# Painting

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## Paint Cartridges

Every paint cartridge has a unique palette of colors containing either 2, 4, 8, or 16 colors out of the 256 colors that exist in the Dot Matrix.

You need a paint cartridge to paint on Dot. Once you have purchased paint cartridges, it is free to paint and publish Dot cards.

<div align="center"><figure><img src="/files/2mgpwOXW78HIIhh0Te1b" alt=""><figcaption><p>4 Color Cartridge</p></figcaption></figure> <figure><img src="/files/ZCbAWPqdcLwG3Ep4SdCr" alt=""><figcaption><p>16 Color Cartridge</p></figcaption></figure> <figure><img src="/files/0n2Qp2rAGE3WihESInHT" alt=""><figcaption><p>8 Color Cartridge</p></figcaption></figure></div>

| Palette Size | % Chance | Rarity     |
| ------------ | -------- | ---------- |
| 16           | 4.9%     | Rare       |
| 8            | 45%      | Common     |
| 4            | 50%      | Common     |
| 2            | .01%     | Super Rare |

## Using Paint Cartridges

[Create](/painting/create.md)&#x20;

[Cartridge Cult](/cartridge-cult.md)


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