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The disk palette is designed for color matching by direct comparison along the edge of its surface.

Color can be matched directly from life, a photograph, or an electronic device (such as a tablet, phone, etc.).

Our perception of color is deceptive.
It depends on lighting, surrounding colors, the overall background — even on what we "know" about the object.
That’s why accurate color matching has always been a challenge for artists.

When working by the classical method — from a palette — color is selected almost "blindly".
The artist grabs a color more or less at random: the eye jumps between the palette and the subject, and the analysis happens mentally, without any clear visual reference.
Color is chosen approximately, intuitively. It’s difficult, and often leads to mistakes.

Artists have always tried to compare colors directly — by bringing a brush or palette knife close to the subject.
But because of unstable positioning, glare, and lighting differences, these attempts more often confused than helped.

Direct color comparison has long been used by everyone who can view shades side by side and at the same time: designers, restorers, printers, and colorists.

Because the human eye is not a measuring device.
It simply cannot accurately compare two colors located in different places, under different lighting, and surrounded by different colors.

In painting, this approach remained out of reach for a long time.
There was no convenient, stable tool that allowed for lighting compensation.

The disk palette solves these problems.

This simple and convenient tool allows artists to compare colors in the same way designers or restorers do.

This approach "turns off" simultaneous contrast, minimizes perceptual distortions, and helps the artist see color as objectively as possible.
Even the smallest difference becomes noticeable.

The tool provides high accuracy in color reproduction (the palette can be adjusted for exposure).

How it works:
Paint is mixed on the main palette and checked against the subject along the edge of the disk.
If needed, it can be refined until it matches exactly.
Each comparison takes place under stable conditions.

The key feature of the tool is that the disk palette can be adjusted for exposure.
By rotating its surface, the artist can compensate for lighting differences between the painting area and the subject (more details here).

The device is universal and supports different mounting and usage options.
The palette is easy to assemble and set up both in the studio and outdoors.

The disk palette is an artistic tool based on a new principle.
It allows for conscious thinking and working with color, and is intended both for accurate color matching and for creative reinterpretation.

The tool helps not only to capture color relationships correctly, but also to shift the color in an artistic direction — to strengthen it, soften it, or make it more interesting and unconventional.

The tool is suitable not only for professionals.
It is especially helpful for beginners and self-taught artists working without a mentor.
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The main advantage of the tool at early stages is that it turns color selection from an intuitive and often error-prone process into a conscious, controlled, and interactive action.
Direct color comparisons objectively reveal mistakes, provide support and confidence, and put the artist on the path to competent painting.
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The method of direct comparison, along with this tool, helps the beginning artist move beyond vague notions of color and learn to see it as it truly is.
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More about the tool’s features here.