The Artist's Colour Mixing Card Deck - Watercolour

500 Colour Mixes to Select and Paint

Julie Collins author

Format:General merchandise

Publisher:Search Press Ltd

Published:30th Sep '25

Should be back in stock very soon

The Artist's Colour Mixing Card Deck - Watercolour cover

Take the mystery out of colour mixing with this innovative watercolour card deck from award-winning artist and colour mixing expert Julie Collins.

Simply hold the cards up to the subject you want to paint, select the colour swatch you need, then discover exactly how to mix it using the precise paint quantities stated. Stunningly simple, yet brilliantly effective.

This innovative, easy-to-use reference tool - suitable for artists of all abilities - will become an essential part of your watercolour toolkit - just pop it in your painting bag so you can refer to it time and again.

  • There are 500 unique watercolour mixes to choose from: simply flick through the deck to find the shade you need.

  • The 50 wipe-clean cards are laminated to make them durable and splash-proof.

  • The 16-page booklet contains an essential watercolour guide to understanding and mixing colour to get you started. 

  • The small and sturdy box is perfect for taking with you if you are painting en plein air - simply slip it into your painting bag with the rest of your kit (each card measures 140 x 85mm/5.5 x 3.3in).

  • All the paints used are readily available from the Winsor & Newton range or can be easily substituted with other popular brands.

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Julie Collins' provides what we might call the base set, giving us a pack of cards arranged by the main colour and then a series of tints and hues based on what proportions you put in. It’s worth saying here that she uses Winsor and Newton so, if your own preferences lie elsewhere, you’ll have to do a bit of translation. The principle, as far as I can see, is that you hold up a card and find the one that matches what you’re looking at, dip your brush into the palette and you’re away. Yes, you could use the pocket guide, but this is handier – just be careful if there’s a strong breeze.

A small booklet explaining how to use the cards is included in the pack and it is pleasantly clear, so there’s no need to worry about not getting the idea. Does it work? The idea is so neat that I want it to and the presentation makes such an attractive purchase that I think I’d try it.

-- Henry Malt * artbookreview.n

ISBN: 9781800923898

Dimensions: 150mm x 95mm x 38mm

Weight: 142g

66 pages