An introduction to palettes

- When we talk about palettes, now,…we aren't necessarily referring to this,…but to the colors chosen for an image.…Choosing a palette for a project…is often the greatest challenge.…We're charged with trying to decide…what colors to use, and why they make sense.…Then, figuring out how to use them with medium of choice.…A palette starts with a core cast of characters.…Parent colors, that all mixes and layers…that the piece will come from,…otherwise known as a limited palette.…Limiting a palette requires using…a set number of parent colors that then spawn…all the other colors, and create a harmony, or unity…that make them all related.…

The group of colors must work together…to create the sense of a whole.…If there's no connection between the colors,…then they aren't a family.…A palette can be limited by two colors,…limited by three colors,…limited by more than three colors,…but less than every color available in nature,…Photoshop, or the art supply store.…The reason for limiting a palette…has to do with two things:…