Pixel Joint Forum: how do you make your paletts?

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   do you make a palette before the picture or does it just happen? i'm asking this because i'm wondering how people go about staying within 256 colors. i was also wondering if there was a standard 256 color palette out there that people generally used for games and such?

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theoreyes Midshipman Joined: 02 November 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 45	Topic: how do you make your paletts? Posted: 29 December 2005 at 1:04am
	do you make a palette before the picture or does it just happen? i'm asking this because i'm wondering how people go about staying within 256 colors. i was also wondering if there was a standard 256 color palette out there that people generally used for games and such?
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PixelSnader Commander Not a troll! Joined: 05 June 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3194	Posted: 29 December 2005 at 5:01am
	actually, most people dont even come close to 256 colours, i myself usually stay within a range of 4-20 colours or something
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randomblink Commander Joined: 13 February 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 403	Posted: 29 December 2005 at 8:07am
	theoreyes... I usually start with the generic palette that Graphics Gale gives me for 24bit graphics. Then as I move along, I start to change certain pieces, thus creating my own palette as I go. I rarely use more than 20-40 myself, like snader most of mine are closer to the 20 colors... Unlike snader, my hair is not colored... So you take your pick...
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theoreyes Midshipman Joined: 02 November 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 45	Posted: 29 December 2005 at 9:00am
	20-40 colors for a sprite or for a whole scene?
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randomblink Commander Joined: 13 February 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 403	Posted: 29 December 2005 at 9:03am
	Scene... depends on what you are doing... See the more colors you use, the more chances you have of screwing it up... At least that is what I have picked up as my time in newb-land... Keep it simple. When you get confident doing shading and detail in 10 colors, adjusting up for more colors will be easier... But as a beginner, knowing when to use the 14 different shades of brown for a shadow on a leather belt is just too confusing... My opinion...
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theoreyes Midshipman Joined: 02 November 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 45	Posted: 29 December 2005 at 9:50am
	i see.. thanks
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PixelSnader Commander Not a troll! Joined: 05 June 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3194	Posted: 29 December 2005 at 12:01pm
	*Originally posted by randomblink* theoreyes... I usually start with the generic palette that Graphics Gale gives me for 24bit graphics. Then as I move along, I start to change certain pieces, thus creating my own palette as I go. I rarely use more than 20-40 myself, like snader most of mine are closer to the 20 colors... Unlike snader, my hair is not colored... So you take your pick... pick between cool hair or a balding head? =P oh and my technique is to start with flat colours and just make new colours when i need em. i dont do basic palettes (well.. exept for my 4 colour pixel me's =P)
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randomblink Commander Joined: 13 February 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 403	Posted: 29 December 2005 at 1:02pm
	lol... actually snader... I have long hair... think Hippy...
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Souly Commander Joined: 13 December 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2451	Posted: 29 December 2005 at 6:50pm
	I have to make a habbit of actually starting to us pallets.
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