This is something I haven't heard at all from pixel artists... what is your view on using a palette that isn't your own? I personally, specially since I'm still learning and "sharpening my skills" haha, I come up with my own colors. But also, I have other palettes that I have collected and I have made sprites with them, for example, I have the Commodore 64 one, and the Nes one too.

I wouldn't go on and grab a palette from another pixel artists, unless I actually ask him/her for permission (this never happened before since I never asked anyone yet)... what about you, how do you see this? would you let someone borrow your palette? would you get pissed if someone used your palette without your concern? what about using palette from games other than for specific pixel joint contests?

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I don't think there's anything wrong with borrowing a color palette.

I agree with you. If I borrow someone's palette I'll credit them for the palette selection, of course given that it is originally compiled by them, as in mixing numbers and through experimentation. I think it's more a moral thing to do lol... but you never know, some people might actually get pissed if they see your art, download it and then find out that the colors palette is the same.

Lol, not me, but them though...

Oh man... why MS paint defaults? 

Also, stealing palettes and using other ones can help a lot when it comes to selection of colors, or coming out with your own colors later on.

Interesting... I once googled for color palettes, but all I found was a lot of other stuff for photoshop, etc... I'll bookmark that.

it can take as much time and creativity to create a really good palette as it does any other element of artwork. nothing wrong with inspiration, but I'd definitely credit someone if I used their palette, I don't see how it'd be anything other than theft if you didn't.

lol true, the old rule of "don't claim as your own if you didn't make it"
I never really ever mention about me having create the colors for any piece unless someone asks me if I came up with them or not lol... there has been only one person who has been amazed by some colors I use on some sprites... I just be like hey, I came up with them or I just used the color palette from this game or artist (games since I never take colors from other artists aside from this one guy I have been studying his works haha).

HAHA yeah that reminds me of some people who rip sprites and then put stuff like "give credit to me if you use them if not a bear will rape you tonight or you'll die from leukemia"... sheesh haha...

I totally agree with the mystery part, back then when I used to be a complete newb I used to give too much info, which instead of people using that for educational purposes, they judged me for it ahahahhaa... so yeah, that's one of some of the other reasons why I make people figure it out most of the time. :P

Well it gets a little different when it comes to borrowing colors from other artists... the palettes that aren't mine that I use often are taken from commercial videogames...

also, remember that adapting to using new palettes, specially made by other people takes a little bit of time and observation of their works. I agree though, the moral thing to do would be to give credit, but it's not enforced...