Painting and Retouching - Adobe Photoshop CC - page 83

Cyan, magenta, yellow, and black.
1 Choose File > Open, and navigate to the ps05lessons folder. Open the file named ps05cmyk.psd . An
image with cyan, magenta, and yellow circles appears. Think of the colors in this file as being created
with ink printed on paper.
2 With the Move tool (
) selected, and the Auto-Select Layer check box selected, individually click and drag the cyan, magenta,
and yellow circles around on the image to see the color combinations that are created with ink pigments
of these three colors. Notice that black appears at the intersection of all three, but, as mentioned earlier,
it would never reproduce that purely on a printing press.
3 Choose File > Close to close the ps05cmyk.psd image. Do not save your changes.
4 Uncheck the Auto-Select Layer check box in the Options bar.
Working in the RGB mode
Unless you use an advanced color management system, you should do much of your creative work in the
RGB mode. The CMYK mode is limited in its capabilities (fewer menu selections), and if you work in this
mode, you have already made some decisions about your final image output that might not be accurate.
Follow this short color primer to help you achieve the results that you expect.
In this lesson, you'll use generic profiles for your monitor and output devices. If you want to create a cus-
tom monitor profile, follow the instructions in the Photoshop Help menu, under the heading, “Calibrate
and profile your monitor.” You can also type Calibrate Monitor into the Search field on adobe.com to
find additional helpful tips for calibrating your display.
1 Choose File > Browse in Bridge to bring Adobe Bridge to the front.
2 Navigate to the ps05lessons folder and open the image ps0501.psd . A very colorful image of a woman
appears.