Palette Import

Palette Import #

Through the Import/Export sidebar panel, the user can import some palette/swatch files which contain color information. The add-on will convert them to Blender palettes. Currently, the following file formats are supported:

  • .aco files used by Adobe Photoshop and Clip Studio Paint.
  • .swatches files used by Procreate.
  • .xml files used by some online color scheme services such as Adobe Color.
  • Text that contains hex color codes. Hex codes separated by either space or any symbol can be recognized, such as:
    • #FFEE93 #F5D782 #E97878 #9B5151
    • ffee93f5d782e978789b5151
    • f3c969,edff86,fff5b2,d4fcc3,362c28
    • ["f3c969","edff86","fff5b2","d4fcc3","362c28"]

Import Options #

  • Tints and Shades: This option generates multiple variants of each color imported, by changing the brightness of imported color.

Clipboard Utility #

It is a common function for color scheme services to export XML or hex codes directly into the system clipboard. This add-on provides with a separate button in the same panel to parse the colors from the clipboard and import them into Blender with one click.

Recolor with a Palette #

The add-on also provides with a utility to quickly color the drawing using the imported palette. By clicking the Recolor button in the sidebar panel and selecting a palette, vertex colors of the selected strokes/points will be replaced with the palette colors, according to either RGB or HSV similarity.

Additional notes for some options:

  • Normalize: Without normalization, each selected point will be recolored independently. On the contrary, this option enables taking the overall balance of all input points into account.
  • Preserve Saturation/Brightness: These options allow the user to keep some color attributes unchanged when applying the new color to a stroke/point.