The Color management Basics
Color management:
This tutorial will be written from the perspective of the artist. Photographer or other.
Essentially what an artis does is communicate a creative idea via a variety of mediums. In the visual arts a great deal of the image will be created using color or grey scales. (I dont mean to undervalue the other important aspecst such as texture, context, shape, design, etc.) but accurate color, hue, and tone,are the the givens that we may all take for granted. I.e. Where will your work be viewed? Light temp makes a big difference in how it will look. Will it be in direct light or indirect light? How bright will the light be? Etc… You get the point.
When you enter into the world of digital minipulation – You are now converting all of your colors to numbers. So the colors that you saw when you created your image — were there — but can they be reproduced.
Gamut: A term outside the scope of this tut but a concept worth understanding. Essentially it is a range of colors. There are defined gamuts (color ranges) in the digital world… Some are small and some are big. But not all can be reproduced in print. Regarding the conversion of visual images into digital formats… scientifically, this is not a problem because the technology exists to give you a number to reproduce and almost any color you may choose.
OK enough about the importance of color. Lest talk about color management As an artist there are a few basic concepts you MUST be aware of. Here it is in a nut shell… Your pc thinks of all colors as numbers. Here is the second most important thing, your computer thinks of colors as numbers.
2. Calibrate your monitor
3. Calibrate your printer.
