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We've all had customers who just could not decide on the colours they wanted for their paint job. Whether they had selected poorly in the past, then had to repaint, or just have difficulty visualizing how the sample chip would translate to the space, too often the choice ends up being another off-white or beige room. Paint suppliers offer a number of sample harmony sheets to ensure the body, trim and accent colours match perfectly, but the difficulty still comes down to matching choices against furniture, fabrics and accessories.

As a painter, I've generally left this choice to the customer. If the choices will definitely clash, I'll say so, and suggest that sample areas be painted while the prep stage is in progress. For large jobs, this isn't too difficult but, on small jobs, the back-and-forth can take up more time than it's worth.

On a recent job, I decided it was time to upgrade my skill: set and look into virtual painting. I purchased the ,E3enja min Moore Personal Colour Viewer, and started Colouring. the digital photos of the customer's house. Intrigued by the impossibilities (and also frustrated by the difficulty of achieving some of the effect I wanted), I googled colour software to see what else was out there. As a working painter, I couldn't and didn't want to do a full Consumer Reports-style comparison, but here's a broad breakdown of what I found. The programs can be divided into two categories: basic program (most available online, some downloadable) or predefined sample photos of interiors. Advanced programs that allow you to input photos or. graphs of your work site to see to the customer's home. The basic level programs can be used by either the homeowner or the contractor but the advanced programs generally require a bit of learning correctly helps. Do you really want to cut out each space between stair rail spindles? Also, eliminating clutter in a room reduces your definition and erasing stages.

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