.

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Now I'm thinking the alpha keys should be black-on-turquoise, and the modifier keys should be turquoise-on-black.  Maybe the only place for turquoise-on-white would be the Esc key.

Like this:

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Or this:

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I hope you don't mind eth0s, I took a little bit of liberty with the scheme taking into account what samwisekoi mentioned.

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I don't know about you but I like it. :}

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That oddly would be a great set. Reminds me a lot of what switch eventually came up with, but I didn't jump on that set because I wasn't a fan of the mixture there. Maybe some tweaking with more white, or keep it strictly Tiffany-esque if something like this would ever come to fruition.

[SpAmRaY]

:facepalm:

[romevi]

:facepalm:

Here, lemme slap it for you.

Faced.
Palmed.