192: How to Create Beautiful Color Palettes

Today, I’m sharing how to create beautiful and cohesive color palettes—an essential skill for any surface pattern designer or creative. My favorite source of inspiration? Nature. Endless combinations await discovery all around us, from the hues in a sunrise to the intricate details of a flower.

Creating color palettes can be a joyful and intuitive process. I’ll guide you through my four-step method: observing colors in your environment, capturing inspiration through photography, extracting colors digitally, and refining your palette to ensure balance and harmony.

This approach brings depth and meaning to your work, transforming simple observations into palettes that feel authentic and connected to your creative voice. You’ll also learn tips for selecting tones, incorporating neutrals, and evoking emotion through color.

Finally, I’m excited to invite you to my free workshop, Your Pattern Design Playbook. This workshop, running through February 19th, will help you map out your first collection and explore ways to create income from your art.

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