Colour Blocking in Beadwork Free Printable | Beadesign by On A String

Colour looks intentional now. Here's how.

The Colour Blocking Printable Guide walks you through one of the most powerful tools in a designer's kit — using bold areas of colour to create structure, contrast, and visual confidence in your beadwork.

This guide helps you move from colours that happen to colours that are chosen.

What's inside:

• Colour Block Mapping — plan where each colour lives in your design and why
• Proportion Notes — explore how the size of each block changes the feeling of the whole piece
• Contrast & Transition — work through where your blocks meet and how to handle those edges
• Sketch Panels — test your blocking decisions before committing to a single bead
• Reflection — record what you discovered about how colour placement shapes the story your piece tells

Colour blocking isn't just a trend — it's a design skill worth understanding from the inside out.

🎥 Companion video: https://youtu.be/QJjiUz5vA6Q

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