Colour Constructor is a standalone desktop application for Windows that shows you exactly what colors look like under any lighting scenario - realistic sunlight, stylized fantasy lighting, or anything in between. Pick your colors, set up lighting, then copy the results directly into Clip Studio Paint, Photoshop, Krita, or any desktop painting software. No installation required!
Major new features and improvements
Grid-based object preview system for better organisation and comparison.
Edit multiple colours simultaneously - massive workflow improvement.
Full scene previews to see your colours in realistic environments.
Automatic generation of harmonious colour palettes.
Custom smoothstep tonemapper, ACES, and Reinhard for different aesthetic choices.
Copy tiles directly into your painting software - seamless workflow.
Everything you need for confident colour choices
Never before has it been so easy to see what effect lighting has on the colours and values of objects. Watch how different lighting conditions transform your palette in real-time.
See your results in real time, affecting multiple objects at once. Experiment freely with the complete undo system backing you up.
Export to ASE, PNG, or copy tiles directly into your painting software. All swatches organised and ready for your workflow.
Generate realistic value ranges to help give your paintings more depth. No more guessing at shadow and highlight colours.
Currently available for Windows. Digitally signed and standalone - no installation required. OSX support coming soon!
Colour Constructor is offered without DRM, on a trust basis. Plus autosave ensures you never lose your work.
Currently available for Windows. Digitally signed. OSX support coming soon!
Built-in presets for common scenes, or create your own for different scenarios.
Skin colours, common object colours, and more built-in presets.
Export to ASE or PNG with complete swatch export functionality.
Support for custom object preview types and scenes. Includes Blender file and plugin to render them out easily.
Blender plugin and scene template included to easily render custom object masks from your own 3D assets.
Complete documentation and tutorials for basic functionality included.
Never lose your work - automatic saving keeps your progress safe.
Finally! Complete undo/redo system - experiment freely without fear.
While a 3d package will be able to give you identical results to this program, a 3d program is not designed to quickly and conveniently display this information in the way a painter needs.
If you were to use a 3d program for the same purpose, it would take you many times as long to set up the scene and would be difficult to get the same sort of consistently usable results every time.
Please email me at support@colourconstructor.com and I will fix it ASAP.
Color is the American spelling, Colour is the spelling used in about half the English speaking countries, including Australia, NZ, Canada and the UK.
Colour Constructor 2 is a brand new product with major new features and improvements. Anyone who bought the original Colour Constructor in the 6 months leading up to this release (after March 20th, 2025) has been given a free copy of version 2. If you haven't received this email, please contact support@colourconstructor.com.
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If you have any feature suggestions, questions or support requests, reach out to me at support@colourconstructor.com