AliensrReal
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Amazon. $27. I need something to point blank tell me what colors look good together and after looking at color wheels I got very confused.
How do you choose your color palettes?
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Lowe’s paint department
You don't know how many of those combo paint strips I have from there and Home Depot, they can be a great source of soapy-ish things!Lowe’s paint department
I wish I had the courage to use more colors like this. I tend to maybe use two colors aside from the natural soap color. I always worry it’s going to look terrible, but you make it look so effortless!
Make small batches - that way if it turns out ugly, you have less to use!I wish I had the courage to use more colors like this. I tend to maybe use two colors aside from the natural soap color. I always worry it’s going to look terrible, but you make it look so effortless!
One thing I forgot about and think is worth mentioning is that I often am inspired by things I see in nature. Mother Nature is more than sunsets and rainbows. Try looking at things in a different way. An artichoke, a chickadee or blue jay, or a simple banana can give a starting point. If I see something I want to remember, I take a picture.
This photo inspired the soap below
Here are a couple of others I've saved for inspiration
And just for fun and because I have been trying for decades to get a photo of a whale breaching
This photo inspired the soap below
Here are a couple of others I've saved for inspiration
And just for fun and because I have been trying for decades to get a photo of a whale breaching
Considering I only use natural colorants, I don't find this gaudy at all. Love the color combination
Inspiration 
I am with @dibbles on this....I look to nature to provide inspiration. This especially makes sense when using only essential oils & natural colorants.
For a forest-type scented soap I make, I decided to look out my front window, and at the colors I see when hiking & bushwhacking. That wasn't enough & I was really feeling anxiety about making a beautiful soap which would do the forest I love so much justice. So then I meditated & intentionally connected with the trees & asked them to assist me in choosing colors & to give me some design inspiration because I was really struggling with this one & did not want a typical boring green soap. Laugh if you choose to, but this ended up being one of the most beautiful soaps I make
The shades I ended up using for this are some rich fall orange colors, a couple of lush & more muted green shades, a rich, earthy brown, a tiny bit of black, speckles of herbs in there, a tiny bit of white...every time I look at a bar I see something different in there....a hidden fox, gorgeous ferns, beautiful green leaves, deer, mushrooms, fall leaves, you name it.
The paint sections of hardware stores, as well as stores dedicated to paints would also have color swatch cards. It's been a while since I bought paints, but I assume they would still have those for free? They might also be getting rid of old 'books' of these, the ones on a metal ring which people can flip through.
AliensrReal
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I like what’s on the other of the cards though. It has helped me pair colors that I wouldn’t have thought would look good together.
Fair enough, but someone else might like to save that money, or may not have a lot of extra cash at the moment, so FREE is always a good option
I’d love to see a picture if you care to share. It sounds beautiful!I am with @dibbles on this....I look to nature to provide inspiration. This especially makes sense when using only essential oils & natural colorants.
For a forest-type scented soap I make, I decided to look out my front window, and at the colors I see when hiking & bushwhacking. That wasn't enough & I was really feeling anxiety about making a beautiful soap which would do the forest I love so much justice. So then I meditated & intentionally connected with the trees & asked them to assist me in choosing colors & to give me some design inspiration because I was really struggling with this one & did not want a typical boring green soap. Laugh if you choose to, but this ended up being one of the most beautiful soaps I make
The shades I ended up using for this are some rich fall orange colors, a couple of lush & more muted green shades, a rich, earthy brown, a tiny bit of black, speckles of herbs in there, a tiny bit of white...every time I look at a bar I see something different in there....a hidden fox, gorgeous ferns, beautiful green leaves, deer, mushrooms, fall leaves, you name it.
I love this idea! I’ve got several photos on my phone that I took just because I loved what I was looking at. I really should go back through and see what inspires me…..
If you happen to visit where I live, I will be happy to take you to see my soaps
They are beautiful, and I love them. A lot. Other people seem to as well. They're probably my most beautiful soap so far, which was unexpected.Back to the pine tar I am making at 2:53AM & which I believe I already screwed up LOL Good thing it's a test batch
Careful what you wish for…..I travel a lot for work; I just might find you!!!!!!If you happen to visit where I live, I will be happy to take you to see my soaps
Careful what you wish for…..I travel a lot for work; I just might find you!!!!!!
Bring it on! LOL A Viking Chick & a Savage Daughter just may get along very well haha
Oh heck yeah!Bring it on! LOL A Viking Chick & a Savage Daughter just may get along very well haha
The_Emerald_Chicken
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One way I pick color palettes is by googling for pre-made palettes (e.g. "three color combination" or "four color palette"). This helps guide me toward palettes that actually look good design-wise. Here are a two examples of soaps that I based on online color palettes:
Sometimes, especially when making a sculpted soap design, I'll make a colored-pencil sketch of what I want. Here's a recent example of that method:
Sometimes, especially when making a sculpted soap design, I'll make a colored-pencil sketch of what I want. Here's a recent example of that method:
Beautiful, and all doable with natural colorants, lucky for me
And now I need to make myself some soap sculpting tools....because I don't have nearly enough to do as of yet! LOL
Need to sow my lettuce seedlings indoors too so they're ready to go ASAP 
Um, something's different. New haircut? Contacts? Anyway, likin' the new look!Oh heck yeah!
Thanks! This is me wishing I was actually a Viking!
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