Journal of Conservation Science (보존과학회지)

The Korean Society Of Conservation Science For Cultural Heritage (한국문화재보존과학회)
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A Study on Digital Color Reproduction for Recording Color Appearance of Cultural Heritage

문화유산의 현색(顯色) 기록화를 위한 디지털 색재현 연구

  • Song, Hyeong Rok (Department of Cultural Heritage Conservation Sciences, Kongju National University) ;
  • Jo, Young Hoon (Department of Cultural Heritage Conservation Sciences, Kongju National University)
  • 송형록 (국립공주대학교 문화재보존과학과) ;
  • 조영훈 (국립공주대학교 문화재보존과학과)
  • Received : 2022.03.23
  • Accepted : 2022.04.13
  • Published : 2022.04.20
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Abstract

The color appearance of cultural heritage are essential factors for manufacturing technique interpretation, conservation treatment usage, and condition monitoring. Therefore, this study systematically established color reproduction procedures based on the digital color management system for the portrait of Gwon Eungsu. Moreover, various application strategies for recording and conserving the cultural heritage were proposed. Overall color reproduction processes were conducted in the following order: photography condition setting, standard color measurements, digital photography, color correction, and color space creation. Therefore, compared with the color appearance, the digital image applied to a camera maker profile indicated an average color difference of 𝜟10.1. However, the digital reproduction result based on the color management system exhibits an average color difference of 𝜟1.1, which is close to the color appearance. This means that although digital photography conditions are optimized, recording the color appearance is difficult when relying on the correction algorithm developed by the camera maker. Therefore, the digital color reproduction of cultural heritage is required through color correction and color space creation based on the raw digital image, which is a crucial process for documenting the color appearance. Additionally, the recording of color appearance through digital color reproduction is important for condition evaluation, conservation treatment, and restoration of cultural heritage. Furthermore, standard data of imaging analysis are available for discoloration monitoring.

문화유산의 현색(顯色)은 제작기법 해석, 보존처리 활용, 상태 모니터링의 중요한 기초 자료이다. 이 연구에서는 권응수 초상을 대상으로 디지털 색관리시스템 기반 색재현 과정을 체계적으로 정립하고, 문화유산 기록 및 보존에 적합한 현색 활용방안을 제안하였다. 전체적인 색재현 과정은 촬영 환경 세팅, 색기준차트 측정, 디지털 사진 촬영, 색보정, 색공간 설정 순으로 진행되었다. 연구 결과, 사진기 제조사 프로파일이 적용된 디지털 이미지는 현색과 비교하여 평균 𝜟10.1의 색차를 보인 반면, 디지털 색재현 이미지는 평균 𝜟1.1의 색차를 보여 현색과 거의 유사한 것을 알 수 있다. 이 결과는 디지털 사진 촬영 환경과 조건을 최적화했더라도 디지털 사진기 제조사의 보정 알고리즘에 의존할 경우 대상 문화유산의 현색 기록에 어려움이 있는 것을 의미한다. 따라서 문화유산은 RAW 이미지 기반의 색보정 및 색공간 설정을 통해 디지털 색재현이 필요하며, 이는 현색 기록화를 위해 매우 중요한 과정이다. 또한 디지털 색재현을 통한 현색 기록은 문화유산의 보존상태 평가와 보존처리 및 복원의 중요한 기초자료가 될 수 있으며, 퇴색 및 변색 현상의 모니터링을 위한 기준 데이터로 활용성이 높을 것으로 판단된다.

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Acknowledgement

이 연구는 문화재청 2021-2022년 문화유산 원형기록 통합 DB 구축 사업의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임을 명기하며, 위 기관의 행정 및 재정적 지원에 감사드린다. 또한 조사에 적극적으로 지원해준 국립진주박물관에게도 깊이 감사드린다.

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