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Published: 2009-04-10 20:36:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 323; Favourites: 5; Downloads: 6
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This one really came together right at the end. I had blue sky and water and it just wasn't clicking. I simplified the color palette and it seemed to all snap into place. That was good to learn.line
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I like the early morning feel here. And yep, working with simple palettes always seems to make the picture more cohesive...
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Color has always given me a bit of trouble. I think I'm going to explore the limited palettes more.
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That's not a bad idea. I guess it's a good way of exploring colour combinations more simply without having too many factors to affect your perception of them together. I think it's incredible how much a perception of a colour can change depending on what it's being compared to. I tend to get a lot of inspiration colour-wise from nature and the environment. Why struggle with trial and error when there's a free colour gallery all around us?
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Do you sample from photos then?
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No I don't bother...pictures mostly have so much variation on a pixel level it's a little bit hit and miss (I suppose that's what the average-sample picker functions try and address). I try and burn the general colour combinations into my memory first off, especially if it's a "live" viewing 
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Aha. So you've made palettes to pull from? I should look into that.
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aha light bulb idea for a speed paint: put up a palette, and tell us to go wild. (without a theme)
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hehe
Yep. That is going to be next week's challenge
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btw have you seen this? [link]
if you need a bit of inspiration (or stealing 
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I have checked out similar color palette sites recently. I'll have a look around.
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well technically i haven't actually made any custom palettes but it would be a good idea. I tend to put down a few colour swatches on a layer (if in gimp) or use a nifty thing called the mixer in Painter. After that I tend to just use my finished pics to sample from if I want to use that particular palette again. eventually I'm hoping all possible colour palettes will be burned into my memory..
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