Gain in-depth understanding on managing color preferences in Photoshop. Learn how to handle mismatched or missing profiles professionally and create stunning designs.
Key Insights
- The tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on setting color management preferences in Photoshop, specifically alert settings for mismatched or missing profiles.
- Users can access color settings through the Edit menu, and from there, choose the 'North America Prepress 2' from the settings menu.
- Users are advised to double-check all the settings shown even if they appear to be already set.
- After checking and making necessary adjustments, users should click 'OK' to confirm the settings.
- The tutorial includes a reminder that the demonstrated settings are applicable for the rest of the class, but may not necessarily suit everyone's workflow.
- While the tutorial provides specific settings that may work for most users, it emphasizes that individual workflow variations may require different settings.
This exercise is excerpted from Noble Desktop’s past Photoshop training materials and is compatible with Photoshop updates through 2020. To learn current skills in Photoshop, check out our Photoshop Bootcamp and graphic design classes in NYC and live online.
Photo Retouching Steps
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Camera RAW First
Global tone, white balance, and lens corrections in Camera RAW.
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Spot Healing
Remove dust, blemishes, and small distractions.
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Frequency Separation
Smooth skin texture without losing pore detail.
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Final Color Grade
Curves and selective color for the final mood.
Topics Covered in This Photoshop Tutorial:
Setting Color Management Preferences, Color Profiles
Exercise Overview
To take control of color management, we’ll tell Photoshop to alert us whenever there are mismatched or missing profiles. That way we can decide how to handle these issues.
Go to Edit > Color Settings.
From the Settings menu at the top, choose North America Prepress 2.
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All the settings shown should already be set, but double-check them anyway.
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Click OK, and you’re done.
REMINDER: The above settings are what we’re using for the rest of this class. Everyone’s workflow is different. While these settings may be correct for your work, we don’t want to say everyone must use them.
