Three Ways to Create a Color Palette From an Image in Affinity by Canva

This beginner tutorial demonstrates three ways to create a color palette from an image in Affinity by Canva. The creator walks through each option in order from least favorite to go-to, covering palettes created from an open document, palettes created from a saved image, and manually selecting colors from an open image. Pros and cons are discussed for each approach.

Affinity by Canva - Three Ways to Create a Color Palette From an Image - Beginner Tutorial, by Tracey Capone on YouTube. 7 min 6 s.

Video length
7 min 6 s
Time to do it
Varies
Difficulty
Easy
Steps
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What this tutorial covers

  • Option 1: create a palette from an open document, including the three types of palettes and the pros and cons of this approach.
  • Option 2: create a palette from a saved image, including how to save an image from the Stock Panel.
  • Option 3: manually select colors from an open image using the color picker and radius, with Control-click to automatically add colors to the palette.

Limits and exclusions

  • The methods shown are for Affinity by Canva.

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