My printed fashion design colors don't match Photoshop?

Question

When I print my artwork from Photoshop, the colors on the printout never match the colors on my screen. How do I get the specific colors I want without tweaking and printing the file over and over? Is there anything unique for fashion designers?

Thanks

Answer 1

Regarding the fashion industry, some industry specific software actually comes with color libraries that you can print. However, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop (two of the most popular programs in the fashion industry) do not come with printable color libraries.



Fortunately, you can download a printable RGB color palette library that is compatible with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop here....



http://www.designersnexus.com/store/rgb-color-swatches/



Just print it out from the printer you plan to use for your final printout. Then match the season's (or your desired) colors to the swatches on the printed color library. Then input the RGB values to your artwork files and you will always know exactly how your colors will look when printed.

Answer 2

Design studios spend thousands of dollars calibrating their monitors to match their printers. And, the monitors change over time so it has to be redone periodically. Even identical monitors, sitting side by side may show differences in colors. Just by playing with the brightness and contrast controls will change the colors.



And if they change printers, or replace a monitor, they have to do the same thing.



Have you ever walked by a display of television sets at a store, tuned to the same program? You should have noticed that no two screens looked the same. Your computer monitor displays the image on the screen in the same way as a television.



Do a search for "monitor calibration" and you will see how many different solutions are available.

Answer 3

Check to see what color format you are using. RGB Color is used for digital graphics. CMYK Color is used for printing. You can select this option when you create a new file. For an existing file click on the menu IMAGE > MODE > CMYK COLOR. This will produce more accurate colors when you print. The problem may also be a result of the printer and paper you are using. If you don't have a high quality color printer or the right paper then you'll never get the results you want.



The easiest way for great prints- go to you local copy store with a CD of your work and have them print it out for you.

Answer 4

you might have the main administration over a black and white conversion in Photoshop through utilising the channel mixer set to monochrome. in case you prefer to maintain one merchandise in colour yet exchange something to b&w you will might desire to apply alternatives and layers. Adobe Lightroom can provide an extremely common thank you to try this through desaturating all colors yet that which you prefer to keep.