Storing and Organizing my Pantone Clay Colours


Fall is simply across the bend and I’m again to mixing up the seasonal colours for the newest Pantone palette.  The toughest factor I discover with mixing up the brand new line of colours is that among the present ones I’m not fairly prepared to surrender but.  So I’ll add these favorites to my everlasting assortment in my “Clay Colour System“.  I’ve a singular manner of storing my Pantone clay colours for every season.

I’m usually not a fan or huge shopper on the Michael’s Retailer however I do like a few of their storage containers and plenty of of them are made in the kind of plastic that’s suitable with the clay (you need to take a look at first to make sure).  In my studio I’ve these photograph instances that I hold lots of my “canes” or clay veneers organized.  You should purchase them individually or the most effective deal is the case that accommodates 16 for a particular worth.  I’ve tons within the clear that works properly for seeing what’s inside simply however I additionally just like the multi-colored ones (as within the photograph proven above) so I can coordinate with my clay colours and discover those I need faster.

These photograph packing containers match completely within the media storage shelf that I’ve subsequent to my clay mixing desk.  Every season I add the newest Pantone colours to the photograph packing containers and organize them on my shelf so they’re helpful.  You may see the newest fall colours right here which I might be sharing the recipes for very quickly!  I additionally prefer to hold my favourite colours from earlier seasons there as properly together with colours I take advantage of probably the most, together with my base mixes. 

I usually like to make use of these containers to maintain any ready clay veneers or items for later use.  I reduce up acetate sheets (similar sheets used for laminating) in 4″x6″ rectangles so I can stack a number of layers inside a field.  The circles under, as an example are prepared to make use of for my interchangeable snaps or as earrings.

In fact I don’t hold all my clay coloration recipes in these packing containers as that will require tons of! However they’re nice once I combine up massive batches of my favourite colours and such.  And in case you would not have shelf house to maintain them, you possibly can at all times use the storage case that they arrive in as properly.

So I might be sharing the Pantone Fall Style Colours with you within the subsequent day or so.  If you need a head begin, here’s a clue:  Try the labels on the instances that present the ten colours within the photograph above.  Two of the colours are shut matches to colours utilized in earlier Pantone palettes.  Simply do a search within the bar of this weblog to search out them.



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