A brief extract from this workshop’s Colour Proofing session illustrating how to precisely calibrate an EIZO ColorEdge monitor to accurately simulate (i.e. soft proof) a printed image’s visual appearance on screen.
STREAMED On-Demand delivery +
Tutorials Live Streamed on ZOOM
This advanced workshop is attended via STREAMING On-Demand delivery so the course material can be studied in your own time and at your own pace, while your practice and questions are subsequently addressed, clarified and supported in free follow-up Tutorials. The cost per person/workshop is AUS $330 and includes all fees and charges.
Tutorials – Live Streamed
• 02 March 2025 (AEDT) 10.30am to 11.30am
• 25 May 2025 (AEST) 10.30am to 11.30am
• 17 August 2025 (AEST) 10.30am to 11.30am
• 07 December 2025 (AEDT) 10.30am to 11.30am
• Time Zone Convertor
This workshop is all about colour: understanding it, working with it, representing it, manipulating it and ensuring accurate and correct colour when and where you need it. From capture to display, editing, printing, publishing and exhibiting, colour in all of its manifestations is investigated in a professional colour managed workflow, through real-world exercises in colour perception, colour mixing, colour calibration, colour profiling and colour fidelity. Your practice is supported, clarified and refined in our LIVE Tutorials where our aim is to dramatically improve your knowledge, understanding and ability to work confidently and creatively with colour, and with significantly enhanced colour accuracy, meaning and affect.
The workshop is supported by a resource rich website and presented in six one hour sessions accessed by clicking on each Session Button below:
Session 1 – Colorimetrics
• Colour: Physiology, Psychology and Philosophy
• What is colour appearance?
• How is colour represented in a digital workflow?
• What constitutes a professional colour managed workflow?
• Is accurate colour reproduction possible?
• How do I manage expectations – illusions vs facts?
Session 2 – Interpreting Colour Theory
• Colour Models vs. Colour Gamuts
• What is the relationship between an image and its colour space(s)?
• What are Source and Destination colour spaces?
• What is the difference between assigning and converting profiles?
• What are rendering intents and when are they used?
• What are in-gamut and out-of-gamut colours?
Session 3 – Calibrating your Equipment
• Colour stability and fidelity – calibrating vs. profiling
• Which monitor white point, brightness and gamma curve should I use?
• My printer is profiled but the colour is still not right?
• Who would custom profile their camera and why?
• Does increased productivity and efficiency imply lower quality?
• Can I achieve numerical & visual equivalence between applications?
Session 4 – Setting up a Working Environment
• ISO 3664: Graphic technology and photography – Viewing conditions
• Which RGB, CMYK and Greyscale colour spaces should I work in?
• How do I set up my working and print viewing environments?
• What light sources are best for print viewing?
• What is observer adaptation and simultaneous contrast?
• What if my Lab/Designer/Printer/ Publisher isn’t ICC compliant?
Session 5 – Colour Proofing
• ISO 12646: Graphic technology – Displays for colour proofing
• How and why do I hardware calibrate a graphics monitor?
• When would I soft proof or hard proof my images?
• Why doesn’t my print match my screen?
• How do I calibrate two monitors to look the same?
• How is colour managed on iOS and Android devices?
Session 6 – Working with Colour
• Evaluating and verifying colour managed workflows
• On a limited budget where will you get your greatest return?
• Analysing device stability and ensuring colour consistency?
• Who should separate RGB files into CMYK and device link profiles?
• Colour fidelity – what lets you down?
• What are the limitations of ICC based colour reproduction?
The ‘Flipped Classroom’ facilitates a uniquely comprehensive yet individual learning experience where your creativity, knowledge and needs focus the inquiry, while your engagement and participation defines your outcomes. Our Live Streamed Tutorials are designed to maximise our time together clarifying the course content and answering any follow-up questions and topics.
Venue: STREAMED On-Demand delivery
Duration: 6+ hours (workshop + ongoing tutorials)
Resources: Extensive course notes, videos, test images, actions, macros, luts
Cost: AUS $330 (includes all fees and charges)
More Information: See FAQ (Education)
Updated 28 September 2024