Color & Palettes

Color is the soul of pixel art. Mastering color and palette techniques will make your artwork outstanding.

Palette System

Preset Palettes

Breeze Pixel Studio includes several curated palettes:

• Classic Pixel: Retro game-style classic colors
• Nature: Colors suited for natural scenes
• Skin Tones: Various skin tone shades
• Cyberpunk: Neon-style futuristic colors

Using Palettes

1. Tap the palette area at the bottom of the editor
2. Browse and select a preset palette
3. Tap a color in the palette to use it
4. The currently active color is highlighted

Custom Colors

Creating Custom Palettes

1. Go to "My Palettes" management page
2. Tap "+" to create a new palette
3. Name your palette
4. Add colors one by one (up to 32 colors)

Color Picker

• HSL Mode: Adjust color via hue, saturation, and lightness
• RGB Mode: Enter RGB values directly
• HEX Input: Enter hexadecimal color values
• Canvas Picker: Use the eyedropper to pick colors from the canvas

Color Tips

Limit Your Colors

One of pixel art's charms is expressing rich content with limited colors:

• 4-color challenge: Create with only 4 colors to improve your skills
• 8-color starter: 8 colors are enough for most works
• 16-color advanced: 16 colors allow for more subtle transitions

Color Harmony Principles

1. Primary color: Determine the dominant color, typically 60% of the image
2. Secondary color: Colors that harmonize with the primary, 30%
3. Accent color: Used to highlight key points, 10%

Shadows & Highlights

• Use light and dark variations of the same hue for shading
• 2-3 levels of light/dark are usually sufficient for pixel art depth
• Avoid pure black for shadows — try cool or warm dark tones instead

Next Steps

• Layers & Animation — Learn layer management and animation
• Publish & Share — Share your artwork with the community