Monitor and Printer Color Don't Match!

Ever wonder why is it what you see on your computer monitor and what your printer prints on paper has different shades of a colors.

First, the colors you see on a monitor is illuminated. This means that a light source is suppling the image and the color.

Second, a printer prints colors that are reflective. This means that light reflects off the paper and to your eye. This can create quite a problem when you are editing a picture and want the colors to be as close as possible when you have your printer print it.

The best solutions is to print a picture with colors you use the most. Hold it up to your monitor, then adjust your monitor to match the colors, you just printed. If you have a more critical eye for color there is programs and devices, found on the internet, that will help you match the color more closely.