Teaching colour theory and mixing to junior high students can be a vibrant and engaging experience, especially when you have the right tools and techniques. The ColourJot Template system is a game-changer, simplifying the process of creating colour wheels and…
Beginner’s Guide to Colour Theory: Mastering the Art of Colour Mixing with the ColourJot System Welcome to the world of colour mixing for watercolour! If you’re new to colour theory, this guide will walk you through the basics using the…
A full sheet of artist watercolour paper (22 x 30″) can make 3 folded books to hold all 6 mixing sets of Rosa Watercolours in both the colour wheel and the colour grid. It will hold three primary palettes on…
ColourJot is a new way of teaching colour mixing without the confusion and complex jargon of traditional colour theory. ColourJot templates and methods are a simple, hands-on approach to help beginners explore and track colour mixing while creating unusual colour…
Before you start ColourJotting, you will need to decide on the paper or book you will be using to record your colour-mixing journey. We recommend using good-quality watercolour art books for your ColourJotting, because the books will open flat and…
Here are step-by-step instructions to trace the colour circle side of the ColourJot Template. 1. Position the stencil squarely on the page. Use the top of the stencil to align with the top of the page, and the bottom of…
The ideal ColourJot grid arrangement is 7 rows high by 9 columns wide. The template will be traced, repositioned, and traced again, 3 times in total, to accomplish this layout. 1. Position the stencil squarely on the page. Use the top…
The key to success in building a good ColourJot reference book is having standardized numbering and labelling. During our in-person courses, we discovered that it was easier to keep track of the placement of colour mixes when the spaces were…
Check out the video where Kim tests the Holbein Gouache Primary Mixing Set. It made nearly 200 colours by charting the gradual mixes with black. Start with Just Three Colours Choose any three colours and paint them straight from the…
