How can I create a palette from an image input?

[karemuvar]

Hi

I want to create a “palette” from a picture and use it in Krita. It would be nice if I can define the number of colors that are pulled from the image as well.

I know I can open it next to my image and color but that is not what I am looking for, I need a proper way to setup a palette of colors extracted from images so that I can make a library of them.

thanks

[Michelist]

You can do it with this site:

http://www.cssdrive.com/imagepalette/index.php

You can upload pictures up to 1 MB size (sometimes the site accepts bigger pics) and can get palettes with up to ~50 colors, at the bottom-left you can export the created palettes as “ACO-Files”, these ACO-Files can be imported with Krita, you can import it via ‘‘Settings’’ >> ‘‘Manage Resources…’’ >> ‘‘Import Resources’’, or via the palette-docker in Krita, it has the ability to import palettes. A third way would be to copy the ACO-Files into the folder palettes in Krita’s resource-folder before you start Krita, if you do this while Krita runs, then you have to restart Krita to get access to the new created palette.

Michelist

[karemuvar]

Thanks, do you know a local solution?

[Michelist]

Would I post an external if I do

Michelist

[karemuvar]

I do not understand your reply, what I am looking for is to see if this is possible in Krita purely?

[Daishishi]

There is a built-in solution, although is rather limited and as far as I know it can’t be inherited saved in the .kra file. You would need to save a layer with the extract color per example.

Here how to do it:

• Using the Advance Color Selector Docker
• Click on this button
  
• In the opened window click on the last tab, Colors from Image
• Customize to your liking. (Max Patches is the number of color it will be extract)
• Now you just need to click the button bellow
  

Hope this helps.
Maybe there is a G’MIC filter too, but I’m unaware of it.

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P.S.: Don’t mind @Michelist sounding a little rough in his response. He is one of the most active and prompt helper here in the forum. He isn’t rude or mocking. It might be just hard to express oneself by text in a few words.

[CrazyCatBird]

@Daishishi this his what I was thinking of. But OP would have to keep hitting the refresh button each time the file is opened.

[Daishishi]

Unless they create a custom Palette in the Palette Docker and save it for use later, or do as I say and create a Layer with the extract desired colors. It is only a bother because creating the palette file would be a manual process.