# 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐬

**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/topic/35550
**Category:** Show & Tell
**Tags:** make, art
**Created:** [April 11, 2025, 2:33am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/topic/35550 "2025-04-11T02:33:51Z")
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### Author: ![MrJones](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/mrjones/32/21218_2.png) [@MrJones](https://forum.makecode.com/u/MrJones)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/topic/35550/14 "2025-04-13T00:21:02Z")

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> [@Luke](#):
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> making an album cover in pixels with it

I love that album! It’s one of my favorites to put on while programming.

> [@Oblivious](#):
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> 𝐒𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐮𝐲𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦

Oh I definitely still do. Even with a website full of awesome palettes, there’s plenty of fiddling to be done.

When I’m doing pixel art on my own from scratch, I like to pick 4 or so primary colors and then so a light or dark shade of each, usually taking into account things like color temperature and so on. I’ll use my last few spots for any in-betweens or striking detail colors that would help me illustrate, and voila.

I’m also working on a program that automagically picks a palette based on the image you pass it! My goal is to make a 3d renderer that uses Hex colors for objects and textures but rasterizes them with a constantly adapting Makecode palette on the fly. I need to make more progress on my 3d renderer before I buckle down and work on it, but the thread can be found [here](https://forum.makecode.com/t/the-quest-for-more-colors/35551)

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