Image One: Colors (q1i1).jpg.
This image includes synthetic step gradients of
Magenta, Blue, Cyan, Red, Yellow, Green, and Black. The high saturation patches in
many of these gradients will be outside the gamut of most monitors, as well as most
printer/ink/paper combinations. They are useful to check your system against
intentionally out of gamut colors.
The photographic section of the image includes highly saturated photographic colors.
These are not as intense as synthetic colors, but can still be challenging to many
devices. Typical desktop monitors will fail to reach many of the reds, oranges, yellows,
and light greens in this image. Even AdobeRGB gamut monitors can’t reach some of
the most saturated yellows and light greens. Prints on glossy/luster media will reach
all but the most saturated reds in this image, but matte/art papers will also be unable
to accurately portray many of the dark green areas.
Image Two: Pottery (q1i2).jpg.
This image offers an excellent range of unusual
saturated colors, lime greens, oranges, purples, golden yellows. Also excellent french
grays, black rims, and specular highlights. On screen this demonstrates monitor high
saturation channel blends. In print it tests high saturation ink blends with unusual
colors. A few of the most saturated deep yellows are out of gamut even on an
AdobeRGB monitor, with standard desktop LCDs a few of the most saturated orange
tones will also be out of device gamut. In Print this image is entirely in gamut with
many inkjet printers on glossy/luster papers, but has saturated dark tones that are
out of the range of matte/art papers, resulting in somewhat less saturated dark areas
in print than on screen.
