Inktense Hex Chart

This downloadable hex chart for Derwent Inktense Pencils arranges colors by visual order, making color selection easier! PDF includes printing tips, as many home printers are not 100% waterproof.

Included in the Hex Chart PDF:

• A page of tips for printing and coloring a watercolor pencil hex chart.
• A page to print onto watercolor-friendly paper and hand color
• A page with a colored chart for reference

NOTE: Refunds will not be made for those purchasing without having a printable option in which ink doesn't smudge. Read below for tips to test your printer or find alternate solutions provided.

NO PHYSICAL CHART WILL BE MAILED. After the purchase, go to your account downloads while on a laptop (phones cannot store files) or follow the link in the email that is sent to you.  

Watercolor Pencil HexChart Tips

PRINTING ON WATERCOLOR PAPER?

• Check your printer’s settings; “plain” paper settings using a bumpy/textured paper might cause strange double-inking or smudging; try settings for thicker papers.
• Consider picking up some 90lb watercolor paper; it will buckle with water, but can go through a printer more easily.
• Experiment with quality settings like “best” vs “normal.”

WHICH PRINTERS HAVE WATERPROOF INK?

• Inkjet printers are not water soluble; that means if you print this and try to use water on it, the black ink will move, and then contaminate the color in each hexagon.
• SOME laserjet printers MAY be fully waterproof. Test yours by using water on a brush to see if the ink bleeds.
• OTHER laserjet printers are PARTIALLY waterproof. That means you’ll be able to use this chart printed on that printer, but use as little water as possible to move the color.
• ALTERNATIVE: Take the PDF or a clean paper printout to your local copy shop along with the paper you want it printed on. The heat used in the industrial photocopiers is often partially waterproof - enough for a hex chart to work successfully.

HOW TO COLOR THE HEXAGONS?

• Fill or partially fill the hexagon with color. Filling half with color and using a brush to melt out the rest can show what the color looks like lighter.
• The more water you use, the paler the hexagons will be.

WHAT IF TEXT WASHES AWAY?

• Don’t panic. Print the hex chart on acetate (clear film) to lay on top of your colored chart. That will also make sure that any dark hexagons can be read as well.