Converted these from Adobe format to GPL
Gimp pallet files.
Just unzip to your user/pallets folder, and restart Gimp.
image example

I downloaded your zip file Rod. I wish I could open a palette file and view it in GIMP before I install it in the palette folder. Thanks for going to all of that work.

What are some things you'd do with palettes? I've used simple (2-4 colors) palettes to make gradients, but beyond that, I'm clueless. They don't really look good as a color overlay I don't think, but I only tried it a few times.

Any suggestions or examples of a color palette in action?

Amanda, I hardly ever use palettes and if I do, it's usually somewhere in a tutorial. Also, you can use palettes to make gradients but the disadvantage to that is you can't edit the resulting gradient.

I found a very short tutorial about using them.
http://ln213.deviantart.com/art/Find-and-Use-Palettes-in-GIMP-205156118

Also, RobA's flatting.scm script can use palettes.
http://www.gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?p=13966#p13966

Here are two links in the gimp 2.6manual but they don't really give suggestions for what to do with them. Just how to make them.
http://docs.gimp.org/2.6/en/gimp-concepts-palettes.html

http://docs.gimp.org/2.6/en/gimp-palette-dialog.html

Palettes are used primarily to distinguish the best color schemes. I wish I had my workbook in PDF format, I'd post it, but the closest I can find online that speaks of what I am referring to is here:

http://www.tigercolor.com/color-lab/col ... -intro.htm

The first thing I learned in art class was how to determine my color classes and create a harmonious color wheel for a painting (selecting a series of colors that compliment each other). The result would be our palette, and those paint colors would be used on our actual palette. In a graphics program, you can obtain this same concept by choosing the color palette you create in place of the color wheel or GIMP default color wheel when choosing foreground or background colors.

I use palettes when I'm painting or drawing. It's easy to get the same color every time when it is in a palette - just click on the appropriate color square in the palette.

One can't have too many palettes, thanks, Rod. They're added to my collection.

I've got about 60 palettes

speaking of colors...isn't there a script around where you can take the palette/colors from one picture and put it into another picture?

Yes they are great for getting the same color each time you need it.
Artist would find them quite handy for grabbing like colors in their color schemes.