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Warning: This is not a standalone tool. It's an extension for aseprite   and is useless without it.


The palette helper is a tool to quickly and easily generate gradients.

[Boring technical explanation]

Traditionally, gradients between colors are generated with linear interpolation in RGB, which causes middle tones to lose saturation. Saturation can be preserved by interpolating the colors in a different colorspace, such as HSV. However, the hue shift in HSV introduces other colors into the mix.

This tool uses a mix of blending methods by first blending the color in RGB, followed by blending the saturation, value and alpha individually and gives you the option to choose between several calculations.

[/Boring technical explanation]

In short, resulting gradients are more vibrant and consistent, giving you a much better starting point.

The highlight of this tool is the custom shade generation, which blends three colors you can set yourself as opposed to simply shifting colors to dark blue and light yellow. I mean, by default, that's what it does, too, but you can really set it to anything.


Saying any of this here is probably highly unprofessional, but as a personal message:
If you  are a student  or aren't in a financially favorable situation, please, I insist, do not pay for my tool and accept it as a personal gift. 



Special thanks to Olga Galvanovathkwznk and behreandtjeremy from the aseprite forum for helping me  with bugfixing my code, giving me suggestions and offering learning resources on how to make aseprite extensions.


Source code:

https://github.com/ChaonicTheDeathKitten/Palette-Helper

Changelog:

v1.3.2 hotfix 2
- actually committed the changes to github this time
- reset button now resets "Soft Hues" aswell

v1.3.1 hotfix
- removed dependency of missing file

v1.3
- Visual overhaul  -smaller -less buttons -settings in their own menu
- Preparations for new colorspace, which will completely change the generated colors. So this is really for people who like the colors now but want the new look.

v1.2
- Removed a lot of global variables to make room for some upcoming changes
- Fixed a problem where you could delete the main color from your palette and the shades ended up missing a color.

StatusReleased
CategoryOther
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
AuthorChaonic
Made withAseprite
TagsAseprite, extension, palette, script, tool

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Palette-Helper-release_1.2.zip 6 kB
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