Additive Colour Matrices

A really great way to explore some of the colours you can create with your own personal paints or pencils.

To make these, first draw up a grid in pencil. Then list each colour both across the top and down the side, in the same order.

Then fill in each square with a mix of the two colours, rather like a maths matrix from school.

This one uses a paler version of each colour below the diagonal which is useful

My additive matrix for my Derwent 'Inktense' pigments

Of course these grids only show some of the colours you can mix,  because you can alter the intensity/ darkness/ lightness/ water content of each of the colours almost infinitely, but it's a useful start.