Three-dimensional color selection interface
A color selection method includes displaying, on a display device, a three-dimensional object having an illumination highlight, wherein the three-dimensional object has a plurality of modified colors of a base color arranged along a surface of the three-dimensional object, wherein each location of said surface is associated with a modified color of the plurality of modified colors, wherein each modified color is determined based on a proximity of the associated location relative to a location of the illumination highlight, and wherein the three-dimensional object includes a selection indicator movable along the surface of the three-dimensional object for selectively defining the modified color to be selected.
1 . A color selection method for a document, the method comprising:
rendering a three-dimensional object comprising:
an illumination highlight indicating a light source of the three-dimensional object, wherein the three-dimensional object has an arc distance;
a plurality of selectable colors of a base color arranged along a surface of the rendered three-dimensional object; and
a selection indicator that is movable along the surface of the rendered three-dimensional object, wherein each location of the selection indicator along said surface modifies a selected color of the plurality of selectable colors of the base color as a function of both the illumination highlight and the arc distance.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein an orientation of the light source is selectable.
3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting an orientation of the light source.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein at least one shadow region and at least one light region are represented along the surface of the rendered three-dimensional object based on the orientation of the illumination highlight selected.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the illumination highlight is a specular highlight indicating the light source.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein each selectable color is further defined based on a proximity between each said selectable color and a location of the illumination highlight along the surface of the rendered three-dimensional object.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting a second light source resulting in a second illumination highlight represented on the rendered three-dimensional object.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the rendered three-dimensional object is spherical.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the rendered three-dimensional object is a polyhedron.
10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
selecting an orientation of the light source resulting in at least one shadow region and at least one light region represented along the surface of the rendered three-dimensional object based on said orientation, wherein each selectable color is further defined based on a proximity between said each selectable color and a location of the at least one light region along the surface of the rendered three-dimensional object; and
selecting a second light source resulting in a second illumination highlight represented on the rendered three-dimensional object.