My #1 Tip For Easily Creating A Watercolor Mixing Chart
Today’s blog post is a short and sweet one! Today, I'm sharing my #1 tip for painting watercolor color mixing charts.
If you don’t know what a watercolor mixing chart is, definitely check out this step-by-step blog post on how to make one. And if you’ve already made your own mixing chart and are looking for my #1 tip to create them more easily, then you are in the right place!
After sharing how I made my watercolor mixing charts, I discovered a very helpful process that other artists were using that made painting charts much more fun and simple.
It took me way too long to test it out, but I finally got around to trying it. Now I can report back!
The verdict? I wish I discovered this process sooner! It’s now my #1 tip for creating watercolor mixing charts.
So, what’s the tip?
Use ¼” thick painters tape to create and mask off the grid.
In my experience, the most tedious part of painting a mixing chart is being careful about painting inside each of the squares.
By using masking tape:
You can save lots of time
You can paint freely and not worry about “staying in the lines” to create nice perfect squares
The squares will look crisp and clean and so will your chart
You can focus on color mixing and not tedious painting
In the video below, I talk through the use of masking tape and share what it looks like to create a color mixing chart with it!
I’m definitely going to be using this method for all of my color mixing charts from now on!
Watercolor Mixing Chart Supplies Used In Post:
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Let me know if you give this a try - I would love to see your charts! Tag me on Instagram @susanchiang_ so I can check them out! These are so satisfying to make and I love seeing how they turn out.
As always, thank you for reading,
Susan