Everything you ever wanted to know about colors but were afraid to ask.
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match color of pasted selection to local background
I'd like to copy part of a picture to another part of the same picture, the background is similar in both places but not exactly the same. Is there a way to mach the copied part colors to the colors ...
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Get transparent color to create specific color on a specific background
I've got some Images like this one:
Now I need to find out the color which will become the orange in the right center of the image when drawn on a new layer with 50% opacity (The Background is the ...
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Why is my character lost in the background?
I am designing and developing a 2D-platformer and I'm having trouble with the look and feel of the game. The game is about an inventor who is kidnapped for warfare. Theme: Childish but sad.
There are ...
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What colors look nice in gradients
I'm creating a gradient programmtically with HSB Colors.
My Question is what kind of colors do fit good together in a gradient. Which of the Values H(ue), S(aturation), B(rightness) needs to variate?
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Laptop screen for digital design
I am searching for a laptop with a screen that is suitable for digital design purposes
What I am particularly concerned about is a statement made by a poster (on here):
(the objective is to) make ...
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Is there an equation to easily convert a color to its matching color in another hue?
I am trying to design a site with a couple color schemes. I am looking for a way to make color schemes that match mathematically.
For example, I know that #FF0000 matches perfectly with #00FF00 and ...
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Why is this gradient considered metallic chrome?
Why is the "white to brown & white to blue" gradient generally considered a shiny metal?
What is the reasoning/theory behind this? Why those colours? (If someone says chrome, you might first ...
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Color management in Fireworks CS6
I'm using Fireworks for UI design. However, any saved png file from Fireworks shows different colors when opened in normal image viewers. Fireworks doesnt seem to have any color management options.
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Is there a way to extract the pantone colors from a scanned image?
I have this scanned image from a magazine that I have scanned myself, from this image I want to obtain certain colors, and I want them to be from a Pantone pallet, is there a way to do this?
To be ...
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Is a 8-Bit IPS display necessary for web designing?
I'm doing web design (not print or photography) and I'm wondering if I should spend extra money on a display that provides more accurate colors.
I'm already set on buying IPS since they're easier on ...
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How can I improve my color selection skill?
I'm a web developer, started to become a web designer. However, I think my understanding of colors is not practical yet. There are tools out there that can give you color harmonies, and more stuff, ...
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replace single color
How do I replace a single Color in photoshop!?
All, and I really mean all, sites I find with Google either use the replace color tool box (which just replaces hue), the replace color tool (which just ...
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Change color properties of object (curve) when text to path (curve) in CorelDraw X5
Now it is very easy to make text to path (text to curve) in Corel but once you do it, text becomes connected with curve in Object Manager and I cant figure out how to change outline or fill color only ...
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Simplest set of inks that could print the RGB gamut?
Artist Tauba Auberbach produced this recently:
It's called RGB Colourspace Atlas, and is a physical, printed book of what it implies is the whole RGB colour space.
Is there an existing ...
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Coloring techniques in Angry Birds
Are there any particular coloring techniques or principles that are used in the popular game Angry Birds?
I've noticed the number of colors used on each colored area is four, most of the time. A base ...
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Is it possible to select visual style by keywords?
Is there site which suggests visual schemes (at least background and text color and font) by keywords - for example "accurate, business, clean" or "funny, movie"?
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What is a spot/Pantone colour?
When should I use them, and how do I pick one?
(NB: I know the answer, but think this question fills an important gap.)
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How to convert document Illustrator file to only one color? (eg. Green)
Is there any way of converting a illustrator file with text and logos to one only. As I'm working for a client that only wants to print with one-color?
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How to print Photoshop file document to only one color?
Is there any way of converting a Photoshop file with text and logos to one only. I want to print to only one color.
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How to design sites with dark colours (red and black palette)
The graphic designer for my club created a red and black logo (major color is black highlighted with red). Everyone thinks it looks great, and I agree. The issue lies with designing the site. We've ...
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which colors do I use for zebra striping
I currently have an on-screen table that is ~250 rows long. To make it easier to read, I've decided to go with zebra striping. From what I can gather from this question, the ideal alternate color is ...
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Pantone Colourbridge Uncoated viewing in illustrator
I have a hard copy swatch of pantone Colour bridge uncoated colours.
I am setting up some packaging items in illustrator and have shown the client visuals in CMYK. I have now selected the Pantones ...
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Determining text color on top of a selectable background color
I have a requirment to have users be able to select button colors, I want that according to the background color they select, an appropriate, contrasted button text color will be determined ...
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Pasting screenshot changes colors in Photoshop CS3
I've done search after search, messed with color profiles, image color management, etc, but I still find that when I simply print screen and paste it in Adobe Photoshop CS3, I get a much lighter ...
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How can I get the closest color word for a hex color?
Say I have a color like #7B0D40. Are there any tools out there to output the nearest human-understandable word for that color? (Like #7B0D40 ~= Magenta?)
I know there's ways to search the words used ...
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How to go about creating an Icon Pack
As a beginner in Illustrator I've been creating some pretty cool graphics I'd like to share on my website. From what I've seen, people create a one file .ai icon pack that you can download and use ...
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Is there a best way to convert an image from colour to black&white?
This is a simple question but it doesn't seem to be here.
My question: Is there a better way to convert a colour image into a B&W (in photoshop) one than just changing the 'mode' of the image? By ...
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CSS LetterPress Effect
I can't seem to get the color values/names correct so that I can get a Letter Press Effect on the text
To create the appearance of text that has been stamped, choose a text colour that is darker ...
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Why are my colours outputting so differently in Illustrator
Despite trying various colour profiles across Illustrator and CS5 I seem to keep running into save for web, export and screen-grabs (used as a more accurate last resort) issues where the colours I'm ...
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Shadow below images
I have this image that I got from slidesjs.com
It looks awesome when used as a frame, but I want to "elongate" it. Steps on how to accomplish this? I know it looks like a simple shadow, but the ...
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What is this outline around text and how do I get rid of it? (Adobe Illustrator CS5)
I'm a beginner in Illustrator so please excuse me if this is a very noob question.
There's this thin orange-ish outline around the text. I'm 100% certain it is not a stroke. I'm guessing it is ...
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How can I improve my website design? [closed]
I'm launching a company and currently working on the website. Here is the link: http://goo.gl/HKbIK
As I'm not a professional webdesigner your comments / feedback / suggestions of improvements would ...
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In GIMP, how to colorize using a reference color?
I have an image I wish to colorize using a picked color. What is the handiest/easiest way to do this in GIMP?
I've tried my best by checking the palette for my picked color's HSV, then using it as ...
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What is the fastest way to copy a colour in Photoshop as HEX?
A lot of designers use Photoshop as a design and mockup tool. And in doing so, one of the last steps can be to get a lot of the colour information out so things like gradients and dynamic text can be ...
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Need Guidance for Color Profile Settings in Illustrator
What is the best color profile to start with in Illustrator when designing a Logo that will be used for web and for print? Do you need to work on them in two different files, one with CMYK profile and ...
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How to create saturated color palette in Photoshop and Illustrator?
Assume that I have an A color with value 0xff0f0f and two basic black and white colors. How can I create quickly a swatch consists of all medium colors between white and A(lighter) and between A and ...
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Colour theory and rainbow palettes
I've been reading about colour theory and want to understand how it relates to rainbow palettes like the attached, also a palette type commonly used by the designer Paul Smith as his signature.
How ...
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Is there a freely available CMYK color chart that I can print on press and work with?
After reading the answers to my previous questions, How does a monitor display the CMYK color? Is it actually showing the true CMYK color? I'm very much convinced that I need to profile my monitor if ...
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How do I make photoshop only use a certain color set?
I want to make it so that I can change an image so that it only uses the colors I have listed, and if it doesn't have it, it changes to the closest available color. Is that possible and if so how?
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Gradient Banding in Chrome
I've been trying use linear-gradient CSS to avoid using an image for a gradient but unfortunately it renders poorly in Chrome with visible banding.
I've created a codepen example to illustrate the ...
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How to get the color of the shadow in the different blending mode? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a way to get the equivalent of a color in different blending modes?
I have an inner shadow effect applied to a shape with blending mode multiply. How to get the ...
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pick color with alpha value
I need to know the color-values of a certain pixel in a PNG including the alpha value. But if I use pixelmator's color picker, the alpha value is not available.
Where can I find that information?
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Clearly distinguishable colours for scientific figures
I am looking for pointers on how to pick a set of colours (or a colour gradient) that are clearly distinguishable, for use in scientific figures. Was there any systematic research on this? If yes, ...
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Color palettes - RAL to hex or RGB
I'm looking for a way to transform the RAL color palette to hex or RGB so I can use the colors in CSS (all/any of them).
Is there an XML file someone can point me to, or a database somewhere, that's ...
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Image opened in adobe photoshop shows wrong color
I have opened an image in Adobe Photoshop, showing a green football lawn.
In Photoshop, this image is displayed with a violet color. Every picture I open has not it´s original colors.
Settings are:
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How I can redesign my website without no prior experience in Graphics, tools? [closed]
I have a website who I want to redesign myself. The problem is I know a little bit CSS,javascript.
I have not have done anything on graphics. Someone have idea how I can design my website.
How I ...
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Using solid color photos on solid color background
I've been trying to figure out how to get this to look right for the past week.
We just got permission from a photographer to use some of her excellent photos of vegan food. Here's one:
However, ...
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Inverted colors on opening PDF in photoshop
When opening this PDF in Photoshop(CS3) all colors are automatically inverted.
How can I change this behaviour? The file has correct colors when opening it with Adobe Acrobat.
The file is generated ...
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Translation of Hex Colours to RGB Colours?
Apparently Illustrator and Photoshop uses different colour settings - Illustrator uses RGB and Photoshop uses some hex/HTML-like colour system with a combination of letters and numbers. Is there any ...
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“Rainbow” header on web and mobile
I've seen a design pattern pop up now and again on the web and mobile apps. It's a "rainbow" pattern across the top about 5 pixels high.
For a great example, check out gowalla.com.
Anyone have any ...
