Working with color is hard. No argument there, but do you know what’s even harder? Pairing colors together. Think about the last time you built a color palette from scratch. What was your process? How did it look? If you answered with a visible *shrug* then keep reading.
We covered the basics of what color is and how it works in How to Not Suck at Color, but now that you’re hue literate, it’s time we do something more interesting. Like building our own set of color palettes.
Oh, and we’re going to build them all from one color.
That sounds clickbait-y, doesn’t it? I mean it though. We’ll start with a single color of your choice and through guided magic develop an array of color palettes to use. Think of this like a method to sketch with color.
Quick disclaimer: This is by no means a replacement for learning how color works and developing your own process for using it. However, if you are interested in doing so, I teach a course about color theory and go deep on how I use it. Also, it’s a go-at-your-own-pace kind of class, so you can learn on your own time.
Disclaimer over. Let’s get back to the exercise.