Aug 27th 07
One Photograph, Five Color Schemes
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Photographs are one of the best sources for color inspiration. Click through Flickr for about five seconds and you’re bound to come across a photo that has the potential to be translated into a different, but related, language: color. Oftentimes, in fact, a photograph will inspire not one color scheme, but many. Such was the case when I came across this striking image, captured by the talented Garrett LeSage.
I realized instantly that by focusing my attention to certain portions of the photo, I could easily pick out a handful of beautiful, organic color combinations. So, without further ado, here they are. Leave a link in the comments if you use one!
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Jorge Quinteros on Aug 27th 07
You’ve done it in the past and here you gong doing it again. Great job Adam! And it’s true, photographs are truly inspirational in regards to extracting appealing color palettes.
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Hardik on Apr 25th 08
I really liked the idea “Photographs are one of the best sources for color inspiration”…. Great idea man!! I will always remember this…