Calibration issues

[Falon]

Hey Damien my prints aren’t matching my screen I find the screen is a bit cool compared to my prints. I have a spyder5. 

I also ordered some Christmas cards and they are too warm def in the skin tones this is what made me think something is wrong and know I can’t get it right 

[Damien Symonds]

Were the Christmas cards printed by your usual lab?

[Falon]

Yes 

[Damien Symonds]

On the usual paper?

[Falon]

No it’s printed on 300gsm premium cardstock  

Edited November 6, 2018 by Falon

[Damien Symonds]

Then we should ignore that for a moment.

How about your normal prints (eg lustre).   Does the problem exist with them too?

[Falon]

No they arnt warm they are a bit cooler then my screen I can notice it in the trees and grass 

[Damien Symonds]

If it's only trees and grass, that's likely to be a soft-proofing issue. Have you tried soft-proofing with your lab's profile?

[Falon]

It’s not bright green tho I will try that and see. There is slight difference in skin but not much 

[Falon]

RGB digital said they can’t provide a print profile because it changes every day due to being chemistry based printers.

[Damien Symonds]

Oh yeah, they do that.  Well, tell them you'd be happy with "near enough is good enough" and you'd happily accept today's profile.