Accurate Color, Your Complete Guide to Producing Accurate Digital ColorImages

Welcome to the Accurate Color web site. This is a companion site to the traditional book and illustrated audiobook of the same title. This site is where the book gets personal. Through this site I am providing a sneak chapter-by-chapter preview of what the printed book covers.

While the book will be published in the traditional "printed" fashion on an on-demand basis, an abreviated version of the book is being formatted as a multi-session animated video-audiobook. In effect, the book has evolved into an extensive documentary. The format of the movie is H.264, HDTV 720p, which will play well on any HD monitor.

Getting color right has been the quest of artists throughout the ages. Why is it so difficult to produce accurate color? Why doesn't the color on the printed page look the same as the color on your computer's monitor? Why do pictures printed on one type of paper look different than they do on another? Why do different printers produce different color?

These are good questions and they deserve good answers, and that’s exactly what you’ll find in Accurate Color. This book will give you the answers you need to produce great color– every time you present it- both in print and online. Explore this site and preview what this comprehensive, but easy-to-read book offers.

Roll your mouse over the chapter titles below to see thumbnail views of the chapter spreads. Click the titles to read chapter overviews including actual excerpts. This book presents everything you need to know in plain English and clear illustrations. There is no techno-speak spoken here! This is color science for mere mortals.

There is no attempt to dazzle you with intellectual brilliance or baffle you with "computereze." Instead, Accurate Color delivers real color science, without the difficult terminology. Technical issues don't have to sound technical, they just have to be presented accuratelly!

the concept of accurate color is no more than the practical application of simple principles

color touches every part of our lives, and is both
a delight to our eyes and nourishment to our souls

the use of color is way too powerful and personally fulfilling
to be reserved for professional artists and photographers

learning how to control and use
this amazing power effectively is well within your reach

Accurate Color is a book you will refer to
over and over again for years