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Forecasting Services - Color Palette Tools

TIPS to using subscription trend services palette creation tools.

FIT Databases Subscription resources are available to FIT faculty and students. Open access internet resources are available to all users.

Create your own FABULOUS color palettes using:

Tutorials: How To Use COLOR PALETTES

Fashion Snoops - Palette Builder

Fashion Snoops - Palettte Builder Preview Video

IMPORTANT: Keep in mind that colors on the computer screen WILL vary from the actual physical color due to variations in monitor settings.

Follow these STEPS to create a custom color palette from an imageColor Palette from Image (Abyssinian Cat)

  1. Login to Fashion Snoops (use FIT username)
  2. Sign-in to your Fashion Snoops I.D. account (use FIT email address)
  3. Click on the CREATE tab
  4. Start a NEW PROJECT (or a recent project)
  5. Select a COLOR STANDARD (e.g. Pantone FHI Cotton TCX, Coloro, etc.)
  6. Click on EXTRACT FROM IMAGE
  7. Upload an image from your computer
  8. Click on the image to select a color (TIP: Magnify the image for better selection)
  9. Drag the desired color sample(s) to the color strip
    or Select a few to drag to the color strip or click ADD TO PALETTE
  10. Arrange swatches to desired color order (drag swatches)
  11. Resize the color widths to show primary and accent colors
  12. Click on SAVE AS >> SAVE NOW to save project and continue working
  13. EXPORT as a JPG, SVG (vectors), PDF file or print active board

(palette created by Matthew Michaels)

WGSN - Color Palette Tools

Login to WGSN (2-steps) Use Private / Incognito Browser WGSN - COLOUR PLAY - Paletter Creation Tool

  1. Login to WGSN through the FIT Library Database page. Use your FIT username and password (without the @fitnyc.edu).
  2. Login into your WGSN account with your FIT email address and your WGSN password (not your FIT password)

To find the COLOR REPORTS, FEED STORIES or IMAGES

  1. Select Fashion or Insight or Interiors in the top menu
  2. Under the RESEARCH & CREATE column click on COLOUR

To find COLOUR LIBRARIES

  1. Select Fashion or Insight or Interiors in the top menu
  2. Hover/Move your mouse over DESIGN RESOURCES
  3. Select COLOUR LIBRARIES

To find COLOUR PLAY to create your own color palette (Pantone, Coloro, Color Solutions Inc, etc..)

  1. Select Fashion or Insight or Interiors in the top menu
  2. Click on COLOUR PLAY at the very bottom of the page

Save images and swatches to your SPACES folders (formerly called WORKSPACE)