Pixel Joint Forum: Color Palette Help!

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   Does anyone know any good tutorials or websites to help with choosing color palettes or color theory-type things, or even just some good advice? I feel like that is one of my largest weaknesses and I am often not satisfied with the colors I end up using. 

I use GraphicsGale, and I usually end up picking a color from their default palette and then slide the bar darker or lighter as needed to AA; blah, blah, blah. But I keep seeing really fascinating palettes by others in the gallery (Mrmo Tarius, a3um, DawnBringer, here's lookin' at you), and I'm hoping it's not just skill and instinct, but something I can learn.

So if anyone has any tips I would be super grateful!

Edited by feyincognito - 13 November 2011 at 9:26am

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feyincognito Midshipman Joined: 07 November 2008 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 43	Topic: Color Palette Help! Posted: 13 November 2011 at 12:09am
	Does anyone know any good tutorials or websites to help with choosing color palettes or color theory-type things, or even just some good advice? I feel like that is one of my largest weaknesses and I am often not satisfied with the colors I end up using. I use GraphicsGale, and I usually end up picking a color from their default palette and then slide the bar darker or lighter as needed to AA; blah, blah, blah. But I keep seeing really fascinating palettes by others in the gallery (Mrmo Tarius, a3um, DawnBringer, here's lookin' at you), and I'm hoping it's not just skill and instinct, but something I can learn. So if anyone has any tips I would be super grateful! Edited by feyincognito - 13 November 2011 at 9:26am
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cure Commander Joined: 23 March 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2859	Posted: 13 November 2011 at 11:46am
	color theory is just something you have to pick up. know the color wheel and how to form color harmonies (triadic, split-complimentary, etc). this thread may be helpful. and there's the Pixel Art Tutorial's section on palettes, but it's less for general color theory and more about pixelart-specific applications. color theory is a big area though, can only answer the question generally at this point. certainly much of color-selection is intuitive, but it can be learned, there is rhyme and reason to it.
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feyincognito Midshipman Joined: 07 November 2008 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 43	Posted: 13 November 2011 at 12:01pm
	Thank you. I do know it is a very broad question, so thanks for the advice. Too bad my junior college doesn't offer a class. :/ Also those links are great!! Very, very helpful.
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