In real work, color matching of sports shoes is often done with help of computers. The designer first draws shape of athletic shoe as a line sketch, then scans sketch into a computer and uses colors in computer to match and form final effect.
This method is usually used in real work. Of course, while this improves efficiency and quality of work, there are also many problems. There are thousands of colors in computer, and everyone can find out their favorite colors at will, which makes many people mistakenly think that computer color matching is just a matter of finding multiple colors on computer and then match them together to make them intuitive and beautiful. Actually it is not. To do this job well, you must have a solid foundation in color theory and use a scientific and reasonable method. color design is not just arbitrary.
As a designer, you need to have a clear value orientation regarding color, what product is suitable for what color, what level of people like what color, and what color combination will have what effect, you should know this well. In addition to elements of color, designer must also have some understanding of design of shoe and materials used. With all of this in mind, designer can start with color selection. to develop a good product.