It’s all about presentation and conveying who you are as an artist. Choosing a good color combination for your EPK is worth spending some time on: After all, you want people to read it, and the wrong combination of colors can make that painful – sometimes physically. We don’t expect you to go to art school just to learn color theory for your EPK, but be sure to find something that’s easy to look at, while also being distinctive.

There two elements to consider here: base color and accent color. Contrasting them is the best bet, because if they’re both bold you risk blinding your audience; if they’re both neutral, on the other hand, you risk putting them to sleep. The best bet is to use a neutral base color and bold accent colors. This allows the rich accent colors to speak loudly, but not too loudly, and the neutral base color to lay low, but not too low.

Of course, you could always take the opposite approach: a bold base color with quieter accents. But remember, rich colors can be overwhelming. Color, in fact, is a lot like flavor. You (probably) wouldn’t eat a tub of cream cheese with a little bit of bagel on the side. As a complement, however, the rich taste of cream cheese is great, and both flavors are used to their fullest. Color is the same way. Use the bold ones as complements.

When choosing a base color, you should also consider the other elements that will be appearing on the page, specifically the Main Photo. Be sure to use a color that will work well with the dominant colors in the photo.

Need some help? We found a cool, free tool that will pick colors for you based on your main photo. Check it out. Click on “create” to upload your own photo.

Not sure where to start? Don’t worry, we have an easy option: Just use one of our pre-designed skins. They’re created by people who actually did learn color theory, so you don’t have to. Or check out other Sonicbids artists who created color schemes for themselves by clicking on their photo:

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