> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vizcom.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Change colors and materials

> Explore colorways, batch one colorway per Library color, extract palettes, recolor part by part and make material swatches.

Try colorways, extract palettes, recolor by part and make material swatches.

Where to find it
**Insert** (+) > **Variate** or **Extract**. Studio: **Variation** and **Adjust** tabs.

Works in
Workbench and Studio

Shortcut
None

Credits
[2 per colorway](https://docs.vizcom.com/vizcom-credits.md#modify), 5 per swatch (9 with PBR). Palettes and Adjust are free.

Plans
All plans. Colorways per run: 1 Free, 4 Pro and Edu, 16 Organization and Enterprise.

![The Insert (+) menu open below the top toolbar, with Insert marked 1, the Variate tile marked 2 and the Extract tile marked 3. The menu lists the upload rows, then tiles for Sketch, Instant Render, Make 3D, Animate, Modify, Variate, Extract, Try on and the legacy Style, Mix and Render blocks.](https://mintcdn.com/vizcom-c4034e9b/FHfxWMtC8cMIGOnx/images/find/insert-variate-extract.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=FHfxWMtC8cMIGOnx\&q=85\&s=9bc7136e5f5743ff56def75c74e48546)

Insert (+) (1), then Variate for colorways (2) or Extract for palettes and materials (3).

## Pick a tool

| You want to | Use |
| - | - |
| Try colorways of one design | [Color variation](https://docs.vizcom.com/color-variation.md) |
| Make one image per color in a set | [A Library folder](#batch-colorways-from-a-library-folder) |
| Pull and edit a palette | [Extract](https://docs.vizcom.com/extract.md) > **Color** |
| Set an exact color per part | [Region Maps](https://docs.vizcom.com/region-maps.md) (Beta) |
| Copy colors from another image | [Smart Dropper](https://docs.vizcom.com/tools/smart-dropper.md) > **Color** |
| Make a material swatch | **Extract** > **Material** |

## Generate colorways

![A navy water bottle connected to two Variation blocks on the Color tab. The first uses the palette Coastal Contrast (blues, light grey, yellow) and produces navy and grey bottles with yellow caps. The second uses Botanical Balance (greens, cream, orange) and produces green and orange bottles.](https://mintcdn.com/vizcom-c4034e9b/I-2hvc0QrsSa4kp4/images/docs/colors-variation-bottles.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=I-2hvc0QrsSa4kp4\&q=85\&s=5dd19bf437fff405b96a2c4a2e231f9f)

One product, two palettes: each Variation block makes its own colorways.

**1. Add a Variate block**

Click **Insert** (+) > **Variate**, connect your image and open **Color**.

**2. Change the palette**

Click a swatch to change it, or click **Access color palette** for a saved one.

**3. Choose how many**

Pick **1**, **4**, **8** or **16**, up to your plan's limit.

**4. Generate**

Click **Generate**.

![A yellow backpack connected to a Variation block with a green, cream and tan palette named Botanical Balance and the count set to 8, next to eight generated backpacks in olive, cream and tan colorways.](https://mintcdn.com/vizcom-c4034e9b/mZT69WTP9Dk-4r_B/images/image-4.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=mZT69WTP9Dk-4r_B\&q=85\&s=8d913cf40b3726b3c89c20eb144763ec)

Eight colorways from one palette.

### Control where each color goes

* **Say it in a [prompt](https://docs.vizcom.com/prompting-in-modify.md#change-a-color-or-material):** "Change only the top handle to safety yellow and keep the main body dark gray."
* **Use [Region Maps](https://docs.vizcom.com/guides/edit-part-of-an-image.md#recolor-parts-with-region-maps)** for an exact color per part.

## Batch colorways from a Library folder

Mention a folder of colors in a Modify prompt for one colorway per color.

![The Workbench with the Library panel open on This File, inside a folder named Summer Hues (marked 1 in the breadcrumb) that holds twelve color chips such as Watermelon, Flamingo, Lilac and Sky (marked 2). A running-shoe render is connected to a Modify block whose prompt reads Create a new image of @1 and change the colors of the upper and the laces to @Summer Hues, with the mention marked 3. The generate arrow shows 12× (4) and the Resolution row reads 2K (5).](https://mintcdn.com/vizcom-c4034e9b/FHfxWMtC8cMIGOnx/images/find/colors-batch-folder.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=FHfxWMtC8cMIGOnx\&q=85\&s=d8be7cae8e94301e1711c8ebee1e8ce5)

Folder (1) and colors (2), the mention (3), image count (4) and resolution (5).

**1. Make a folder**

In the **Library**, click the folder icon > **Create folder**.

**2. Fill it with colors**

Upload an **.ase** or **.aco** file. Each swatch becomes its own color.

**3. Mention the folder in a prompt**

Type the change and **@**-mention the folder.

**4. Generate**

Set **Resolution** to **1K** or **2K** and click the arrow.

* **4K isn't available** for folder batches.
* **Batch size** by plan: 6 Free, 12 Edu, 15 Pro, 25 Organization and Enterprise.
* **Credits:** each image is a normal Modify run; 12 at Standard 1K cost 48.

## Extract and edit a palette

**1. Add an Extract block**

Click **Insert** (+) > **Extract**, connect an image and open **Color**.

**2. Choose how to sample**

Set **Sample by**: **Hierarchy**, **Subject**, **Full image** or **Custom**.

**3. Edit and recolor**

Change a swatch, then click **Update colors** (2 credits).

![A photo of a model in a khaki puffer jacket, surrounded by swatches of its colors, next to an Extract block on the Color tab: Sample by Subject, a five-color palette named Lava butter in red-orange, mauve, tan, blue and ochre, # of colors 5 and the Update colors button. On the right, the same model recolored with that palette: an orange puffer, a tan sweater, mauve trousers and a blue beanie.](https://mintcdn.com/vizcom-c4034e9b/FHfxWMtC8cMIGOnx/images/examples/workflow-cmf-sheet-palette.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=FHfxWMtC8cMIGOnx\&q=85\&s=2b149438d74621506eb9de0d66e7de6c)

Change a swatch, click Update colors, and the image is recolored to match.

To export a palette, click its **...** > **Export as...** > **ASE**.

## Make a material swatch

**1. Open the Material tab**

In an **Extract** block, open **Material**.

**2. Frame the material**

Drag the image so the material sits under the cutout.

**3. Extract**

Turn on **Generate PBR** if you need maps, then click **Extract material**.

For PBR maps from a Studio layer, right-click it > **AI Actions** > **Convert to PBR**.

## Get better results

* **Start from a clean base render.** Muddy lighting gives inconsistent colorways.
* **Sample by Subject** for the product's colors, **Full image** to include the scene.

## Related

> [card] [Color variation](https://docs.vizcom.com/color-variation.md)
>
> Every Color tab setting.

> [card] [Edit part of an image](https://docs.vizcom.com/guides/edit-part-of-an-image.md)
>
> Region Maps and selections.

> [card] [Library](https://docs.vizcom.com/tools/library.md)
>
> Saved colors and palettes.

> [card] [Explore variations](https://docs.vizcom.com/guides/explore-variations.md)
>
> Forms and views.


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