Friday, August 19, 2016

Choosing a Palette

Friend Jaye has been playing with a fun online color picker called Palette Builder. You upload a picture and chooses various points to pull colors from and matches it up with solid fabrics that are available.
I gave it a try with this picture:
The initial pick was so drab and 90's looking compared to the dynamic colors of the photo. But then, I hadn't noticed that these kind of boring colors are indeed there in the photo.

  
Bella Solids Kansas Green 9900-149
  
Bella Solids Soft Finish Black 9900-199
  
Bella Solids Prairie Green 9900-102
  
Bella Solids Rose 9900-62
  
Bella Solids Brick Red 9900-229
  
Bella Solids Baby Pink 9900-30



But adjusting where the colors are being chosen from in the photo can really alter the look of the palette.  Now this palette I could actually imagine myself using for something.
  
Bella Solids Betty's Orange 9900-124
  
Bella Solids Geranium 9900-258
  
Bella Solids Christmas Green 9900-14
  
Bella Solids Peach 9900-78
  
Bella Solids Cheddar 9900-152
  
Bella Solids Kansas Green 9900-149


And you can add on additional choice points too, to get even more of a variety:

  
Bella Solids Betty's Orange 9900-124
  
Bella Solids Geranium 9900-258
  
Bella Solids Christmas Green 9900-14
  
Bella Solids Peach 9900-78
  
Bella Solids Cheddar 9900-152
  
Bella Solids Kansas Green 9900-149
  
Bella Solids Geranium 9900-258
  
Bella Solids Pewter 9900-239


Lots of fun to be had here, and good way to use a photo as a jumping-off point for a quilt.

2 comments:

  1. Hope you had fun! Love your palettes. It's a fun tool.

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  2. I did, thanks for sharing about the palette tool, I don't think I would have found it myself!

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