July 18, 2007
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I'm racing off to a work event today, so I just have something quick for you: a new toy.
The color palette generator is a tool that will generate a "palette of harmonious colors" from a photograph that you upload from your computer. If you are going to do a SWAP or a Fair Isle sweater or a beaded necklace, you can get the colors from a favorite photo.
I tried it with a few random pictures that I like, a picture from my living room, and then with my SWAP pictures. The tool gave me a nice palette every time -- though a forest picture turned out to have only shades of green, so it's not like the generator is going to be imaginative for you.
When I compared the palettes generated by my original SWAP fabrics, my SWAP Part II, and the fabrics I've collected for my SWAP Part III, I was able to see the color shifts clearly. My basic gray and burgundy colors turned up in each, but with different accents each time. The generator also suggested a new neutral -- I've been using gray all along, but for SWAP Part III they offered a nice mushroom shade that I would not have thought of.
You can do a picture of your face and get a palette that would be harmonious for you, if you are not sure what colors to start with. I tried that with pictures of my whole family, and consistently got good choices, though naturally heavy on the neutrals.
I would think you could also do this with a painting you love, and have suggestions for decorating the room it's going to live in.
Anyway, it's fun.
Comments (3)
really cool link...
Most excellent. Good idea for getting colour ideas. I was chatting with a friend of mine about our SWAP. She is interested in doing it, too. She has a new sewing machine, but hasn't opened it yet. She's the same with her crockpot. We have ways of making her use them. Bwaahahahahaah.
Neato!
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