Being a designer myself, I have been fascinated by the use of various colours across different media – the web is of particular interest for me. If used judiciously, you can create wonders with a family of colours; a palette or scheme of complimentary colours. You must visit ColorLovers to see what amazing stuff the community is creating back there.
This set me off on a mission to search how palettes could be devised from pictures which can be ultimately used in my daily artworks. After scouring the net endlessly, I found an answer right in my backyard. I have Photoshop CS2 and I am detailing the steps below for those of you interested in knowing the secret. Remember, the fundamental idea behind this exercise is to convert natural colour shades digitally to use in our medium of choice (print, web, fashion, etc.).