There are several ways of colouring images in Mandelbrot Explorer. They are listed below in order of increasing detail and control; accordingly the earlier methods are the simplest and the quickest to apply. It is recommended that you at least apply one of the built in colour-schemes before starting to explore Fractals; having colours in view helps you find the interesting areas of the Fractals.

Using the Preset Colour Schemes

Using the Colour Configuration Page

Using TouchUp mode for fine tuning