The Secret to Creating Endless Colors with a Limited Palette
Imagine unlocking over 100 colours from just one palette. Sounds impossible, right? Well, it’s not. With the Hue & Me Watercolour Set, artists can explore a world of possibilities. By applying a few clever watercolour hacks, painters are able to transform 24 pans into a rainbow of endless shades.
Here are 5 watercolour hacks that can completely change the way artists paint:
1. Swatch Charts – Know Your Colors
Before painting, swatching is essential. Colors often look different in the pan than on paper. A swatch chart reveals the true hue, opacity, and granulation of every shade.
✅ Pro Tip: Label each swatch, it makes choosing the right colour so much faster mid-painting.
2. Mixing Grid – Unlock Hidden Colors
Painting a mixing grid helps instantly reveal the endless shades a palette can create. Each intersection shows a unique mix, turning 24 colours into over 100. ✅ Pro Tip: Keep your grid handy, it’s the ultimate cheat sheet!
3. Creating Neutrals – Tame the Vibrancy
Vibrant palettes are fun, but sometimes earthy tones are needed. Mixing complementary colours creates stunning neutrals for shadows, skin tones, and backgrounds. ✅ Pro Tip: Add just a touch of complementary colour to mute, not muddy. A little goes a long way!
4. Glazing – Build Depth Without Mud
Glazing means layering transparent washes of colour once the first layer is dry. This technique builds depth, glowing shadows, and subtle colour shifts without overmixing.
✅ Pro Tip: Always let the first layer fully dry before glazing, otherwise you’ll lift instead of layer.
5. Limit the Palette for Harmony
Sometimes less is more. By limiting a painting to 3–4 colours, harmony is forced naturally—and the range achieved is often surprising.
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Prefer to Watch Instead?
For visual learners, a full step-by-step tutorial on painting a transparent flower using this palette is available on YouTube.
Watch the full video here.
Final Thoughts
With just a little know-how, a limited palette can feel limitless. Whether it’s swatching, mixing, glazing, or restricting colours for harmony, these watercolour hacks make painting easier and more exciting.
👉 Which hack will you try first? Share your thoughts in the comments section below, we’d love to hear how you make the most of your palette!