The first video tutorial for the Color Me Boysen series is about The Color Wheel Using Boysen Colorants (click the link). This video below is how to get tint and tone using the Boysen colorants. What is Tint and Tone In color theory, tint is when you add white paint to colorants or ready-mixed paint to reduce darkness. If you watched the first video with the link mentioned above, you will see that you can come up with pastels using this method. Tone is when you add grey to colorants or ready-mixed…
Wine Quiz: Trust us, you can paint!
They say that wine is always a good idea. We can always turn to wine for color inspiration. That’s why we made this wine…
Painting Ideas: Colors that Remind Me of Home
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Chase Away Bedtime Monsters from Your Kid’s Room with Cheerful Colors
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The META Color Palette in the New Normal
Since 2015, Boysen has introduced annually four color palettes that speak of the trends identified by the Boysen Color Team. For Boysen Color Trend…
Studio B Watchlist: The Hugot Playlist
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Weaving Colorful Dreams This Summer
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Quiz: Flowers for Hue
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Architect Edwin Uy on Critical Regionalism
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Boysen Beats: License to Chill
Imagine this: it’s one of those lazy days when you just sit around the house and do nothing. It’s your day off. You receive…
Boysen Tutorials: Painting Your Wooden Furniture
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Spice Up Your Dining Room with Flavorful Hues
Take a moment to reflect on your idea of a perfect meal. What do you see in your head? Juicy roasted chicken with buttery…
The Message of the KINSHIP Palette in Today’s World
It was early 2019 when the Boysen Color Team came up with Color Trend 2020. One of the color palettes that was created was…
The Color Wheel Using Boysen Colorants
Readers have asked how to mix colors so we are starting with a new series called Color Me Boysen. The first episode explains the…
Product Highlight: Boysen Wallguard
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Brighten Up Your Bathroom with Sound and Color
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Blush, Blues, and Neutral Colors to Zap Quarantine Jitters
As I scroll through my newsfeed, I see many posts that are irritation-provoking, anger-inciting, and rage-roiling. Sometimes I shift from room temperature to boiling…
Quiz: What’s The Color of Your Aura?
Recall a time when someone walked into a room and that person’s presence immediately changed your mood. They say that you don’t see people’s…
Painting Ideas: Happy Ever Afters
Once upon a time, there lived a girl. She rarely ate her veggies but loved lettuce for some reason. At lunch, she hurried with…
Studio B Watchlist: FPJ Classics
A classic FPJ movie will never fly without his signature hits and punchlines. I still remember to this day my favorite line from the…