It's time to finally show you what I've spent months working on.
And no, it's not a Rubik's Cube.
It's so much more.
But first, let me take you back to where this all started.
Ever since I started of making coloring books, one of the most common questions
I've been asked is "how can I choose colors that actually look good?"
Some artists just have a knack for choosing colors that work well together.
It's easy for them.
But what about for everyone else?
How can a beginner learn this skill or choose colors with confidence without
ruining their beautiful art from something as simple as picking the wrong colors?
It was from this question that the Color Catalog was born.
And since then, we've sold over 10,000 copies of the original Color Catalog,
along with the Color Catalog Volume Two and the Color Catalog Companion.
Every day, I am blown away by the responses from you about these products.
What I thought would be just a simple color selection tool has grown into a full
range of resources to help people build their confidence in choosing colors
and taking bigger risks in their creative goals.
And like many of you, the Color Catalog has become a part
of my creative process for almost everything I make, challenging me to try
new things and choose colors that I would otherwise never think to use together.
But there's been something missing.
Over the past five years,
there's one question that comes up more than any other about the Color Catalog.
Because the Color Catalog is a digital product, it's intended to be used on your
tablet, computer or even your phone for easy access.
And because the cost of making a physical product was just too far out of reach,
we've never offered a physical version.
Until now.
Introducing the Color Cube.
This includes every color palette
from volume one and volume two as cards that you can hold in your hand.
I have been working on this for such
a long time, and I'm so excited to finally share this with you.
In deciding how to bring the Color Catalog
to life beyond the digital version, cards just made sense.
You can grab your favorites to compare, match the colors right up against whatever
you're working on, or even clip them to your work to come back to later.
Each card features the image and colors on the front for inspiration and then
features the colors again on the back, right up to the edge of the card.
The back also includes the hex codes for graphic designers or digital artists,
as well as darker and lighter shades of each color to help you choose those too.
The Color Cube in this video is a prototype, so the final cards will be
slightly bigger and will be a higher quality cut.
So if you like this, then you will like the final product even more.
The cards fit snugly into the Color Cube
with foam inside to protect them and help them stand up.
There's a cube for each volume with 250
palettes in each, and I've included a small sticker that you can choose to add
anywhere on the box if you want to easily identify volume one from volume two.
Although, personally, I like them without the stickers,
and I think they make for a beautiful and colorful addition to any art studio.
Actually, here's a little fun fact for you.
The colors on each box are inspired by an RGB and CMYK cube,
with each corner being a different primary color and the colors in between being
blends of these. Because, it just looks good.
This doesn't replace the Color Catalog.
It's another tool that works alongside the catalog and the companion so you can
find the best workflow to boost your creativity.
These color tools aren't just for artists,
but let me show you my workflow for one of my coloring pages.
The interactive Color Catalog is still
the quickest way to find a palette by theme or by color.
From there, you can narrow down your
favorites, grab the cards and see them side by side or against your project
to really get a closer look and help you decide which colors work best.
There's something special about holding
these palettes in your hands that just makes this process more personal and being
able to compare them more easily like this is so exciting for me.
Once you've chosen your palette,
you can refer to the Color Catalog Companion to find your pencil numbers or
marker numbers for your favorite brands, or you can use the cards against a piece
of paper to match them against any other media you own.
If you're a digital artist or a graphic designer, the hex codes are right here.
And the new, lighter and darker shades on each color are a handy extra guide if
you're looking to darken or lighten any of your colors.
But just like the colors themselves, these are all just a guide to help you.
None of these are rules that you have to follow or limitations to your creativity.
With the Color Catalog, the Companion, and the new Color Cube,
there's no reason to ever struggle with choosing colors again.
The Color Cube is available for pre-order now on my website at the link below,
along with delivery dates, price, and more information.
Thank you for supporting me in buying the Color Catalog and now the Color Cube,
and I hope that you are as excited about this as I am.
I can't wait to see what you create.