SpongeBob Colour Palettes

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What do you think about the color palettes for each season? AKA, the brightness, coolness, paleness, and warmness of the character designs, backgrounds, etc.
 

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Season 1: Cel-based animation (Cool colors, dull and dark)

Season 2-3: Pen ink with digitally made colors (Warm, moderate, slightly brighter)

Season 4: (Cool, brighter than seasons 2 and 3, full on hand drawn digital animation)

Season 5,6, and 7: Very vibrant, warm coloring

Season 8: Cool colors (Last season to be in standard definition)

Season 9-present: Very vivid warm (The vibrancy is toned down in 9b, the color system is high-definition)
 

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Although some don't, I really like most of Season 1's colours. I don't really have a specific reason, I just think the paleness of them are unique. And the colours of the main characters were especially interesting.
Season 2 was very different. We got to see the characters animated in new, bright, cheerful colours, and depending on the animator, SpongeBob could appear either pale or bright yellow. This idea carried on into Season 3.
I don't have much to say up until Season 9, when the colours almost shifted back to normal. And the way SpongeBob was coloured all over made it seem like old times. And from what I've seen in Season 10, it was pretty much the same, except more experimental. I'd like to see a Season 11 episode so I can compare contrast/colour to the season before it.
I would post comparison images but it said "you are not allowed to use that image extension on this community." Anybody know why?
 

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Season 1: While the colors were dark due to the cel animation, it's easy on the eyes and it gives the show more of an "underwater" feel.
Season 2: Most episodes had good, bright coloring, but there are exceptions. For example, SB in Something Smells looked too green for me, Procrastination and I'm with Stupid had very washed out color schemes, and Frankendoodle looked too "orange/golden" for my taste.
Seasons 3-4: Best color palette for me. While it is bright and warm, it is not overpowering.
Seasons 5-8: Sometimes gets a little too vibrant for my taste. It's odd how Mr Krabs in this season has that orange-pink-red color mix during these seasons.
Season 9-10: While it is very vivid, it gets too bright for my taste. At least Krabs is back to his red color instead of the weird color mix.
 

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Although some don't, I really like most of Season 1's colours. I don't really have a specific reason, I just think the paleness of them are unique. And the colours of the main characters were especially interesting.
Season 2 was very different. We got to see the characters animated in new, bright, cheerful colours, and depending on the animator, SpongeBob could appear either pale or bright yellow. This idea carried on into Season 3.
I don't have much to say up until Season 9, when the colours almost shifted back to normal. And the way SpongeBob was coloured all over made it seem like old times. And from what I've seen in Season 10, it was pretty much the same, except more experimental. I'd like to see a Season 11 episode so I can compare contrast/colour to the season before it.
I would post comparison images but it said "you are not allowed to use that image extension on this community." Anybody know why?
You need to go on Imgur and convert the picture to a png/jpg, and copy that URL to the site.
 

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What I Think.

Season 1: Animated on cels giving the season a natural, underwater look, and the colors were dull consistently.

First S1 Episode:http://i.imgur.com/OCtADcm.jpg
Last S1 Episode:http://i.imgur.com/zNKyaUF.jpg

Season 2: First season to be digitally animated, making the colors give a slightly warm tone, but the early season 2 episodes were somewhat pale (Example: Something Smells/Bossy Boots)I assume they were just getting used to the color palette.

First S2 Episode:http://i.imgur.com/rukq54d.jpg
Last S2 Episode:http://i.imgur.com/HToCVl3.jpg

Season 3: The season had darker colors, but more vibrant than season 2. The colors are alot warmer than in season 2, and they look less natural for me, especially late season 3, but that's just me.
First S3 Episode:http://i.imgur.com/OzgJi7u.jpg
Last S3 Episode:http://i.imgur.com/wCrIPEa.jpg

I'm skipping the movies because they aren't technically a part of the show.

Season 4: The seasons color palette changed, DRAMATICALLY. The colors turned cooler, and isn't as dark as season 3, and Mr.Krabs' shell is all of a sudden a orange/red/pink mix. I've heard rumors that they used, 3-D computer coloring/inking, but I don't sense any 3-Dimensionalism.
First S4 Episode:http://i.imgur.com/yLS5zEe.jpg
Last S4 Episode:http://i.imgur.com/CI8lRnv.jpg

Season 5: Again nothing too different with the colors, but in the season they switched to tablets for the storyboards near the end.
First S5 Episode:http://i.imgur.com/Y7X08Zk.jpg
Last S5 Episode:http://i.imgur.com/zqm5Q69.jpg

Season 6: This season has brighter colors than season 5, and that's about it.
First S6 Episode:http://i.imgur.com/p41z0e7.jpg
Last S6 Episode: http://i.imgur.com/MTT3Cxp.jpg

Season 7: Again no major changes, the same palette.
First S7 Episode:http://i.imgur.com/KoCTj3B.jpg
Last S7 Episode:http://i.imgur.com/7aMwSsW.jpg

Season 8: Now, this season has some VERY cool colors. they are not very vibrant, and honestly, it looks so bland. The colors feel so dead to me.
First S8 Episode:http://i.imgur.com/CAYk6Gb.jpg
Last S8 Episode:http://i.imgur.com/zpO8BbV.jpg

Season 9: This season was broadcast in HD, so the colors of course will get brighter, but it isn't to bad, yes, I know, season 9A didn't do good with coloring, but 9B fixed it, and the colors are vibrant enough.
First S9 Episode:http://i.imgur.com/ypyMCjF.jpg
Last S9 Episode:http://i.imgur.com/QfF9U9q.jpg

Season 10: This season has alot in common with 9B, so not much to say.
First S10 Episode:http://i.imgur.com/RHsPbdr.jpg
Last S10 Episode:(Unaired)

Season 11: Is it just me, or or are the colors dimmed in this season? Maybe I'm colorblind, but I feel like that is the case.
First S11 Episode:http://i.imgur.com/Q1jjNrM.jpg
Last S11 Episode:(Unaired)

BTW, I used waifu2x for remastering the images.
 
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