This is an idea for an illustration from my new book. I've been having a lot of trouble with the colours on my cintiq vs. the colours on my laptop. The colours on my cintiq are fabulous, but my laptop is dark and quite dull. If there is a way to fix this, please let me know! Otherwise, I am putting the navigator on my laptop and using that for colour reference.
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There're different things you can check:
I would calibrate both monitors so Cintiq and laptop has the same color profile.
Keep also in mind that laptops screens and specially those on macs have less luminosity than Monitors or Cintiqs, thus that darkish, dull look on your laptop.
Check the color settings you're using on photoshop so it fits the purpose of your illustrations: CMYK, Web Color, General purpose. Also, the working space, gamma and other aspects to better tune your color.
Basically, I would calibrate the Cintiq and photoshop and trust that screen for my color and use the laptop as a tool bin and extra space.
Hope this helps a little.
I wish I knew that too. I have the same problem with my cintiq or rather, my laptop. But you just never know how the colours will look on each viewer's computer screen :( Meaaaah
The problem is that most people will see it how it is displayed on my laptop. I am wanting to print my illustrations eventually. Also, I cannot calibrate my cintiq to my laptop because my laptop cannot go to the level of my cintiq and if I calibrate my cintiq to my laptop, it severely affects the screen (looks pixely and big and ugly)
but I'll try some of the other things you suggested juan, thanks for the help!
its the universal conundrum! well maybe. I spent many hours trying to get my macbook and cintiq to match with no results, now I just look at my laptop screen when i do a colour key...defeats the purpose a little i know :)
Holy crap, you have no idea the heartbreak I've gone through trying to get my Cintiq to display colours similar to my macbook screen. It just never happens.
So now I drag my work onto my macbook screen every five minutes to check, then drag it back to the Cintiq.
This is super cute though.
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