A system for displaying one or more images to select one or more matching formulas to match color and appearance of a target coating of an article, said system comprising: a first processor; a display device; a second processor connected to the first processor; one or more data input devices; a first database containing interrelated repair formulas, color characteristics, and appearance characteristics; characterized by: a second database containing identification information of at least one article, a three-dimensional model of the at least one article or a three-dimensional mapping of a geometry of at least a part of a surface of the at least one article; and a computer program product that is accessible to the first processor and/or the second processor and performs a computing process comprising the steps of: retrieving one or more preliminary matching formulas from the repair formulas of the first database based on signals received from the data input device; selecting one article or a three-dimensional mapping of a geometry of one article from the second database and receiving a marked section of a surface of the article; generating individual matching images containing the marked section and an unmarked section adjacent to the marked section, wherein the individual matching images are generated in the marked section based on the color characteristics, appearance characteristics, and one article or a three-dimensional mapping of a geometry of one article selected from the second database and interrelated to each of the preliminary matching formulas; and displaying the individual matching images on the display device. a first processor; a display device; a second processor connected to the first processor; one or more data input devices; a first database containing interrelated repair formulas, color characteristics, and appearance characteristics; characterized by: a second database containing identification information of at least one article, a three-dimensional model of the at least one article or a three-dimensional mapping of a geometry of at least a part of a surface of the at least one article; and a computer program product that is accessible to the first processor and/or the second processor and performs a computing process comprising the steps of: retrieving one or more preliminary matching formulas from the repair formulas of the first database based on signals received from the data input device; selecting one article or a three-dimensional mapping of a geometry of one article from the second database and receiving a marked section of a surface of the article; generating individual matching images containing the marked section and an unmarked section adjacent to the marked section, wherein the individual matching images are generated in the marked section based on the color characteristics, appearance characteristics, and one article or a three-dimensional mapping of a geometry of one article selected from the second database and interrelated to each of the preliminary matching formulas; and displaying the individual matching images on the display device. a second database containing identification information of at least one article, a three-dimensional model of the at least one article or a three-dimensional mapping of a geometry of at least a part of a surface of the at least one article; and a computer program product that is accessible to the first processor and/or the second processor and performs a computing process comprising the steps of: retrieving one or more preliminary matching formulas from the repair formulas of the first database based on signals received from the data input device; selecting one article or a three-dimensional mapping of a geometry of one article from the second database and receiving a marked section of a surface of the article; generating individual matching images containing the marked section and an unmarked section adjacent to the marked section, wherein the individual matching images are generated in the marked section based on the color characteristics, appearance characteristics, and one article or a three-dimensional mapping of a geometry of one article selected from the second database and interrelated to each of the preliminary matching formulas; and displaying the individual matching images on the display device. retrieving one or more preliminary matching formulas from the repair formulas of the first database based on signals received from the data input device; selecting one article or a three-dimensional mapping of a geometry of one article from the second database and receiving a marked section of a surface of the article; generating individual matching images containing the marked section and an unmarked section adjacent to the marked section, wherein the individual matching images are generated in the marked section based on the color characteristics, appearance characteristics, and one article or a three-dimensional mapping of a geometry of one article selected from the second database and interrelated to each of the preliminary matching formulas; and displaying the individual matching images on the display device.