Editing .pngs with photoshop, is there a faster way?

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Editing .pngs with photoshop, is there a faster way?

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The main editing software I know how to use is photoshop elements 6.0, I know that you can only use a specific set of colours when making the textures of a new .grf and I can see these by opening the colour table on photoshop. But I can't find a way to use that table as a palette so to speak to allow me to select colours and draw with them. What software would work better or is there a way to keep a palette open, much like what MS Paint has.
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Re: Editing .pngs with photoshop, is there a faster way?

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Gimp has a way where you can select a colour to draw with, then instantly use it. Also, gimp is free.
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Include a picture of the color palette in the .png you're working with - then it's only a matter of "use the color under the cursor" or whatever the function is called in PS.
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Re: Editing .pngs with photoshop, is there a faster way?

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You could always draw freely and then palletise the image afterwards. (GIMP has an option for this)
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