How to Import a Color Palette in Procreate

Do you often find yourself stuck trying out endless color palette combinations in a desperate search for the right one? Thankfully, importing premade and carefully curated Procreate color palettes couldn't be easier.

In this tutorial, we will be looking at how to import a color palette in Procreate and how to add a color to a palette in Procreate in just a few simple steps.

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What You'll Learn in This Tutorial

How to import a color palette in Procreate
How to add a color to a palette in Procreate

1. How Import a Color Palette in Procreate

Step 1

Open up the Palettes menu by tapping on the circular swatch icon in the top-right corner of the screen.

A screenshot of the palette menu open in the Procreate workspace

Step 2

Tap on the + icon in the top right corner of the Palettes menu. This will reveal a drop-down list of options. In this tutorial, we are looking at importing downloaded Procreate color palettes, so you will need to select the New from file option.

Alternatively, the New from camera option creates a palette from a photograph you have just taken, and the New from photos option creates a palette from an existing photograph in your camera roll.

The plus icon has been selected in the top right corner of the Palette menu, revealing a drop down box.

Step 3

Locate your chosen palette within your files menu, and tap on it to import.

The palette I'm using is part of this set of color palettes for Procreate, downloaded from Envato Elements.

The iPad files menu is launched in the centre of the screen. Various Procreate palette files are revealed.

Step 4

Your palette should now appear at the top of your Palettes list. Tap on any swatch within the palette to select it as your current palette.

The imported palette has appeared at the top of the Palettes menu. It contains a series of earthy colors.

Step 5

The palette should now appear at the bottom of every section of the Colors menu. To use your palette, simply tap on any swatch within it to set that as your active color.

The Palettes menu has been switched to the 'Disc' setting.

You can then add these colors to your drawing to create the perfect color palettes for Procreate!

An earthy red swatch has filled the background of the canvas.

2. How to Add a Color to a Palette in Procreate

Step 1

To add a new color to a palette, first you need to select your chosen color so that it appears as the circular swatch in the top-right corner of the screen.

An earthy red colour has been selected within the colour wheel.

Step 2

Then, all you need to do is tap within any empty square in your palette, and your selected color will appear as a saved swatch.

The same earthy red colour has now appeared as a square swatch within the palette at the bottom of the Colors menu.

And We're Done!

Now you know how to import a color palette in Procreate and how to add a color to a palette in Procreate. Thanks so much for following this tutorial, and I hope you have lots of fun playing around with your new Procreate color palettes!

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