Palettes: Contrast and Saturation
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Topic: Palettes: Contrast and Saturation
Posted By: StoneStephenT
Subject: Palettes: Contrast and Saturation
Date Posted: 18 August 2015 at 3:52pm
This is a quick query that will probably need a long answer, but screw it, I’m asking anyway because this is one of the things that honestly trips me up every time I start working on even a brief doodle in GIMP.
How do you pick colors for your palette in regards to contrast and saturation? I have yet to get the hang of picking colors in a way that makes a unified "scheme"/palette in this regard.
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Posted By: LanderSolon
Date Posted: 19 August 2015 at 8:01pm
I would suggest to get as much contrast as possible, and to use it. this is a difficult question, but perhaps you can find your own answers if you play about this tool: http://www.pixelfor.me/crc/F1681A47
it's a very low-commitment way to experiment with palette creation.
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Posted By: StoneStephenT
Date Posted: 19 August 2015 at 9:21pm
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I’m more wondering how people decide whether something deserves a low-saturation palette or when to use low-saturation colors. (Using "contrast" in my question was a mistake, in hindsight.)
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Posted By: eishiya
Date Posted: 20 August 2015 at 6:11am
Overall palette: Mood. Contrast tends to make for more intense emotion, low contrast makes a more subdued image.
Local areas: Importance. The focal area should have more contrast than unimportant/supporting areas.
I recommend learning about things like composition and light/lighting. Contrast is driven primarily by those.
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