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Create Bead Patterns

To create a bead pattern with colour labels in Resprite, start with a bead palette whose swatches already have names. During export, Resprite uses those names for the labels in the pattern and reports the amount of each colour used.

Colour codes come from the palette

Bead colour codes come from the swatch names in the palette. Resprite does not generate codes automatically from pixel colours.

In most cases, you can complete the entire workflow with the built-in MARD 221 or MARD 291 palette.

1. Use a MARD Bead Palette​

Open Menu ▸ Palette ▸ Load, select MARD 221 or MARD 291 in the Palette Presets Manager, and load it into the current artwork. Use swatches from this palette when drawing or organising the artwork so the exported pattern can identify each colour name and usage amount correctly.

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Load a MARD bead palette from the Palette Presets Manager

If the MARD palette you need is not included in your current presets, download the corresponding .rpl file from Palette Resources, then import it into Resprite.

2. Check the Colour Names​

When you use a MARD palette provided by Resprite, you normally do not need to edit the colour names manually. To confirm that the palette contains colour codes, click the T button in the Palette window action bar to display the names on the swatches.

Once enabled, the colour names appear directly on the swatches. To change a name, select the swatch and use the rename button next to the T button.

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Show colour names and rename the selected swatch
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The T button only shows or hides existing colour names; it does not generate codes for unnamed colours. In most cases, use a MARD palette from the built-in presets or the resource page instead of naming every swatch manually.

3. Export the Bead Pattern​

After confirming that the artwork uses a bead palette with colour names:

  1. Open Menu ▸ Export.
  2. Select Bead Pattern (PNG).
  3. Enable Show color names, then adjust pixel size, grids, and trimming as needed.
  4. Check the preview and estimated output size, then export the PNG file.
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Bead Pattern export settings

The exported pattern follows the pixel layout of the artwork, labels the cells with names stored in the palette, and includes usage totals for each colour. Use the grid to place the beads and the totals to prepare the required quantities.

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Bead pattern with colour labels and usage totals

The Exported Pattern Has No Colour Names​

If the exported pattern shows grids or colours but no names, check the following:

  1. Make sure the artwork uses MARD 221, MARD 291, or another palette with named swatches.
  2. Click the T button in the Palette window and confirm that names appear on the swatches.
  3. Make sure Show color names is enabled in the export settings.
  4. If the required MARD palette is missing from your presets, download and import it from Palette Resources.

If the palette swatches do not have names, name them first or switch to a prepared MARD palette, then export the pattern again.

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