Adobe Colour Modes and Profiles Explained for Screen and Print
Understand RGB, CMYK and why colours shift.
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Explain colour modes and profiles for the work I do in Adobe applications. What I make (web graphics, print, video, social): [WORK_TYPES]. Problems I see (colours look different in print or on another screen): [PROBLEMS]. Software I use: [SOFTWARE]. Explain in plain words RGB and CMYK, colour gamut, colour profiles and why a colour shifts when converted, spot colours, and why monitors differ. Include a worked explanation of why a bright screen blue may print duller. Recommend working settings for each of my work types and mark options and defaults I should check in my version [VERIFY]. Walk through three short scenarios: a logo for a website and a business card, a photo for a magazine, and a video thumbnail. For each give the working mode, the export mode and the check to make before sending. Explain what soft proofing shows and what it cannot show. Provide a step-by-step process to prepare an image for web and for print, a simple glossary, and a troubleshooting table for muddy colours after conversion. End with the reminder to ask the printer for their profile or specification, and to calibrate or at least compare screens when colour matters.
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