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Painting in my underpants

Apps, tools and odd little inventions for painters. Made in the studio. Dress code optional.

See what's on the easel
Cartoon of the artist in a cap, white T-shirt, paint-splattered apron, polka-dot boxers and slippers, reaching a long brush out to a tall easel with one hand on his hip, while a shaggy dog naps beside a bone.
Fig. 1 Demonstrating PPP, Perfect Painting Posture. Studio dog optional.

Mixed in my underpants

Paint-style color mixing. Yellow and blue make green here, the way they do on a palette.

  • Color mixer

    Pick two paints, see what they make, and find the hex code for any color.

  • Hue & value matrix

    Every hue from light to dark, laid out like a paint-chip wall.

  • Sloan triangle

    A free lesson on John Sloan's color triangle: full color, softened and neutral, all from three primaries.

Seen in my underpants

Tools for reading a photo the way a painter does. Your pictures never leave your device.

Font building in my underpants

For people who like letters as much as paint.

  • Glyphwright

    Draw your own letters and turn them into a real font you can install.

Made in my underpants

Real tools for the studio, built by hand. Back in the shop soon.

  • Proportion dividers

    Measure once, transfer to any size.

  • Golden ratio dividers

    Find the golden section without the arithmetic.

  • Brush holders

    Keeps brushes off the table and the bristles straight.

About the underpants

I'm Jim Kingston. I paint, and when the tool I want doesn't exist, I make it: sometimes on a computer, sometimes in the workshop. This is where they all live.

Coming soon: videos (Filmed in my underpants), a place to share work, and a few extras for members. For the record, I was wearing pants while writing this.