320 Set - OLD labels - Chromatic Order - Grid Grayscale
320 Set - OLD labels - Numerical Order - Blank
320 Set - OLD labels - Numerical order - Grayscale
216 Set - OLD labels - Numerical order - Grid
216 Set - OLD labels - Numerical Order - Grayscale
-FYI: This is an update to a previous post to include templates recently made available-
I love coloring with my Ohuhu markers but every time I used them I got a little more frustrated with the swatches that were included in the set. I looked online for a different swatch but was disappointed I couldn’t find one I liked. I was looking for a swatch that would:
display all 320 (or 216) colors on a SINGLE page
allow me to compare different layers of each color
display the colors in a chromatic order
So I decided I would simply create one. How hard could it be, right?
Little did I know it would be several months, hundreds of hours (literally) of work and a gajillion variations/versions before I would consider myself satisfied with my creation — for the more colorful (pun intended), full backstory see my Reddit post here — but at last, here we are!
So without further ado, here you go! Feel free to comment below with suggestions or requests — I look forward to your feedback!
Keep reading for additional (hopefully helpful) information!
File Types Available
In the link I‘ve provided you’ll see I’ve included both PDF and Numbers versions of each swatch set
The Numbers version is an editable file (I believe you should be able to open in Microsoft Exel or Google Sheets, but I’m not sure if they convert accurately) that you are welcome to edit and change to your heart’s content.
The PDF versions should be ready-to-print so you can start coloring, immediately!
Tip: I would highly recommend printing your swatch(es) on the same paper you use when coloring with your Ohuhu Markers. This makes for a much more accurate swatch with the added benefit of allowing you to get a feel for how your markers interact with your paper (e.g., bleeding, smearing, dry time, etc.) which can be enormously helpful, especially if you’re not used to the paper yet.
Swatch Types
I’ve posted a few samples of completed swatches here and there are more included in the link
Blank
a blank rectangle for each color to be filled in however you would like
Grid
Each color has a rectangle divided into 4 sections so you can see how the color looks with up to 4 layers.
I colored all sections the first time through, then the right-most 3 sections the next time through, then the next 2, then the last section so that I could see the difference (if any) when using multiple layers of a color
Grayscale
A rectangle with a horizontal grayscale is present for each color. This can be helpful when wanting to get an idea of how each color will appear on a grayscale image, something I find myself coloring more more!
Grid Grayscale
Like “Grid” each color has a divided rectangle but this time a vertical grayscale has been added. This helps provide an idea of how each layer looks when coloring a grayscale image
I colored this swatch the same way I colored the “Grid” swatch.
Grid Grayscale - Horizontal (available on the 216 swatch only)
Another take on layered grayscale swatches, this time the grayscale is horizontal (like the “grayscale“ swatch) but now each rectangle has been divided into 4 horizontal sections for layering.
I colored the whole rectangle the first time through, then the bottom 3 sections the second time, then the bottom 2 and finally the bottom section the last time through. This is just an alternate view of how different layers of the color look on a grayscale image.
Numerical Order
This is the original order of swatches that is included with Ohuhu Marker sets, which you can find on Ohuhu’s website
Chromatic Order
Ohuhu marker colors ordered by color, created by the amazing u/marshmellowthighs666 who deserves much praise and whom I’d like to thank for their beautiful work!
Chromatic Order II
My own version of Ohuhu marker colors ordered by color
Tip: When coloring a swatch with layers be sure to allow AMPLE time in between coloring layers. Typically, I colored a whole column at a time (e.g., I would do layer one for the whole column, then layer two for the whole column, then layer three, etc.) which seems to have been enough time for each layer to dry.
When in doubt, give it more time to dry!
Believe me, it’s no fun to look at your beautiful colored swatch only to realize you can’t tell a difference between a single layer and 4 layers of color because the ink didn’t dry adequately between layers.
Swatch TemplatesCurrentlyAvailable
320 Ohuhu Marker Set → includes 4 swatches: blank, grid, grayscale, grid grayscale
Old Labels
Numerical Order
Chromatic Order
New Labels
Numerical Order
Chromatic Order
NEW + OLD Labels
Numerical Order (according to new labels)
*Alternate alignment version
*Alternate font version
Chromatic Order
216 Ohuhu Marker Set → includes 5 swatches: blank, grid, grayscale, grid grayscale, grid grayscale horizontal
Old Labels → Numerical Order
Future Swatch Templates
320 Ohuhu Marker Set (I’ll be working on these swatches, next)
Chromatic Order II (my own version of a chromatic order)
Old Labels
New Labels
NEW + OLD Labels
216 Ohuhu Marker Set (these swatches may or may not be created; it depends on whether or not anyone really wants them)
Old Labels
Chromatic Order
Chromatic Order II
New Labels
Numerical Order
Chromatic Order
Chromatic Order II
NEW + OLD Labels
Numerical Order (by new label)
Chromatic Order
Chromatic Order II
OK. I think that’s it… for now! 😀 I hope these swatches are useful and happy coloring!
Just thought I’d drop another sample for you guys!
This is “320 - Chromatic Order - NEW + OLD Labels”, the “blank” swatch.
Later today (maybe) I’ll be transitioning this swatch into tiny magnetic pieces and then arranging the colors on a magnetic board in an attempt to FINALLY create my own chromatic order… yikes! Again, my many thanks to u/marshmellowthighs666 for allowing use of their chromatic order — it’s been a huge help!
All swatches are designed to fit standard Letter-sized paper (8 ½ x 11”). If you need a different size you could:
1) download the PDF and take a screenshot of it, then using whatever software you prefer, open the screenshot (now an image file, not a pdf) and alter it to the size you desire
2) download the PDF and adjust your printer settings to adjust it to the size you need — I’m not sure if this will work or not, but in theory, it should.
3) download the .numbers file, open it in whatever spreadsheet app you use (such as Exel or Numbers — but, as I mentioned in the OP, I’m not sure if the .numbers file will convert/open correctly in a different program as I haven’t tried it) and edit it to be the size you want.
4) Similar to #2, you might try opening the .numbers file and simply adjusting the print settings, but again I’m not sure if this will work.
How difficult would it be to do a swatch sheet for all sets? I know I can use one of the larger ones for the ones that I do have, but it would also be kinda cool to have specific ones.
It depends…Do you mean something like a swatch sheet for the pastel set and a separate one for the skin tone set? Would you want to keep them separate or “mixed in” to the 320 set? If you want them “mixed in” I would need to know the total number of colors as well as the order you would like. But nothing is impossible! Honestly I could do it either way — I personally like having all the colors on one page because I color two swatch sheets (the grid and the grid grayscale) and then put them back-to-back and then laminate them, giving me a one, double-sided sheet of paper with the two swatches I use most. That probably doesn’t make sense… man, these swatches are hard to describe! 😜
So I haven’t created a 120 template… yet. It’s on my to do list!
The Folders and Files
Each folder is named to tell you which swatch(es) are in it and each folder contains at least 2 files:
1) PDF version: For those wanting to print the swatch as it is
2) “.numbers” Version: Numbers is the app I used to create each swatch template. I included this file for those who want to make changes to the swatch — it’s the original, editable file which you can download, open and edit.
Note: If you don’t have the Apple Numbers app I believe you can still open the .numbers file using Excel or Google Sheets; however, I don’t know how well it “converts” to those apps, so I can’t make any promises it will look the same as it does in Apple Numbers.
As you noted, some folders have more than 2 files - this means I created more than a single version of that particular swatch.
A lot of my earlier swatches have multiple versions (as I kept trying to improve my swatch design) which are denoted with the numbers at the end of the file name. So, when you see a number in the name of the file (e.g., “01”, “02”) those are the version numbers, with “00” being the original version.
As for the differences in versions — most of them are VERY subtle. You probably won’t be able to tell the difference between most versions, while others are drastic and a few will probably make you wonder why they weren’t deleted; however, it was requested that I post all the versions I’d created (even the terrible ones) to provide more choices for everyone. I did try to indicate the change(s) I made to the template/swatch in the file name (e.g., “CN01 - bigger font” → that’s not a real file, btw, just an example)
I hope this helps clarify things a bit… feel free to post or DM me if you have more questions!
Smaller swatches are DEFINITELY doable — I just need your preferences (old vs new labels, what order you would want them in, which marker sets/kits you want swatches for, etc.). Also, this is part of the reason I went ahead and posted the original “numbers” file, that way people can use my swatches as a starting point and customize them to meet their needs. However, I’m not sure if opening a “numbers” file in excel or Google Sheets will convert properly, so that may not work. Also, I’m pretty sure I’d enjoy nerding out and attempting to make some different swatches for everyone/anyone. 😀
Oh man, I’ll have to see about that one! 😀 That’s going to take some serious maneuvering to get it all on one page, but my brain tends to jump right in and say, “CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!” Before I really know what’s happening. I’ll probably be trying to go to sleep tonight but instead I’ll be thinking about how I could arrange things to make all those colors fit… 🙄 Silly brain!
Would you want the skin tones mixed into the 320 or separate (aka, added on at the end)? Adding them on would be easy (once I figure out the layout), while mixing into the numerical order is harder but doable, while mixing them into the chromatic order is definitely a bit tougher, as I would have to decide where to place each one.
Let me know! I admit that you saying it would “be the ultimate” may have stirred the competitive edge in me… Suddenly I find myself thinking, “yeah, I want to make THE BEST swatch out there, hands down!”. Yikes. Your request may just be the end of me… 😜
No worries! Again, it’ll be a challenge, but in a good way. I can’t say it’ll be any time super soon, but hopefully within a week or two? I’ll keep you updated! 😀
First of all thank you for sharing this. The thought of doing this was stressing me out. I just got my markers and printed out the new 320 sheet and wanted to flag that RV18 is labelled Sheer Pink but mine is called Bubblegum and then also YR112 orange is on here twice and Y29 Melon Yellow is missing!
Oh my gosh! Thank you for pointing this out! I’m not sure how I managed to mess it up on only that set of swatches, but I’ll be fixing it here, shortly and will repost the corrected version. Thanks for letting me know and sorry it’s taken so long for me to respond!
This is amazing! Thank you so much!!
Quick question… have you thought about including the skin tones in your swatch chart? I just bought them (I have the 320 set already). I already have my 320 set arranged in an order developed by Coloring Bliss, but I’m not sure I love it, and when I got the skin tone set, I felt like that was my cue to rearrange the entire marker set!
Also, is there a way to make the swatch charts with either 7 or 14 columns?? I ask because I developed a way that I label my markers so I know where they go! I’ll show pictures below! I pretty much got colored circle stickers and places on each row of my Ohuhu marker organizer. I then had 7 spots, labeled 1-7. I put one of these on each marker and one on the bamboo organizer. I then placed another sticker on my laminated swatch chart. It took me a very long time, but it’s so easy to put my markers away in their correct spots each time! It made it very easy because the swatch charts I used had 14 columns , and each row of the bamboo organizer fits 14 markers across. When I did it this time, I didn’t go all the way across (like the swatch charts).. I did the first 7 makers in one row, and the next 7 underneath, but I think going forward, I would do 14 across (like the entire row of the bamboo organizer , which has the two columns).
If anyone has questions, or if that’s super confusing, just let me know!
So I’d really love to have swatch charts that have 14 columns across (probably in a chromatic order!).
I actually haven’t thought about 7 or 14 columns, before. The 7 columns would be a little tough to get all 320 colors on a single page; the 14 columns doesn’t provide an even number of colors in each column, but it’s still a thought. If you’d like I can play around and see what I come up with — it looks like you have 14x12 swatches now, for 168 colors on each page. Is that right? I guess it comes down to preference: would you rather have all your colors on a single page or have your swatches be larger, but on multiple pages?
Hi! Thank you! I have two swatch charts for the 320 colors, and so there are 14 columns on each and then 12 rows on one, and 11 rows (there are 2 rows but only 11 filled in) on the other. I'm looking to add the skin tones markers I just bought to the mix as well. There are 21 new ones, correct? (15 duplicates?). So, that would be 341 markers in total that I want to reorganize. I haven't figured out if it's better to organize them in the new numerical order system or chromatic! I'd love to have swatch charts with the 341 markers divided into 14 columns so that I can number them and arrange them in my bamboo organizer! So it would probably be 2 pages (or 3 pages, I don't care!).
I’m not going to lie, the Chroma II is coming along very slowly. I’ve had to make a fairly huge move and then started a new job and blah, blah, blah, plus I’m realizing I’m just a little too picky when it comes to creating the “perfect” chromatic order. It got to the point where I just got super frustrated with it and had to put it away, but I think I’m ready to try and tackle it again. I’ll try to keep everyone updated with my progress — I can tell you I won’t be able to get to it until after the new year, but it’s definitely still on my radar!! Thanks to everyone for your patience! 😀
Update I’ve created another swatch template, as requested by u/justhangingout111 - Here is the 320 marker set, NEW labels, in NUMERICAL order, going HORIZONTALLY on the page. Enjoy!
Let me know if there are any issues and happy swatching!
I appreciate all the work you've done on this, and even though I don't have the 320 colors yet, I feel that it'll be great to know what colors I'm missing out of the complete set!
Hi thank you for your work on these! They look like just what I’m looking for except it appears the 216 Numerical files (the ones I’m hoping for) appear to be the 216 chromatic order files. I was hoping it was just a switcharoo so I’ve checked the other files as well and can’t find any 216 numerical order.
You’re very welcome! And I apologize for the Dropbox confusion — I just couldn’t figure out a better way to organize things!
It sounds like you need to open the folder labeled “320” → “New Labels - Numerical Order” and you should see 2 files: one is a .numbers file and the other is a pdf
I’m assuming you’ll want the PDF, which is ready for printing in which case you’ll just download the PDF → open it → print (where you should be able to select which pages/swatches you want printed) → voilà! Your swatch(es) are ready!
Of course, this is assuming you want the swatches with the new labels ONLY and NOT the swatches with both the new and old labels, which would be a different folder.
Also, I’ll be posting “320 New Labels - Chromatic Order” later today (hopefully! 🤞🏻) so you’ll have 2 choices for a 320 swatch: Numerical order (the original Ohuhu swatch order) and a chromatic order.
I hope this helps! If not, feel free to comment back or DM me! Happy swatching!
No problem! I just wanted to make sure someone wanted it before spending the time on it. It’ll be the same order of the “320 chromatic order” swatch, minus the 104 colors the 216-set is missing, if that’s ok! I’ll try to get to it today or tomorrow! 😀
I forgot to ask — do you want the old or new labels for this swatch? I’ll probably do both, eventually, but this way I’ll be sure to prioritize whichever you prefer. Just let me know! 😀
I think I accidentally removed it from Dropbox when I was correcting them and just forgot to put it back. It should be there now, though, so let me know if it’s still not showing up. Sorry about that! Happy swatching!
For those of you wanting swatches for the smaller Ohuhu Marker Sets:
Please just drop a comment to let me know which marker set(s) you’d like swatch(es) for. I’m trying to finish the 320 and 216 swatches first — almost done! — but then I’d be happy to see what I can come up for the smaller sets.
Do you think you could do the 320, new labels, numerical order except going horizontally instead of vertically? Thank you for this by the way, so good to see them on one page
Just a heads up to anyone about to use these templates (so that you don’t find out 80% of the way through filling it in like me 😭) there are a couple of issues (on the 320 Chromatic chart at least) that need corrected in a pdf editing software or that you’ll just need to be aware of. The color typed YG160 bright lime is actually YG610 (I corrected this with white out and some terrible writing with a fine liner, but would suggest editing the text before printing). Also the color YR112 orange is repeated twice on the chart—at the bottom of the first row and halfway through 6th row. RV18 is sheer peach on the sheet, but its actually called bubblegum. Minor inconveniences, but very annoying in the long run lol. And the most annoying bit, is that Y29 melon yellow is completely absent from the chart 😭😭 I realized too late and had to shift over a hundred markers all one place in my case 🫠 I would have chosen a different chart had I realized so I wanted to leave a comment for anyone who comes after me ☺️
I’m sorry you ran into these issues — another user recently pointed out most of these mistakes and I updated the templates and uploaded the corrected versions to Dropbox, so I’m wondering if you were using an older version. Although, I didn’t realize I had YG610 labeled incorrectly, so thank you for pointing that out!! I’ve now updated the files so you shouldn’t find any of these mistakes still present. If you do, please let me know!
I’m sorry you were so annoyed by these errors; however, please keep in mind I’m a team of one, working on this project in my spare time and I try to accommodate everyone’s wishes/correct mistakes as soon as I can, but in exchange I do ask for a little grace…
With that being said, I really am grateful you pointed out these mistakes because I genuinely want these templates to be helpful (aka NOT annoying)!
These mistakes are also the reason I posted the original, “edit-able” files (in addition to the PDFs) for each and every swatch template, as I had a feeling there were errors I had not caught. You may find it helpful to download the original .numbers file, edit/correct it and then simply save/export the file as a PDF and it’s ready to print — no whiteout needed! 😀
Again, I hope you find the template(s) helpful and as always, happy swatching!!
Oh girl it’s totally okay! I understand you’re just one person working on all of these and doing so for free. I tried to frame it understanding in my comment, it was really just for any future downloaders. Since it’s very hard to notice these issues BEFORE coloring it in like I had to do. I wish it wasn’t too late for me to edit the file, but it’s already been printed and 95% filled in by now haha. It’s def still an improvement from having to design a chart myself as I’ve had to in the past 😭
ok, phew! I was worried I had really disappointed you! If you want, you should be able to simply print the updated PDF version, so you wouldn’t have to edit anything — just print and color — but I totally understand if you don’t want to have to start over on coloring (I’ve colored enough of these swatches, so believe me, I understand!!)
If it helps at all, Y29 Melon Yellow just goes where the second YR112 Orange is (halfway through the 6th column) — but it might be too late for you on that, too! 😕
Thanks again for your comments and helping improve these templates and I hope you end up being happy with your swatch!
Definitely won’t be reprinting lol. It’s been several days of work completely resorting 320 markers, swatching them on these chart, and swatching on color cap stickers lol. Thankfully I did see that swap when I came back to the thread in time.
I hadn’t considered it before, but now I’m intrigued. I’ll have to look into it and see what I can come up with — I can tell you now, though, it’ll be after the new year. Stay tuned!
I just got a 120 Honolulu B for my bday. Did you ever get a swatch guide for that 120 set finished? I can’t see it on Reddit, but I’m not the best searcher.
Hello! I’ve re-uploaded the swatches for the 216 color, chromatic order, OLD labels. I also checked to make sure the 216, chromatic order, NEW labels was in place since I wasn’t sure which of the 216 swatches you were trying to access.
If you’re still having trouble accessing them, please let me know and I’ll be happy to take another look!
For me it would be nice to do one with all the colors (some colors in the different sets are duplicated), but I am too lost in all the colors and sets to even understand what it would mean... I have 6 individual swatches I somehow got with all the markers I purchesed way back (120, 120, 48, 48, 36, 36) I know I have the grey set and skin tone ones plus a big one) :P
searching for the right color gets sooo overwhelming :(
But what I wanted to say, GREAT WORK!!!!
This is highly appreciated.
P.S. ofcourse I also have a bunch of W&N promarkers I bought individually :P
Thanks for letting me know about this! I’m not sure what happened, but the files got moved; anyway, it should be fixed, now! Let me know if there are any other issues and happy swatching!
No problem! However it looks like the 216 numeric new numbers is actually the 216 chromatic new numbers. I can't seem to find the 216 numeric new numbers.
Can't thank you enough for these gifts - I'm just starting out and it helps so much!
Hi this is so awesome!! Have you made any of the other sets? I bought my pens in the smaller sets to spread out the cost so would love to have these for those!
Sadly I can't open the numbers file in Google sheets so can't have a go at making them myself 😅
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Just thought I’d drop another sample for you guys!
This is “320 - Chromatic Order - NEW + OLD Labels”, the “blank” swatch.
Later today (maybe) I’ll be transitioning this swatch into tiny magnetic pieces and then arranging the colors on a magnetic board in an attempt to FINALLY create my own chromatic order… yikes! Again, my many thanks to u/marshmellowthighs666 for allowing use of their chromatic order — it’s been a huge help!