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Computer-Based Color by Lynda Weinman © 1997 Creating color artwork for the web is very different from other color delivery mediums because you're publishing your work to people's screens instead of a printed pages. Computer screen-based color is composed of projected light and pixels instead of ink pigments, dot patterns, and screen percentages. In many ways, working with screen-based color can be more fun than working with printed inks. No waiting for color proofs or working with CMYK values that are much less vibrant than RGB. No high-resolution files. No dot screens to deal with. Yes, working on the computer for computer delivery is a lot easier in some ways, but don't be fooled into thinking that what you see on your screen is what other people will see on theirs. Just like its print-based counterpart, computer screen-based color has its own set of nasties and gremlins. Here's a short list of the things that are different about the web as a publishing medium as it pertains to color:
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