Here's a quick and easy way to save a palette of nice colors to use in your gimp design projects. First find a photo with some colors that appeal to you. I've used an image called "Tea Still Life" which you may find … [Read more...] about Create a Color Palette from a Photo in Gimp
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How to Make a Color Palette from a Photo in Photoshop
Have you ever made a palette from a photo on ColourLovers? This tutorial is somewhat along the lines of that and it's really easy! This works great for grabbing colors of a header or etsy banner to make a web design that matches the colors in the … [Read more...] about How to Make a Color Palette from a Photo in Photoshop
Lovely Blog Designs – A Time Capsule
There are so many cute blogs out on the web! Some of you may know these well. Blog designs do change over time, so I though it would be fun to do a little time capsule with a roundup of a few that I think are pretty. Free People changes it's design quite … [Read more...] about Lovely Blog Designs – A Time Capsule
Quick Tip: Working with Swatches
Many of us collect resources for graphic design, but I've not seen much mentioned about Adobe Swatch Exchage (ASE) or Adobe Color Files (ACO). I'd like to offer a quick tip, in case you were not aware of this preset format. Teapot Pattern Credits: … [Read more...] about Quick Tip: Working with Swatches
Color Palette Favorites of the Week – 2
If there was a way to tell what type of personality or mood one has from the types of colors they are attracted too, I'd be interested. It's amazing what color therapy does for one's mood. That may be a fun research project. Here's a list of my faves for … [Read more...] about Color Palette Favorites of the Week – 2
