How to build Color Chart Theme Tutorial

 

How to Build Color Chart Theme Tutorial 

Single Color Chart Template 

Multiple Color Chart Template Sample 

1. Right click both templates go into your psp program 

 

  A. Go the Multiple Color Chart go to Window>Duplicate close the original out this will be come your transparent image 

 B. Open Color Chart template go to Edit>Copy go over to the multiple color chart template go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place it on top of the black square template it will line up 

 Hint if you need go to Image>Negative turn it white might help see it as you build layers with the multiple color chart template 

 C. Continue step B by adding the single template by going to Edit>Copy then go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer each layer you will build the template into multiple color chart 

Once you have the layers or how many colors theme you want go to the next step

2. Use the cross mouse click on the 1st box you want to use with the solid color of your theme click on the single color chart then go to Selections>Select all>Float then go to Layers>Add new raster layer click on the paint can and paint the color you use into the new raster layer then go to Selections>Select None then go to Layers>Merge Down then the single color chart template comes into the color theme you use 

3. Do step 2 with all of the theme color chart that you want 

4. Once down go to Layers>Merge>Merge Visible have your row of the theme color chart as I provide in my designs for my kits, psp scripts, cu templates, frame clusters and/or paper designs 

5. Add Inner Bevel like I do I use the following setting below 

 

 # 2 Bevel 

Width 30

Image Smoothness 7

Depth 3

Color is White 

Angle 315

Intensity 50

Elevation 30

Everything else is 0 click okay this gives it more then once shade as you color the psp scripts, cu templates, frame clusters, or to use for making scrap kits designs 

6. Once ready to save it go to File as as PNG format this completes this tutorial here is an design of my standard color chart provide for you to view with multiple of colors add to the theme I choose as my standard color chart 

Sample of Color Chart Theme 

Thanks for stopping by  hope you enjoy the tutorial of how to make a color chart design theme to use for making scrap kits, coloring psp scripts, cu templates, frame clusters, and/or paper overlays designs 

Hugs Tinker 

written June 13th, 2025