Match CGI Color

Match CGI Color in Adobe Photoshop — with two ready prompts: the immediate one, and the one that makes it stick. 1 real situation leads here.

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The moments that lead here

If one of these is your afternoon, you are in the right place.

Set the lighting and color of a CGI interior to match the photographer’s onsite reference so printed boards don’t surprise the client.

2 ready prompts

Written for the moment this actually comes up.

Execute — do the immediate task

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Match the lighting and color of the CGI interior to the photographer’s onsite reference so printed…
Match the lighting and color of the CGI interior to the photographer’s onsite reference so printed boards don’t surprise the [client]; sample the reference, apply layer-based matches, and save a color-checked PSD.

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Before final approval, make the match defensible for the lighting lead: replicate highlight warmth,…
Before final approval, make the match defensible for the lighting lead: replicate highlight warmth, shadow color and falloff, preserve material specularity, include adjustment layer masks for each match step, and export a printed-proof calibrated JPEG for press checks.

Who does this, and with what

The same task is different work inside a different job.

Architect (visualisation)Adobe PhotoshopAdobe Lightroomalso: Match CGI Lighting

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