

Keep the document open if you like the random colors or hit Save so you don’t lose it.Close out the document if you don’t like the random colors.Photoshop will create a new 500 x 500 document.Locate the script you save in step 1 and click.Open Photoshop and go into File > Scripts > Browse.Download the script and save it to your computer.How to use the Random Color Scheme Gradient Generator script If you generate an interesting gradient, simply save it and explore it with the eye dropper, saving the color chips that inspire you the most. This is a huge time saver if you are looking for as many color ideas as possible in the least amount of time. Well, what happens if you put four colors in a gradient? You get all kinds of potential happy accidents and a fluid continuum of color harmonies for you to explore. When the two colors are randomly chosen you are are bound to get some happy color combination accidents. The secret? The gradient acts on the colors by averaging them as they move toward each other, creating more and more harmony until they reach a single color at the midpoint.

If you put two dissimilar colors on a gradient spectrum and then move the colors towards each other, unexpected harmonies occur. There are a lot of great color scheme generator tools online, a few really great color scheme generator apps, but not a lot of them deal with creating complex gradients, primarily because it complicates software and is generally hard to do. What is so great about a gradient of random colors?


One of the scripts, the intriguing one I’m sharing with you today, takes four random colors and creates a stunningly beautiful gradient from them. Part of the work for that book entails some very cool Photoshop and Illustrator scripting. I’m working on a new ebook about color combinations to be released later this year. Want some simply gorgeous random color scheme inspiration? This is the script for you!
