Editing Photos for Print: When to Convert to CMYK?

Editing Photos for Print: When to Convert to CMYK?


Thank you for the great comments and suggestions on my posts about printing your own Artist Business Cards on mypainting blog. I hope that some of you will be inspired to have cards printed (and I would love to see your results!).

Loredana asked a really great question this week: "When you work on your photos to correct levels or balancing or anything else, do you work on RGB and after you modify it, you switch to CMYK to print?; or you switch to CMYK directly and you modify it later? I noticed a big difference from one to another when I watch the folder's preview and find the CMYK quite uncomfortable to watch!"

The simple answer (with a few extra details): 
For Print:
  • Start with RGB, and do all or most of your editing in RGB.RGB is the native format for most digital files.
    Some editing procedures are not available in CMYK.

  • Convert to CMYK as the last step only if the file is being sent to a print house.

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