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Color & Palettes for Pixel Art

Pick colors that work together — value, hue-shifting, and reusable ramps.

Beginner 4 lessons ~16 min Graded certificate Free
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What you'll be able to do

  • Understand why a small, limited palette reads more cohesively
  • Structure art by value first, and prove it with the grayscale test
  • Hue-shift shadows cooler and highlights warmer for rich color
  • Build a reusable color ramp and share it across a whole set
  • Export and reuse a palette so a project stays consistent

Lessons

  1. 1 Why limited palettes Fewer, deliberate colors read as more cohesive — and are faster to work with.
  2. 2 Value before hue Readability comes from light-and-dark, not color. Prove it in grayscale.
  3. 3 Hue-shifting and temperature Shift shadows cooler and highlights warmer — the pro-color upgrade.
  4. 4 Building and reusing ramps A ramp is a family of shades; share it across a whole set.
  5. Graded quiz + certificate 6 questions. Pass to earn a shareable certificate.