Color

Median cut

Quantised to a palette derived from the picture itself.

Median cut: a color effect on the built-in sample photograph. Computed on your machine right now.
Open Median cut in the studio

Controls

colors
How many colours are kept — colours, not tonal steps: eight colours of a sunset are eight oranges
priority
What gets split next: the widest spread of colour, or the most pixels. The second favours the sky over small bright things
keep
How much of the original colour is left over the palette. Higher, and the picture reads as tinted rather than redrawn
contrast
A number from -1 to 1, 0 by default.

Starting points

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