Procreate Tutorial: Creating Custom Color Palettes
Learn with Nubikini the uses of the color selector on a photograph and
how to organize or delete color palettes that you do not need
The digital drawing program for iPad Procreate has become one of the most used
tools by professionals around the world, thanks to its variety of tools, ease of use
and intuitive options. Starting to use it is within the reach of anyone, regardless of
their technical level in the matter, thanks to the cleanliness and simplicity of its
interface.
To discover how to work with one of the most practical functions of Procreate, the
creation of personalized color palettes, we propose this video tutorial by graphic
designer and lettering artist Nubia Navarro, Nubikini (@nubikini). Find out below.
Creating the canvas
To begin with, we create a new file, which in this case, since it will go to Instagram,
must have a size of 2048x2048 pixels.
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Creating our file
Importing the photo
The next thing we need is an image from which to extract the colors for our custom
palette. To import it, we must go to Actions, enter Add and select Insert Photo. We
choose it and adjust it to the canvas using the magnet.
Choosing our photo to import
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Adjusting our photo to the canvas using the magnet
Importing palettes or other files
If we want to insert any other type of file, we will only have to go to Actions and then
Insert file. From there, we can choose any resource we need. It's also interesting to
remember that, between Apple devices, you can use AirDrop to import photos to
your iPad, for example, from your computer.
Importing resources from the Insert File tab
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This is the notice that appears when you import something using AirDrop
Extracting the colors from our image
To create our custom palette, we must go to the Palettes menu. There, by clicking on
the + symbol, we will create a new palette and give it a name. To start introducing
colors into it, we must go back to the photo or illustration from which we want to
extract them, and, by pressing the square symbol in the left sidebar, also press with
the pencil on the color we want to add. We will only have to click on the white space
in the Palettes menu and we will see how it is imported into our personalized palette.
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This is what the Procreate Palettes menu looks like
Delete colors or palettes
If we want to delete a color from our palette, we just have to click on it: a context
menu will automatically appear that will allow us to delete it. If what we want is to
delete a complete palette, what we must do is move it to the left within the Palettes
menu. A notice will also appear that will allow us to delete the entire palette.
Deleting palettes in Procreate is extremely intuitive
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If you liked this Nubikini tutorial, remember that you can learn with her to intervene
photographs with letters and create compositions to share on social networks in her
online course 'Calligraphy and lettering for Instagram with Procreate'.
You may be interested:
- Introduction to lettering with Procreate, a course by Daniel Hosoya.
- Digital illustration with Procreate, a course by Óscar Llórens
- Domestika Basics: Introduction to Procreate, 7 courses by Román García Mora.
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