#moodboard help

first, thank uu so much!! you're so so sweet!! second, i thought i would explain how i make moodboards because it is practically the same process. so, i spend at least twenty minutes && many iterations to reach the end product of my moodboards. i just love curating them so much ( most likely the reason i hold the moodboard events so often ) <3

i have picked a few examples below to talk about my steps :

color scheme⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⊹⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀i tend to pick three colors. usually, it comes from scrolling through my pinterest feed && choosing the first photo that sparks something. ( it sounds way more dramatic than it is 😭 ) from that starting photo i'll pick out three colors from it to pull other photos to it. using the search concept of " [ color ] [ thing / person / idea ] aesthetic " on pinterest.

certain items / vibe⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⊹⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀if i want a specific item or vibe within the moodboard i will search in pinterest " [ item / vibe ] aesthetic " and things along those lines. using adjectives in your searches on pinterest helps a lot to find exactly what you want.

layout⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⊹⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀the examples show my most common layout of moodboards. i always try to make sure the three color theme is evenly distributed within the block of pictures. ex. blue and cream on bottom left + blue and cream on top right, white and brown on top left + white and brown on bottom right / yellow and black on bottom left + yellow and black on top right, black and pink on top left + black and pink on bottom right.

Walk with me here, the trad/romantic goth styles, but mixed with strawberry shortcake. Like, I love black, and bats, and blood, and death, but also strawberries and cake.

So here's the thing, too often I see the excuse of "all I can find are white women" when the topic of inclusivity comes up regarding moodboards. Soooo in response to that I went ahead and put a little something together, and I present you all with this:

It's still a work in progress and likely always will be as new pictures and content get found but as of now I have three boards for you to peruse through. Black femme reader, Asian femme reader, and Spanish/Latina femme reader. Each board has sections for different vibes and aesthetics as well.

Or just a general photo editing website. I'm trying to make a moodboard for inspiration for one of my fics and I need to change one of the character's hair colors. I'm such a noob with this kind of stuff... I'd prefer free, obviously.