

The Explore page now features a variety of content from Adobe Stock and Behance, as well as from the Adobe Color community. Read on for details on these features and more in the latest release. Everything works together for a smooth creative workflow. Color themes can be used in Adobe desktop and mobile apps through Creative Cloud Libraries or the Adobe Color service. Adobe Color has made it easier to find and create cohesive color palettes no matter what your color journey looks like.Īdobe Color is a creative community where artists create and share color themes and inspiration. Some start with a specific shade, while others go on a visual color journey looking at trends and artwork in their industry, or use photos as a guide. Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Goteburg.Ĭreatives make these initial color choices in many ways. On the left Femme aux Bras Croisés (Woman with Folded Arms), Picasso, 1901-02 on the right Acrobat’s Family with a Monkey (Famille au Singe) Picasso, 1905. As he tells the story with figures, he also tells the story with color, and how different shades impart emotional weight to the canvas. All colored of course by color, warm rich corals, pinks, and nudes. As he moves into his Rose Period subjects loosen up, and stand relaxed, open, and entwined with affection. You can feel Picasso’s depression radiating outward. Portrait after portrait reveals closed off postures, arms crossed, shoulders down.

The Blue Period dominates with cold somber tones and anguished subject matter. Two of the more famous color as dominant theme collections are Picasso’s Blue Period and Rose Period. Whether you are using color to convey emotional states, trigger actions, or set the mood, the choice of color begins almost all creative journeys.įor many artists, color is an integral part of their artistic process. Image source: Adobe Stock / Leigh Prather.Ĭolor is one of the most critical components of art and design. I really loved the mix of lights, darks, warms, and cools and the image just really made me feel the same sense of peace that I feel when I take a walk in the mountains.īecause I’m going to be creating patterns with an outdoor/mountain west theme, this seemed like a perfect place to start.Perfect Your Palette With the New Adobe Color Explore color palettes from the Adobe Color creative community, as well as trends, Pantone colors, and more! I’ve tried to find the name of the photographer to give a shout-out, but I can’t seem to find it. I chose this painting I made from an amazing reference photo that was included in my Squarespace template. This can be a photo, a painting, a drawing, whatever you’d like. The first step in our process is to choose an image that you love, especially color-wise. Once I’ve auto-created the palette using Image Trace, I can tweak it to have better contrast, reduce the colors, or modify it however I choose. I have found that this keeps me from second-guessing which colors to choose, and provides me with a great starting point for a color palette that has a nice mix of lights, darks, and neutrals. However, I wanted to share a fun automated shortcut to creating a color palette in Ai using the Image Trace tool.


Now, if you’re working in surface pattern design, you probably know you can import an image into Adobe Illustrator ☞ and use the eyedropper tool to choose colors from a photo or painting.
