Colour perception is affected by many factors, including the size of the sample viewed. Generally, the bigger the sample, the easier it is to distinguish the colour – which is why Resene recommends using all of a test pot on an A2 card to view a true colour.

To make this even easier, Resene has created BigColour for its most popular colours, a large A2-sized paint swatch.  It is just like a drawdown except it's around four times larger.

The Resene BigColour swatch can be moved around the space to be painted and folded into the corners to see how it will look on adjacent walls.  To imagine how a colour would look on all four walls, turn the large colour sample so the colour is innermost and join the ends so it becomes a cylinder shape. Then look down into the cylinder for the full colour effect.

Resene BigColour swatches are available for ordering from Resene ColorShops, RRP $8 per swatch.  Resene paint colours are also available in A4 swatches/drawdowns, 55ml test pots and a selection of colours are available in repositionable self-adhesive Resene test patches to allow colours to be tested on the wall.