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Colour palette design

Job's Modelling

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Writing about a colour palette is one. Designing one is a totally different story.
Because I didn’t want to do the try and error method for a diorama I had to do some research first.
I used the following approach.

 

I copied a “picture” from the website of Scalescenes or from another supplier to Publisher. In this case the aged brown brick from Scalescenes.

 

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This is the easy part.

 


1. For the creation of my colour palette I like to use a 1950’s colour scheme. I have used the B5252 colour chart before, for the making of shop signs. So for my colour palette I wanted to use this colour chart for finding some fitting colours. This did take some time.

I also looked at the website of Citadel paints which colours I could use in combination of this brick sheet.

When you use Publisher for this it is possible to layer the different elements. In this way I could see which colour fitted best.

In this way I created a “reference sheet”. I have made already several as pdf.

 

 

 

 

 

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2. The next step was selecting all the colours from the sheets I wanted to use for my diorama. After my first selection a decided to look for some other textures that would make my colour palette more balanced.

Here is the colour scheme that I will use creating my next diorama.

 

 

 

 

 

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The main problem is that the colours on my computer are totally different from a printed version of the aged brown brick on canvas photo paper. As I said in the reply of my last entry one of the things I have noticed is that every type of professional photo paper gives his own colour. So I think I will be surprised in some cases. But the colour scheme is a good reference and with the use of pastels and pigments I can bring the colours more together.

 

 

 

 

 

Next step is to create a black and white version of my new diorama. It will be called Back of Nice Street. Nice Street was one of my former diorama’s with a row of shops.

 

 

 

 

 

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At the other side of the street is a row of cottages. I will build some back yards of this cottages as part of my new diorama.

 


Any suggestion or comments are welcome.

 

Regards,

 

Job

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Mikkel
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Very clever Job, your emphasis on colour coordination is very inspiring. Apart from creating a good look, it also helps define your "style" as a modeller. The colours themselves makes it easy to recognize a "Northall" picture.

 

That shot of Nice Street is so full of atmosphere. A moment in time, captured so well.

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  • RMweb Gold
Mikkel
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From the pictures it looks fairly close to the palette I think? Maybe it was subconsciously in your mind at the time!

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Job's Modelling

Maybe. But I can remember I used the trial and effort method in that time.

Think that the Launderette would have a more grey colour.

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