Color Ideas

My first randomize came out pretty good. This is a decent example of flashy but not too bright.
So for the purposes of this thread I'm going to randomize again.

Much more clashing. We have purple, blue, red, yellow and orange trying to jump out of the same character.

So, first, let's figure out what colors we don't want. I'm going to make it easy and change the cool colors to warm since, overall, there is much more warm here.

First the feet, since they are the most visually jarring. Using the warm colors, I was able to come up with four different options.


I am personally fond of number three, so that's the one I'll be using for this example.
Next, to get rid of the purple and grey on the back as well as the mint green toenails.

First, the purple.

I changed it to the mahogany of the feet and muzzle. I also took the liberty of changing the badge to orange so the tail spots would match the rest of the color scheme as well as changing the claws to black.

Next comes the white on the back.

Change it to orange, or some other warm color, and you have a cohesive design. I'm going to take it a bit further and change the belly to something darker or lighter but that's a personal choice.


I changed the belly to cream to offset the brightness in the crest and back for the final design. 

Feel free to play with this method or make your own! This is just how I make a bunch of designs quickly and its certainly not the only method. It's just a method to help you find something you like!