The benefits of this Chart Are

1. Save money
2. Understand my color and color in general
3. See values
4. Prevent confusion and frustration and feelings of Failure
5. Save time
6. Paint with Confidence

Materials needed for this project

Hue - Refers to the underlying Color Family Yellow, Orange, Red, Violet, Blue or Green

Color - All the Hue’s , white, black ,tints, tones, and shades

Tint -Simply means to add white to a color -( not to be confused with tinting strength of pigment which refers to how strongly one color can influence another color )

EXCEPT when you say Tinting strength

Tone: When you Add Gray to a color. This can be done by adding pre mixed gray. This can be done by first adding white to a color and then Adding black or vice versa.

Shade - add black to a color

Value - how light or dark something is

Color Pallet - The specific colors an artist plans to use

I will talk about the 11 colors I am using for Acrylic April

1. You can use this for any number of colors
2. Must include black and white
3. This is based on a square canvas.
4. The number of paints determines the size of the canvas
5. I used 1” as its easiest for me
6. You can make your own, on paper or canvas as you please
7. You can use one of the print on demand options
8. Free or t- spring either is fine but they are for a 10 color pallets

1. Divide your square surface by one inch squares
2. Corner top left always white
3. Lower left and farmost upper right always black
4. Divide the diagonal Rows using a T-square or ruler
5. Leave the outer left and upper right

1. Two coats will make the whole chart
2. Should be dry between coats
3. Start at white Paint your lightest value from right to left Starting with White finishing with black
4. Repeat from top to bottom
5. For the entire process wash your brush out when you change colors and change your water often

1. Starting at your lightest Hue Mix one part of each color to one part white
2. Paint the bottom half of the square with this 1 to 1 mixture
3. Take one part of the bottom Square Mixture and one part white again. Take this lighter vAlue and paint the top half of the Square
4. Repeat for each color in your pallet all the way across and down to the last square

1. STARTING FROM right to left beginning at the first Square
2. Mix 2 parts of the left color to one part of the Top Row Color (except for the black top row.)
3. Paint this mix into the lower half of the diagonal
4. Add one part of the mix to one part of the white to tint your mixture
5. Do this UNTIL you get to the black square at the top right.
6. Mix 2 parts of the left row color to ½ part of your black. This is your Shade color