Abstract: A tinting scheme for making low volatile organic solvent-containing waterborne paints is provided, the tinting scheme comprising: a plurality of tinting dosage units, each tinting dosage unit comprising a predetermined quantity of a water dispersible particulate tinter comprising a pigment or mixture of pigments in a water soluble envelope; one or more base paints whose volatile organic solvents content is less than about 150 g/l; such that in use the one or more tinting dosage units is added to the one or more base paints to produce a tinted paint whose volatile organic solvents content is less than about 150 g/l. Paint compositions and methods of tinting waterborne paints are also disclosed.