MIX: PRIMARY COLOURS

Mix is about complete creative freedom. Working with primary colours alongside black and white on raw cotton canvas gives you access to an endless palette: from soft pastels to deep, saturated tones.

This kit is designed for exploration. Layering, scraping back, colour mixing, bold gestures, quiet moments: it all belongs here. The raw cotton canvas absorbs paint gently, softening blends and giving every mark a lived-in, expressive quality.

Mix is less about control and more about curiosity. Following instinct, responding to colour, and letting the painting evolve as you go.

COLOUR PALETTE

AVAILABLE SIZES

30 x 40 cm (Small)

50 x 70 cm (Medium)

WHAT'S IN YOUR KIT

Inner Frame

Frame Corner Supports

Raw Cotton Canvas

Canvas Practice Pieces

Edge Frame

Staple Gun & Staples

Staple Gun Practice Piece

Paint Palette

Protective Sheet

Art Tools & Paints

VIDEO TUTORIALS for building your framed canvas HERE

PAINTING
TIPS & TECHNIQUES

Use your canvas practice pieces

Spend time getting comfortable with how the paints, brushes and palette knife behave on raw canvas before moving onto your main piece. Try out marks, pressure, colour mixes and compositions freely. This is where confidence builds, without the pressure of committing.

Start with colour play

Before thinking about composition, mix freely. Create shades you’re drawn to, even if you’re not sure where they’ll go yet. Let colour exploration lead the process rather than planning everything upfront.

Simple colour mixing guide

Red + Yellow → oranges and warm tones
Blue + Yellow → greens (from fresh to earthy)
Red + Blue → purples and deep plums
Red + Blue + Yellow → brown or earthy neutrals
Add white to soften and lighten
Add black to deepen and mute

Small adjustments create entirely new shades: mix, adjust, experiment slowly and trust your eye. If it's a colour you love, it's a colour worth using.

Layer and respond

Apply colour, step back, then respond to what’s already there. Mix works best when you're exploring freely, and when the painting feels like a conversation rather than a fixed plan.

Use your palette knife to break things up

Palette knives are great for scraping back, adding texture, or introducing contrast between soft blends and sharper marks. Use them to create tension and movement in your piece.

There are no wrong choices

If something feels off, paint over it, scrape it back, or let it sit. Mix is about process over outcome: trust that every layer adds to the final piece, even if it disappears.

PLAYLIST

A playlist of carefully curated songs that accompany and compliment creating your very own Mix artwork.