Learn credits
Every demo in the editor’s Learn dock is free to watch, as many times as you like. Credits are only charged when you apply a technique to a finished page — and the price depends on how complex that technique is, never on how long you practise.
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Every technique once = 41 credits ($4.10)
Full credit history →What each technique costs
Brushes: size, softness & opacity
Laying down strokes on the page you are already working — single-layer work.
2 credits
$0.20
Layers: stack, blend & protect your work
Every extra layer and blend mode is another pass to composite into the finished page.
5 credits
$0.50
Eyedropper
Reuses a color that is already on the page — no new artwork is produced.
1 credit
$0.10
Lasso, box & ellipse selections
Fences off an area so paint stays put. Still single-layer work.
2 credits
$0.20
Crop & rotate the canvas
Reframes the page. Non-destructive and cheap.
2 credits
$0.20
Gradient paint bucket
Each pour blends two colors, so the finished page carries more detail.
3 credits
$0.30
Paper texture, noise & opacity
Adds a full-page texture pass on top of your paint.
3 credits
$0.30
Transform: move, scale, rotate
Lifts a selection onto its own layer — that is an extra layer to render.
4 credits
$0.40
Smudge, blur, dodge & burn
Reshapes paint you already laid down, pass after pass.
4 credits
$0.40
Color theory: reading the wheel
Choosing a scheme costs almost nothing — the credits go on the page you paint with it.
1 credit
$0.10
Color theory: tints, shades & value
Building a light-to-dark run and filling with it is flat, single-layer work.
2 credits
$0.20
Color theory: warm, cool & neutrals
Warm subject over a cool ground usually means separate layers to keep them apart.
3 credits
$0.30
Match a color
Picks up a color already on the page — no new artwork is produced.
1 credit
$0.10
Combining techniques
Layers, blend modes, gradients, masks and texture in one piece.
8 credits
$0.80
Top up with Stripe
Credits live in your account, so you need a free Palettiva account before you can add them.
Sign in or sign upThe Learn Along pack
One line-art page per technique, in the same order as the Learn dock — open a page, play the demo beside it and practise on the real thing.
Color Theory Basics
Three color-along pages for the wheel, value and warm/cool demos — practise harmonies straight from the Palette explorer.
Watch the demos any time from the Learn dock in the editor.