Color management, color adjustment, color theory. You need it all to harness the full potential of digital color. Find out how to make color predictable, how to make the most powerful and precise color adjustments, and how to structure your color decisions with a variety of strategies drawn from the history of art.

This seminar includes an overview and analysis of the color correction strategies available in Adobe Photoshop. You’ll find out when to correct by the numbers to achieve astonishing color accuracy (establish the perfect graybalance and correct color crosses) and when to make exceptions to the rules, even break them for effect. The heart of the digital color revolution will be revealed including. How to control color’s three primary components (hue, saturation, and brightness) independently of one another and how to correct specific ranges of color without affecting others. New strategies for working with color will be introduced including transforming colors, accentuating gradation, using color overlays to unify color relationships, and analyzing color relationships within an image creating a useful guide towards the solutions that best suit your needs. You’ll quickly see that the power at your fingertips is simply amazing.

1. Analyze the color relationships within any image numerically
2. Accentuate gradation
3. Match colors precisely
4. Unify a varied color palette
5. Realistically transform colors
6. Control hue, saturation, and luminosity independently of one another

lecture/demonstration
intermediate to advanced level
1-3 hours recommended