Introduction to Color Models in Photoshop Part 3

Description of the various color models in photoshop - part 3

A *three part* introduction to Photoshop through one of its most fundamental interface aspects: the color picker. An exploration of the relationships between the various color models offered.

A discussion/description of the various choices of color model are discussed in as non-technical terms as possible. How the various color models relate to each other, particularly HSB, RGB and CMY(k) (although CMY is treated in more theoretical terms as the opposite of RGB.)

In nearly 30 minutes of material, this is still just an introductory discussion and not as complete as I would have liked it to be.

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• CMY
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[fxmah]

If your colors appear "different" when painting:

1) check View::Proof Setup and turn off any CMYK model

2) make sure View::Proof Colors is unchecked

Also make sure the Image::Mode is NOT CMYK

Brightness can be maximized in the color picker by the "B" setting in the Adobe Picker to 255. If you're using the Windows version of PS -- you can set the Adobe Picker from Preferences::General (should be the first item at the top.) The Apple Color picker has an HSB option available.

[BiqNiqq]

i've been looking all day i want to fix the problem with how my colors apear when i paint them on vs how they look on the color box thing. they always come out duller. HOW DO I GET THAT CIRCLE THAT CONTROLS THE MAX BRIGHTNESS OF A COLOR?