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I don't know what is going on, never happened something like that to me before.
On the left is how it seems the file when I'm saving it directly as jpg in Phoshop. On the right, how it looks when I save for web optmized for Firefox. But in the Windows viewer it show badly anyway... But not in PaintBrush! Geez... The character is dark, I hope it won't happen often
On the left is how it seems the file when I'm saving it directly as jpg in Phoshop. On the right, how it looks when I save for web optmized for Firefox. But in the Windows viewer it show badly anyway... But not in PaintBrush! Geez... The character is dark, I hope it won't happen often
Category Artwork (Digital) / Miscellaneous
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 799 x 539px
File Size 121.8 kB
This is a common problem that I used to struggle with myself! Firstly, your monitor might not be calibrated correctly. Check out: http://www.calibrize.com/ which could help you. This probably won't fix everything but it will help.
Back when I used to do all my art on my desktop as opposed to my new cintiq (which has a wonderfully calibrated screen, as it should) I struggled with this A LOT before I got it figured out. Unless you have a fancy screen, it will never be perfect. The windows viewer I found will always make your art look way darker than it is. No idea why!
I'd suggest always saving web optimized for web upload.
Most importantly, and what really fixed it most for me: in Photoshop in the 'View' tab at the top of your screen, set your 'Proof Setup' to 'Monitor RGB'.
Then in your 'Edit' tab open 'Color settings'. In that window, set your RGB to 'Monitor RGB'.
For every image you worked on previously, their settings will not change automatically and will still be set to whatever you had before. You'll have to use the option 'Convert to Color Profile' to change them to 'Monitor RGB'. Always save two copies just in case after converting as sometimes, the conversion can mess the image up a bit. PS should remember the last setting you were working with and use that for a new file, but always check.
This should make your colors and levels much closer to what your monitor shows.
Hope that helps! Let me know if it does!
Back when I used to do all my art on my desktop as opposed to my new cintiq (which has a wonderfully calibrated screen, as it should) I struggled with this A LOT before I got it figured out. Unless you have a fancy screen, it will never be perfect. The windows viewer I found will always make your art look way darker than it is. No idea why!
I'd suggest always saving web optimized for web upload.
Most importantly, and what really fixed it most for me: in Photoshop in the 'View' tab at the top of your screen, set your 'Proof Setup' to 'Monitor RGB'.
Then in your 'Edit' tab open 'Color settings'. In that window, set your RGB to 'Monitor RGB'.
For every image you worked on previously, their settings will not change automatically and will still be set to whatever you had before. You'll have to use the option 'Convert to Color Profile' to change them to 'Monitor RGB'. Always save two copies just in case after converting as sometimes, the conversion can mess the image up a bit. PS should remember the last setting you were working with and use that for a new file, but always check.
This should make your colors and levels much closer to what your monitor shows.
Hope that helps! Let me know if it does!
Thanks for the advise. I used the web optimization then it shows nice (at least in IE and Firefox). Windows viewer sucks and I don't know why. I noticed it happens with other photos I saved from internet. My guess is the software overcorrect the shadows for any reason.
Also be aware of what gamut you are using. Color management is a whole complicated topic. I have found sRGB to be most ideal for maintaining color across devices and when you want people to see the same thing you see on your monitor. AdobeRGB has a wider gamut, but can leave some things looking washed out after they're saved. You can access those color profiles under the "Custom" area of the Proof Setup in PhotoShop. Monitor RGB is a very rudimentary approximation with no cross-platform standard. (If you've actually proofed your monitor, you can load that color profile in the Custom area).
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