Painted Charts

Painted and hand-painted official color charts

This page is a collection of painted and hand-painted color charts for artists' paints & pigments. Some of those charts are discontinued: Winsor & Newton no longer produces painted charts. Lefranc Bourgeois / Lukas / Liquitex / Royal Talens also does not have hand-painted charts.

Blockx Artists' Oil Colors

Folded sheet, 3 pages with painted swatch cutouts (masstone)

Gerstaecker (DE)

Price: EUR 77.03 (2023)

Couleurs Leroux Couleurs Extra-Fines Leroux (Oil)

Folded sheet, 2 pages with painted swatch cutouts (masstone), with pigment and technical information.

Couleurs Leroux (FR)

Price: EUR 50 (2023) (bundled with the Couleurs Fines Leroux chart)

Couleurs Leroux Couleurs Fines Leroux (Oil)

1 page with painted swatch cutouts (masstone), with pigment and technical information.

Couleurs Leroux (FR)

Golden Heavy Body (Acrylic)

Folded sheet, 3 pages with hand-painted swatch cutouts (masstone), with pigment and technical information. The Iridescent Interference Colors has their own chart, sold seprately. Golden keeps their chart up to date, the date is stated on the chart.

Jackson's (UK)

Price: GBP 0.13 (!) (2023)

Guerra Pigments

Eight loose pages with hand painted swatches (masstone), with pigment and technical information. Separate charts are available for glitters and metallics.

Guerra

Price: USD 40 (2023)

Holbein Acryla Gouache (Acrylic Gouache)

Folded sheet, 3 pages with painted swatch cutouts (masstone), with pigment and technical information.

PaperConcept (PL)

Price: zł 225.00 (2023, on Paperconcept.pl)

Holbein Artists' Gouache

Folded sheet, 3 pages with painted swatch cutouts (masstone), with pigment and technical information. The Irodiri colors has their own chart. Holbein revises their charts from time to time, the older version is also available.

Jackson's (UK)
PaperConcept (PL)

Price: GBP 15.50 (2023), zł 130 (2023, Irodiri on Paperconcept.pl)

Holbein Artists' Watercolor (HWC)

I don't have a copy. It has hand painted swatch cutouts (masstone and undertone) of the whole range (108 colors).

Jackson's (UK)

Price: GBP 12.40 (2023)

Holbein Duo Aqua Oil (Water Mixable Oil)

I don't have a copy, but it's a 2 pages folded sheet

Jackson's (UK)

Price: GBP 15.50 (2023)

Jackson's Artist Acrylic Colour

It's the former acrylic house brand of Jackons's. 2 pages with painted swatch cutouts (masstone). I don't have a copy

Jackson's (UK)

Price: GBP 7.80 (2023)

Kama Pigments Aqua Dispersions (Pigment Dispersion)

Single pages with painted swatch cutouts (on Fabriano Aquarello paper, masstone, pigment in shellac), with pigment and technical information.

Kama Pigments Pigment

Painted sheet with swatch cutouts, and detailed pigment information, in a binder.

Kama Pigments (CA)

Price: CAD 86.10 (2023)

Kremer Pigmente [Dry] Pigments

Individual pages in a folder. Available per color group (about a dozen), tha swatches are printed with screen printing method. The pigments are bound in gum arabic binder.

Kremer Pigmente (DE)

Price: EUR 12-28 / folder (2023)

Kremer Pigmente Watercolor

Individual pages in a folder, with hand painted swatches of all (120+) colors.

Kremer Pigmente (DE)

Price: EUR 31.54 (2023)

L. Cornelissen & Son Pigments

Multi page brochure with painted swatch cutouts (masstone, pigment in casein binder), with pigment and technical information.

L. Cornelissen & Son (UK)

Lascaux Artist (Acrylic)

Folded sheet, 2 pages with painted swatch cutouts (masstone), with pigment and technical information.

Lascaux Gouache (Acrylic Gouache)

One page with painted swatch cutouts (masstone), with pigment and technical information.

Michael Harding Artists Oil Colours

Folded sheet, 3 pages with painted swatch cutouts (masstone). The insert is a separate sheet, 2 pages with the new colors.

Jackson's (UK)

Price: GBP 17.92 (2023)

Michael Harding Professional Watercolour Paint

4 loose sheets, with painted swatch cutouts (masstone), with pigment and technical information.

Jackson's (UK)

Price: GBP 18 (2023)

MIR Acrylic Colour

Painted swatches. I don't have a copy

Price: EUR 7.05 (2023)

MIR Extra Fine Oil Colors

Folded sheet, 2 pages with painted swatches (masstone and undertones). I don't have a copy

Price: EUR 9.72 (2023)

MIR Garvi Studio Oil

Painted swatches. I don't have a copy

Price: EUR 7.05 (2023)

Old Holland Classic Oil Colours

Folded sheet, 4 pages with painted swatch cutouts (masstone), with pigment and technical information on the back.

Jackson's (UK)

Price: GBP 13.00 (2023)

Old Holland New Masters (Acrylic)

Folded sheet, 4 pages with painted swatches (masstone), with pigment and technical information on the back.

R&F Encaustic

Folded sheet, with painted cutouts. Pigment information on the last page.

Jackson's (UK)

Price: GBP 0.14 (!) (2023)

Roman Szmal Aquarius (Watercolor)

Folded sheet, watercolor paper, 5 pages with hand painted watercolor swatches (masstone and undertone), with pigment and technical information (The copies are numbered, date on the chart).

Jackson's (UK)

Price: GBP 41.08 (GBP)

Royal Talens Rembrandt Water Colour

Folded sheet, 2 pages with painted swatches (masstone), with pigment and technical information. Mine is an older copy, and most likely not available anymore as Royal Talens not offering anymore hand painted charts.

Schmincke Designers' Gouache (HKS) [Series 25]

One page with painted cutout strips, masstone and undertone, with pigment and technical information. I bought from Boesner, but it's not listed on their website.

Boesner (DE)

Price: EUR 32.13 (2023)

Schmincke HORADAM Gouache [Series 12]

Folded sheet, 2 pages with painted swatch cutouts (on a thicker watercolor board), masstone. Pigment and technical information painted on the chart. I bought from Boesner, but it's not listed on their website.

Boesner (DE)

Price: EUR 32.13 (2023)

Schmincke Mussini [Series 10] (Oil)

Folded sheet, printed and painted on oil paper, 2 pages with hand painted swatches (masstones), with pigment and technical information. I bought from Boesner, but it's not listed on their website.

Boesner (DE)

Price: EUR 71.40 (2023)

Schmincke Norma Blue [Series 21] (Water Mixable Oil)

Folded sheet, printed and painted on oil paper, 2 pages with hand painted swatches (masstones), with pigment and technical information. I bought from Boesner, but it's not listed on their website.

Boesner (DE)

Price: EUR 64.25 (2023)

Schmincke Norma [Series 11] (Oil)

Folded sheet, printed and painted on oil paper, 2 pages with hand painted swatches (masstones), with pigment and technical information. I bought from Boesner, but it's not listed on their website.

Boesner (DE)

Price: EUR 64.25 (2023)

Schmincke PRIMAcryl [Series 13]

Folded sheet, printed and painted on acrylic paper, 2 pages with hand painted swatches (masstones), with pigment and technical information. I bought from Boesner, but it's not listed on their website.

Boesner (DE)

Price: EUR 64.25 (2023)

Turner Acryl Gouache (Acrylic Gouache)

Folded sheet, 3 pages with painted swatch cutouts (masstones), 150 colors in total, with pigment and technical information. A separate folder is also available with 69 Japanesque colors.