How to blend colors?

[mivhus]

I wanna try to do a "normal" kinda art in aseprite, I mean just a big canvas so you don't really see the pixels from far away but I don't really know how to blend colors in a good way? Like is there a way to make a seemless blend between 2 colors or I need to make a palette and just swipe for the transition color? Yes I know its a pixel art software but I'm just experimenting if it's possible because I love the software and don't wanna use PS

[behreajj]

I doubt that any workarounds you tried in Aseprite would be as convenient or flexible as switching to software designed to make what you want: GIMP[www.gimp.org], Krita[krita.org] or your preferred alternative.

If you wanted to try with Aseprite, I'd use the gradient tool set to radial in the context menu to create an antialiased circle from transparent to opaque white, then convert that to a custom brush under Edit > New Brush. Or, I would look for png images of antialiased brushes, then use those as a template for a custom brush.

Even with custom brushes, Aseprite will blend in gamma RGB, not linear RGB. If you don't know what that means, try applying a soft brush with red #FF0000 to the canvas, then apply lime green #00FF00 beside it. If the blend between red and green is brown, like #808000, then the colors are blended in gamma. Nor would you be able to set the blend mode for just the brush (not the layer) from a normal blend to, say, addition or multiply.

[IvanGogh]

Try using pen pressure to control brush opacity if you have a stylus and drawing tablet. If you don't, just reduce the opacity and paint with the mouse. To mix two colors, just paint one on top of the other with a lower opacity and see how they mix. Then pick the resulting color and repeat the process until you have a smoother transition between the colors.

[mivhus]

Originally posted by behreajj:

I doubt that any workarounds you tried in Aseprite would be as convenient or flexible as switching to software designed to make what you want: GIMP[www.gimp.org], Krita[krita.org] or your preferred alternative.

If you wanted to try with Aseprite, I'd use the gradient tool set to radial in the context menu to create an antialiased circle from transparent to opaque white, then convert that to a custom brush under Edit > New Brush. Or, I would look for png images of antialiased brushes, then use those as a template for a custom brush.

Even with custom brushes, Aseprite will blend in gamma RGB, not linear RGB. If you don't know what that means, try applying a soft brush with red #FF0000 to the canvas, then apply lime green #00FF00 beside it. If the blend between red and green is brown, like #808000, then the colors are blended in gamma. Nor would you be able to set the blend mode for just the brush (not the layer) from a normal blend to, say, addition or multiply.

Originally posted by IvanGogh:

Try using pen pressure to control brush opacity if you have a stylus and drawing tablet. If you don't, just reduce the opacity and paint with the mouse. To mix two colors, just paint one on top of the other with a lower opacity and see how they mix. Then pick the resulting color and repeat the process until you have a smoother transition between the colors.

Thank you for both answers :)