12-23-2011, 07:31 AM
I try to stick to basic color theory, such as warm highlights, cool shadows. For instance, when doing a pallet for leaves I don't go...
Dark Green, Mid Green, Bright Green
instead I would do...
Dark Blue/Green, Mid Green, Light Yellow/Green
A limited pallet helps unify everything in your set. For instance, the cacti were created on different pallets than the trees, the trees each had a varying pallet of their own. When I put everything on the same tileset, there was like 40-something shades of green. I went through and isolated the greens and blended together similar tones, cut the greens down to like 9 colors and it looked way better.
Dark Green, Mid Green, Bright Green
instead I would do...
Dark Blue/Green, Mid Green, Light Yellow/Green
A limited pallet helps unify everything in your set. For instance, the cacti were created on different pallets than the trees, the trees each had a varying pallet of their own. When I put everything on the same tileset, there was like 40-something shades of green. I went through and isolated the greens and blended together similar tones, cut the greens down to like 9 colors and it looked way better.