Make a custom swatch from a selection?

[Peter Konig]

Anybody know how to make a selection in a picture of, say, a Rembrandt or whatever, and from that selection, generate a swatch of colors? I swear I knew how to do this but alas, no more......please help if you have any clues.


Thanks

[Erilaz]

It's not pretty, but you can do it this way:

1. Copy your selection to a new file
2. Convert that file to indexed colour (Image/Mode/Indexed color)
3. Go to the Colour Table menu (Image/Mode/Color Table...)
4. Save the table in the dialog
5. Go to the load menu in the swatches palette
6. Load the .ACT file (The dialog opens with .ACO, but just dropdown the file list)

This makes a fairly good swatch of the colours in your selelction.

[Peter Konig]

That's IT!!! thanks...been looking for an answer for a while.

[_Mario]

Your could try this (from one of the CA3.0 groups):
http://community.conceptart.org/groups/?id=53&link=view_topic&topic_id=449&group_id=53

[Erilaz]

You may also be interested in the firefox extension that creates a photoshop or flash palette from an open page:
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2290/

[MattGamer]

wow, i didnt even know you could do such a think. must work on this now. thanks Erilaz!

[I.was.ink]

Great find.
I didn't know this even existed
YEAH!!!

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[sinnersaint007]

wish i had a decent computer for art. this one bites. i would be doin art like a fiend on it.