I had a lot of fun with this course and the project, and I learned a lot of valuable tools for picking colors. I really appreciated how easy and concise the class was, and I know I'll be taking these tips and tricks with me.

Limited Color Palette:

Here are a couple of color palettes I came up with based on the guidelines (a neutral light, neutral dark, warm, cool, and pop). I ended up choosing the middle palette, although the pink ended up clashing, and I decided to switch it to yellow.

Easy Peasy Palettes - image 1 - student project

Easy Peasy Palettes - image 2 - student project

Expanded Color Palette:

Easy Peasy Palettes - image 3 - student project

Easy Peasy Palettes - image 4 - student project

Mood Palette:

I created an orange layer on top of my original palettes and applied a blending mode to create this warm, vintage-inspired palette. After applying the colors to the piece, I ended up adding another warming layer over top.

Easy Peasy Palettes - image 5 - student project

Easy Peasy Palettes - image 6 - student project

Color Wheel Palette:

I have to admit, this technique was the hardest for me to work with. On one hand, the variety and sheer amount of colors was freeing, but at the same time, I felt like I had too many options to choose from. Nonetheless, I'm pretty happy with how it came out.

Easy Peasy Palettes - image 7 - student project

Easy Peasy Palettes - image 8 - student project

Color Picking Palette:

I knew I wanted to do something totally different for this one, so I tried to think of something primarily dark and moody, but with bright pops of color. And then I thought about jellyfish! I searched for "jellyfish photo" on Pinterest, took a screen-grab, and pulled colors from all over. I'm really happy with how this one came out!

Easy Peasy Palettes - image 9 - student project

Easy Peasy Palettes - image 10 - student project

That's it! Big thanks to Sarah Beth Morgan for the great class!

Annie Evans

Visual Designer at OnlineMedEd

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