Overheard two art students arguing about screen calibration at the coffee shop

One of them said 'my prints look totally washed out compared to my monitor' and the other told her to check her color profile. I went home and realized my own digital paintings probably look way different on other people's screens. How do you guys make sure your art looks right everywhere?

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paul_webb453mo agoMost Upvoted

That idea about making it look right everywhere is the problem. You can't control other people's screens, so trying to is a waste of time. Just make it look good on a decent, calibrated monitor and let it go.

felix_coleman871mo ago

Wait, you actually think there's such a thing as a "decent, calibrated monitor" that everyone agrees on? You must be living in a fantasy world where every $200 screen in a Best Buy is built the same way. I've got three friends with "calibrated" monitors and they all look completely different to me. One guy swears by his expensive IPS panel, another runs a cheaper VA panel, and they both claim their colors are right. How can you seriously say just pick one and be done when phones, tablets, laptops, and TVs all handle colors differently? That approach would drive me insane with client complaints in a week.

finley_lopez983mo ago

Honestly, I just got a basic colorimeter to fix my own monitor, and that helped a ton.