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		<title>Creating a Photoshop Palette</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jess G.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to make a palette in Photoshop using the Gradient Tool and the Mosaic filter.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the things I&#8217;ve had a hard time with when starting a design (new site, poster, etc) is figuring out the colors. Trying to find a combination of colors that triggers inspiration. Well, I worked out a rather simple means of creating a color palette using Photoshop.<span id="more-50"></span></p>
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<li>We start with a new Photoshop document by press Ctrl+N (or Mac equivalent) and changing the document width to <strong>100 pixels</strong> and the height to <strong>20 pixels</strong>.</li>
<li>Select the Gradient Tool <strong>(G)</strong>, then click on the <strong>Gradient Editor </strong>to select or create a new gradient.<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-51" title="Gradient Editor Step 2" src="http://www.jes.gs/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gradient_editor_step-02.jpg" alt="Gradient Editor #1" width="436" height="119" /><br />
<a href="http://www.jes.gs/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gradient_editor_step-03.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-52" title="gradient_editor_step-03" src="http://dumpster-fairy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gradient_editor_step-03-150x150.jpg" alt="Gradient Editor #2" width="150" height="150" /></a></li>
<li>Click and drag the Gradient Tool the entire length of the document. You should have something similar to the following image:<br />
<img class="size-full wp-image-54 alignnone" title="gradient_editor_step-03a" src="http://www.jes.gs/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gradient_editor_step-03a.jpg" alt="" width="344" height="243" /></li>
<li>Select Mosaic from the Filter menu:<br />
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-55" title="palette_tutorial_step-04" src="http://www.jes.gs/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/palette_tutorial_step-04.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="421" /><br />
then set <strong>Cell Size</strong> to <strong>10 pixels</strong> and click <strong>OK</strong>.<br />
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-56" title="palette_tutorial_step-04a" src="http://www.jes.gs/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/palette_tutorial_step-04a.jpg" alt="" width="323" height="328" /></li>
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<p>And that&#8217;s it! You&#8217;re finished. You should have an image that looks like this: <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-57" title="palette_tutorial_final" src="http://www.jes.gs/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/palette_tutorial_final.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="20" /></p>
<p>You can use the Eyedropper Tool to select your colors or you can repeat the steps, except make your document longer and thinner to create a horizontal bar.</p>
<p>Follow this [<a href="http://ardathksheyna.deviantart.com/art/Photoshop-Palettes-Tutorial-103161196">link</a>] to download this tutorial in PDF format.</p>
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