{"id":27204,"date":"2016-08-16T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/whuzzup\/soft-proofing-benefits-graphic-designer\/"},"modified":"2016-08-16T00:50:30","modified_gmt":"2016-08-16T05:50:30","slug":"soft-proofing-benefits-graphic-designer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/whuzzup\/soft-proofing-benefits-graphic-designer\/","title":{"rendered":"[Web Design] Soft-Proofing: Benefits for the Graphic Designer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From <i>Graphics &#8211; CreativePro.com<\/i> &#8211;<a title=\"Soft-Proofing: Benefits for the Graphic Designer\" href=\"http:\/\/creativepro.com\/soft-proofing-predictable-color-reproduction\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"offsite\"><strong>Soft-Proofing: Benefits for the Graphic Designer<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: left;\"><p><em style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; color: #666;\"><span style=\"font-size: 3.5em; font-weight: bold;\">&#0147;<\/span><br \/>\n<a title=\"Soft-Proofing: Benefits for the Graphic Designer\" href=\"http:\/\/creativepro.com\/soft-proofing-predictable-color-reproduction\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"offsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/images\/tutorials\/kwrite.png\" alt=\"Soft-Proofing: Benefits for the Graphic Designer\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a> There is a very useful, but often overlooked, feature in Photoshop relating to color reproduction. When used properly with the required process control procedures in place, it is extremely helpful to preview how the color in an image will render as it moves through the digital workflow. The feature I\u2019m referring to is soft-proofing. Let\u2019s discuss what soft-proofing is, and the benefits it offers before getting into the how-to steps within Photoshop. Quite simply, soft-proofing answers the question, \u201cHow will this image look when printed?\u201d Or more specifically for a graphic designer, \u201cHow will this image look when printed by my print vendor on their press with the paper I selected?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 3.5em; font-weight: bold;\">&#0148;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<hr size=\"1\" \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"READ MORE: Soft-Proofing: Benefits for the Graphic Designer\" href=\"http:\/\/creativepro.com\/soft-proofing-predictable-color-reproduction\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"offsite\"><strong><big>READ MORE &raquo;<\/big><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<hr size=\"1\" \/><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a very useful, but often overlooked, feature in Photoshop relating to color reproduction. 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