04-22-2010, 11:00 AM
thanks for the insightful input viper ♥.
as for me, there are two ways: if i feel lazy i just take colors from any of the palettes i keep, or i just throw random colors and work and equalize them as I develop the pixelwork.
since the colors are what define a piece's mood, its easy to know when you want something more colorful over something more darl or desaturated. when i said i pick colors from palettes i've used, it means i can use these colors because i know they work on the mood i want to give to a piece, there is no universally perfect set of shades for anything. also, you could try studying some games and pixel art's colors to get some inspiration, and if everything else fails, http://es-es.colourlovers.com/ is the answer.
and i barely ever dither anymore, wich means i dont have problems to add an extra color if necesary.
as for me, there are two ways: if i feel lazy i just take colors from any of the palettes i keep, or i just throw random colors and work and equalize them as I develop the pixelwork.
since the colors are what define a piece's mood, its easy to know when you want something more colorful over something more darl or desaturated. when i said i pick colors from palettes i've used, it means i can use these colors because i know they work on the mood i want to give to a piece, there is no universally perfect set of shades for anything. also, you could try studying some games and pixel art's colors to get some inspiration, and if everything else fails, http://es-es.colourlovers.com/ is the answer.
and i barely ever dither anymore, wich means i dont have problems to add an extra color if necesary.