Color Schemes for Artists

***Cosmonautical*** · 07-23-2010, 09:27 AM

So choosing a good color scheme/palette can be a real bitch for inexperienced artists. There's really no decent pre-planned palette system in most art software like Photoshop, just some tools to make choosing shades and tones a bit easier. Keeping that in mind;

Particletree » Show Me The Colors

I was just thinking about trying to cut down the time I spend coordinating colors, and I think this is a good index of color-idea related sites that can help you get the ball rolling.

Some of the links might be dead, but it's a start. Anyone else have anything they prefer to pull colors from? Photos, magazines, etc? I know this isn't bottom-level stuff, but decent color choices can improve even the most rudimentary attempts at art.

If you really want to take it to a new level, there's a few apps around that are brilliant for choosing palettes: ColorSchemer | Instant Color Schemes is a place to start.

Kargath · 07-23-2010, 09:46 AM

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***Cosmonautical*** · 07-23-2010, 09:50 AM

^ Thanks, I almost totally forgot about the color match tool in PS. I haven't played with it much yet, but it's promising.

07-23-2010, 09:27 AM	#1
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Color Schemes for Artists So choosing a good color scheme/palette can be a real bitch for inexperienced artists. There's really no decent pre-planned palette system in most art software like Photoshop, just some tools to make choosing shades and tones a bit easier. Keeping that in mind; Particletree » Show Me The Colors I was just thinking about trying to cut down the time I spend coordinating colors, and I think this is a good index of color-idea related sites that can help you get the ball rolling. Some of the links might be dead, but it's a start. Anyone else have anything they prefer to pull colors from? Photos, magazines, etc? I know this isn't bottom-level stuff, but decent color choices can improve even the most rudimentary attempts at art. If you really want to take it to a new level, there's a few apps around that are brilliant for choosing palettes: ColorSchemer \| Instant Color Schemes is a place to start.

07-23-2010, 09:46 AM	#2
Kargath et in Arcadia ego Join Date: Jul 2001 Gender: Posts: 8,334 Thanks: 1,226 Thanked 780 Times in 488 Posts	Improve your photography with classical art.

07-23-2010, 09:50 AM	#3
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	^ Thanks, I almost totally forgot about the color match tool in PS. I haven't played with it much yet, but it's promising.