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Post by hmca on Mar 7, 2018 18:24:58 GMT
whippet recently asked about creating specific colors using the color swatch. Coincidently, I received this information about color combinations yesterday from Shutterstock. I thought it might be of interest to our members when working on creative projects.
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Post by fotofrank on Mar 7, 2018 23:20:47 GMT
Helen, Thank you for this. I am using some of these to create LUT's for color grading images to give them a specific look - just like in the movies.
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Post by moss on Mar 8, 2018 0:23:03 GMT
Thank you Helen, this is a great article, especially for someone like me who always has trouble in chooses colour combinations.
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Post by hmca on Mar 8, 2018 0:47:20 GMT
fotofrank .....have tried them in PS....will have to look into how you create your own....interesting. moss.....I always have trouble with that too.....glad you found it helpful.
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Post by fotofrank on Mar 8, 2018 1:33:46 GMT
This is one that i created from the color combinations.  |
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Post by Sydney on Mar 8, 2018 2:33:55 GMT
Thanks very much Helen - It is chock-a-block with colour combinations, some which may be useful one of these days!
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Post by Bailey on Mar 8, 2018 10:00:36 GMT
This is a really good online colour scheme designer I sometimes (well, rarely actually) use to get the complementary colour of a given colour. It does a lot more than just give complementary colours. If you're into scrap booking or graphic design it might be worth a look if you don't already use it. Online Colour Scheme Designer |
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Post by hmca on Mar 8, 2018 12:36:32 GMT
Thanks, Bailey. That's a nice addition to this thread. |
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Post by cats4jan on Mar 8, 2018 14:18:25 GMT
I do this with my scrapbook pages. I choose a color from a photo and make a background paper with the color and some coordinating brushes. The color picker is a great friend for scrappers. Sometimes it's just way easier than trying to find a background paper from the many kits on the hard drive. Especially if your aren't as organized as you should be. LOL
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Post by Sepiana on Mar 8, 2018 17:48:08 GMT
. . . I received this information about color combinations yesterday from Shutterstock. I thought it might be of interest to our members when working on creative projects. Helen, thanks for sharing! I have begun creating/saving gradients using those color combinations. Nice additions to my collection!!! |
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Post by Sepiana on Mar 8, 2018 17:55:46 GMT
I choose a color from a photo and make a background paper with the color and some coordinating brushes . . . Sometimes it's just way easier than trying to find a background paper from the many kits on the hard drive. You can also save any color you pick using the Color Picker by saving it as a swatch and adding it to the Color Swatches panel. You can create your own library and keep your custom swatches separate from the ones which come with Elements. You can also rename your swatches to make them more easily identifiable and delete them if you want to. Just a little management and your custom colors will be readily accessible! |
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Post by hmca on Mar 8, 2018 18:17:36 GMT
Sepiana....creating gradients was something I had thought of doing, too. Didn't know about creating your own library of color swatches....will have to look into that....great tip!
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Post by Sepiana on Mar 8, 2018 19:09:12 GMT
Sepiana....Didn't know about creating your own library of color swatches....will have to look into that....great tip! Helen, I learnt that tip from the Elements guru . . . Barbara Brundage.
I am also thinking of adding those color combinations to the Adobe Color Themes extension in Photoshop CC. I have never done it before; it is going to be an interesting learning experience.
Use the Adobe Color Themes extension |
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Post by hmca on Mar 8, 2018 19:21:26 GMT
Just added the extension to PS.  Seems like you can add combinations using the LUT's that Frank mentioned....but I might be wrong. Will have to come back when I have more time to explore this. |
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Post by Bailey on Mar 8, 2018 21:25:08 GMT
Thanks, Bailey . That's a nice addition to this thread. No problem Helen My sister, who is involved in design work, put me onto it. I use it on occasions I need help to choose a colour for text that I need to put above an element in an image. |
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Seems like you can add combinations using the LUT's that Frank mentioned....but I might be wrong. Will have to come back when I have more time to explore this.