Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters helps you mix watercolor paints using real pigment behaviour, not digital approximations.
Many artists reach a point where color mixing becomes frustrating. You add more paint, adjust ratios, and still end up with muddy results. This app is designed to give you a clearer path forward.
Using scientific colour values and high end math, Muddy Waters focuses on how watercolor actually behaves, helping you make better mixing decisions using YOUR paints before committing pigment to paper.

Key features
• Mix colors using your own palette, not generic examples
• Explore how pigments combine, including non-linear behaviour
• Generate gradients to understand transitions between colors
• Match colors from images and find the closest achievable mix
• Identify the closest matching pigment in the library
• Save favourites for the next time you go shopping for art supplies
Images and barcodes are processed on your device. No photos are uploaded or stored externally. No personal data collected.

Designed for real painting decisions
Watercolour mixing is not predictable or linear. Lighting, dilution, paper colour, and pigment behaviour all affect the result. This app helps you navigate those variables so you can start with the right base colours.

Use your own paints
Build your palette from the pigments you actually own. The app works with your materials, not an idealised set from a book or tutorial.

Simple and focused
No accounts, no distractions. The app is designed to support your painting process without getting in the way.

Keep exploring
Nothing replaces hands-on experimentation, but with better guidance you can avoid common mixing mistakes and make more confident choices.

Muddy Waters is free to use with an 8-slot palette. Two optional upgrades unlock more:
Premium (one-time purchase) — unlocks palettes to hold any number of paints, in-app camera capture, and Backup & Restore so your palettes, favourites and Shopping List stay safe across devices.
Pro (monthly subscription) — adds the Palette Adviser (tells you which paints to swap for a stronger palette), the Light & Shadow engine, Paint Check (compare any paint against everything you already own before you buy), and unlimited palettes.