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Watercolour Paints & Gouache
We stock a fantastic range of quality individual watercolour paints as well as an extensive range of watercolour paint sets, and as part of our ongoing commitment to you our customers we only stock the highest quality watercolour paints available but at some of the lowest prices you will find. Keep an eye out for our bulk purchase options on the individual watercolour tubes and pans which we have added to provide you with an even bigger saving when it comes to purchasing your paints. Pick either 6,9 or 12 colours of your choice and make up your own watercolour paint set.
To ensure you find exactly what you are looking for as quickly as possible we have split our range of watercolour paints and watercolour paint sets into individual categories. Just find the brand you prefer from those listed below then click on either the sets or the individual paints link. You will then be taken to the corresponding page where you can pick from a variety of watercolour painting sets from your chosen brand or individual watercolour tubes & pans.
To ensure you find exactly what you are looking for as quickly as possible we have split our range of watercolour paints and watercolour paint sets into individual categories. Just find the brand you prefer from those listed below then click on either the sets or the individual paints link. You will then be taken to the corresponding page where you can pick from a variety of watercolour painting sets from your chosen brand or individual watercolour tubes & pans.
All about Watercolour Pigment
Watercolour pigment properties are of particular interest because the behaviour of pigments in watercolour is so much more noticeable than with other colours. Artists are forced to acknowledge and choose colours according to their behaviour. Aside from hue, the choice and use of different watercolours depends largely on three further areas; Transparency; Granulation and Staining. The permanence of watercolours is also worth a special mention.
Transparency
All pigments are relatively transparent or opaque. The colour charts distinguish colours as ‘Transparent or Semi-transparent’ or - ‘Opaque or Semi - opaque’. It’s important to remember that transparency is relative and the tables are a guide only.
As watercolour films are so thin, all colours appear more or less transparent when painted onto paper. Opaque colours, like Cadmiums, will however, cover a little more than transparent colours. Titanium White [Opaque White] can be added to all colours to increase opacity but will of course reduce those colours to tints.
Granulation
In watercolour, some colours show a tendency to granulate and are shown on the colour charts by the letter ‘G’. Granulation adds visual texture by the pigment particles settling in the hollows of the paper, producing a mottled effect. As a general statement the traditional pigments granulate, eg. cobalts, earths, ultramarine. The modern organic pigments do not, eg. quinacridones,arylamides,benzimidazolones. If you wish to avoid granulation in your painting, the use of distilled water can reduce it in very hard water areas.
Staining
The modern organic colours are made from very fine particles which cause them to stain the paper. These colours cannot be lifted completely with a damp sponge and are usually indicated on colour charts by an ‘S’. Staining colours give high value images but do not easily allow for reworking. Staining in watercolour should not be confused with bleeding of any dye-based colours in Designers’ Gouache.
Permanence
With the introduction of new pigments, the permanence of watercolours has been greatly improved in comparison to the past. The belief that watercolours are less permanent than oils is no longer the case.
Watercolour pigment properties are of particular interest because the behaviour of pigments in watercolour is so much more noticeable than with other colours. Artists are forced to acknowledge and choose colours according to their behaviour. Aside from hue, the choice and use of different watercolours depends largely on three further areas; Transparency; Granulation and Staining. The permanence of watercolours is also worth a special mention.
Transparency
All pigments are relatively transparent or opaque. The colour charts distinguish colours as ‘Transparent or Semi-transparent’ or - ‘Opaque or Semi - opaque’. It’s important to remember that transparency is relative and the tables are a guide only.
As watercolour films are so thin, all colours appear more or less transparent when painted onto paper. Opaque colours, like Cadmiums, will however, cover a little more than transparent colours. Titanium White [Opaque White] can be added to all colours to increase opacity but will of course reduce those colours to tints.
Granulation
In watercolour, some colours show a tendency to granulate and are shown on the colour charts by the letter ‘G’. Granulation adds visual texture by the pigment particles settling in the hollows of the paper, producing a mottled effect. As a general statement the traditional pigments granulate, eg. cobalts, earths, ultramarine. The modern organic pigments do not, eg. quinacridones,arylamides,benzimidazolones. If you wish to avoid granulation in your painting, the use of distilled water can reduce it in very hard water areas.
Staining
The modern organic colours are made from very fine particles which cause them to stain the paper. These colours cannot be lifted completely with a damp sponge and are usually indicated on colour charts by an ‘S’. Staining colours give high value images but do not easily allow for reworking. Staining in watercolour should not be confused with bleeding of any dye-based colours in Designers’ Gouache.
Permanence
With the introduction of new pigments, the permanence of watercolours has been greatly improved in comparison to the past. The belief that watercolours are less permanent than oils is no longer the case.
The Difference Between Watercolour Pans and Tubes - Which is Best For You?
To make watercolor paints, pigment is mixed with gum arabic and a small amount of glycerin for adhesion and flexibility. This is then dried before being put into pans or tubes. There has always been a constant feud amongst artists as to which format is best. However our opinion is that its all down to personal choice so why not try a selection of both and see which format you prefer. In the meantime though here are a few pro's and con's from both sides of the camp so to speak to help you make your mind up.
To make watercolor paints, pigment is mixed with gum arabic and a small amount of glycerin for adhesion and flexibility. This is then dried before being put into pans or tubes. There has always been a constant feud amongst artists as to which format is best. However our opinion is that its all down to personal choice so why not try a selection of both and see which format you prefer. In the meantime though here are a few pro's and con's from both sides of the camp so to speak to help you make your mind up.
Watercolour Tubes:
*Watercolour Tube paints contain more binder than pans. This makes them a little easier to mix with water. Tubes are therefore easier to use if you want large areas of colour.
*Tubes of watercolour are also easy to keep clean as you squeeze a little bit of paint from a tube when you wish to use that colour. But it also means you may squeeze out color you then don't use.
*Watercolour Tube paints contain more binder than pans. This makes them a little easier to mix with water. Tubes are therefore easier to use if you want large areas of colour.
*Tubes of watercolour are also easy to keep clean as you squeeze a little bit of paint from a tube when you wish to use that colour. But it also means you may squeeze out color you then don't use.
Watercolour Half Pans & Pans:
Pans are small square cakes of pigment cut into either full pan or half pan size. These are put in small plastic or metal boxes to keep the pan together as you use it. To get paint from a pan, use a damp brush to pick up a little colour, then put it on your palette. Add more water here or mix with other colours. You can also work directly from the pan, but be careful not to contaminate it with other colours.
*Unless you're very good about washing your brushes before getting a new colour, a pan can become dirty or contaminated with other colours. Use a damp cloth to wipe them clean.
Pans are small square cakes of pigment cut into either full pan or half pan size. These are put in small plastic or metal boxes to keep the pan together as you use it. To get paint from a pan, use a damp brush to pick up a little colour, then put it on your palette. Add more water here or mix with other colours. You can also work directly from the pan, but be careful not to contaminate it with other colours.
*Unless you're very good about washing your brushes before getting a new colour, a pan can become dirty or contaminated with other colours. Use a damp cloth to wipe them clean.
Daler Rowney Artists Watercolour paints are characterized by their rich, free-flowing colour, which leaves no hard lines at the edges of washes. Their unparalleled performance is a product of precise formulations, based on the suspension of the very finest quality pigments in an aqueous solution of gum Arabic. Only the best pigment, regardless of cost, are used in the manufacture of Artists’ Watercolours.
[Daler Rowney Individual Artists Watercolour Tubes & Pans]
[Daler Rowney Artists Watercolour Paint Sets]
[Daler Rowney Artists Watercolour Paint Sets]
Students and leisure painters may prefer to ‘discover the art of watercolour’ using Daler Rowney Aquafine colours. Aquafine Watercolour Offers artists high performance colours at an economical and uniform price across all 37 colours in the range this is achieved by the substitution of some of the more expensive pigments with lower cost alternatives and is indicated by the word ‘hue’. The full range gives rich, free-flowing transparent colour, with excellent tinting strength and working properties. All colours can be used to produce beautiful and delicate washes.
[Daler Rowney Individual Aquafine Watercolour Tubes & Pans]
[Daler Rowney Aquafine Watercolour Paint Sets]
[Daler Rowney Aquafine Watercolour Paint Sets]
Winsor & Newton have been producing watercolour paints since 1832 when Henry Newton and William Winsor introduced the first moist watercolours to the world, much of their reputation for supreme quality has stemmed from the Artists Watercolour range. Winsor & Newton Artists Watercolour is supplied through a range of 96 colours and is available in two forms, tubes or pans.
[Winsor & Newton Individual Artists Watercolour Tubes & Pans]
[Winsor & Newton Artists Watercolour Paint Sets]
[Winsor & Newton Artists Watercolour Paint Sets]
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Daler Rowney Artists Watercolours
Winsor & Newton Artists Watercolours
Daler Rowney Aquafine Watercolours
To complement the Winsor & Newton range of Artists’ Watercolour paints, Winsor & Newton also produce the Cotman watercolour range. This range of 40 watercolours is made to the normal quality standards but costs are kept to an economical level by replacing some of the more costly watercolour pigments with less expensive alternatives. Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolour offers exceptional value for money and a range of colours sufficient to provide a versatile palette.
[Winsor & Newton Individual Cotman Watercolour Tubes & Pans]
[Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolour Paint Sets]
[Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolour Paint Sets]
Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolours
*If you don't clean off your palette, you can use paint squeezed from tubes or lifted from pans later as it remains water soluble. (You can also "renew" any pans with tube paint, by squeezing some out into a pan.)
*Tubes are easier on your brushes than pans as you don't have the temptation to scrub with your brush to pick up a colour.
Ultimately, each has its own advantages. Try both and see which you prefer. It may well be a mixture of the two.
*Tubes are easier on your brushes than pans as you don't have the temptation to scrub with your brush to pick up a colour.
Ultimately, each has its own advantages. Try both and see which you prefer. It may well be a mixture of the two.
*Watercolour Pans are easier to use because you have immediate access to the colours. You don't have to put your brush down, open a tube of paint, and squeeze a little colour out.
*Pans of watercolour pigment are less expensive than tubes, but tend to dry out over time because they're exposed to the air. They're ideal for small amounts of colour and sketching trips.
*Pans of watercolour pigment are less expensive than tubes, but tend to dry out over time because they're exposed to the air. They're ideal for small amounts of colour and sketching trips.
Developed for the professional, Daler-Rowney Designers Gouache is available in 90 brilliant matt colours for a wide choice in sensitive graphic reproduction or fine art painting techniques. Covering power, opacity and tinting strength with fine flowing texture are all characteristics of Designers Gouache. Applied with complete confidence by brush, ruling pen or airbrush, all colours are intermixable to allow the designer to achieve a fine degree of colour matching.
Daler Rowney Designer Gouache
Renowned as a professional top quality paint, Rembrandt Artists’ Watercolours offer the maximum transparency, intensity and brilliance that their name deserves - it’s pure quality all the way. We stock the complete range of Royal Talens Rembrandt Artists Watercolour in either half pans, 5ml tubes or 20 ml tubes.
[Royal Talens Rembrandt Individual Watercolour Tubes & Pans]
[Royal Talens Rembrandt Watercolour Paint Sets]
[Royal Talens Rembrandt Watercolour Paint Sets]
Rembrandt Watercolours
Schmincke has been developing and manufacturing its Horadam line of watercolour paints since 1881. Schmincke Horadam Watercolour is an excellent professional artists watercolour paint crafted in Germany. Available in tubes & pans, the Schmincke Artists watercolour range features a vast palette of 110 colours, 72 of them formulated with a single pigment with consistent working properties & phenomenal colour intensity.
Schmincke Watercolours
This world famous brand of artists’ quality watercolour paints has been produced in Russia by the St Petersburg Company since 1934. White Nights are extra fine watercolours, manufactured using the highest grade of the finest pigment particles plus gum arabic and even honey! Three quarters of the paints in this range are made from single pigments and the whole spectrum of colours are easily mixable and lightfast. The complete range of colours are available as whole pans
St petersburg White Knights Watercolours
These Terry Harrison Watercolours were developed by Daler Rowney with the ever popular watercolour artist Terry Harrison and provide watercolour artists with a fantastic choice of ready mixed colours. The three greens set is ideal for summer foliage then to add that Autumnal glow to your work there is the Autumn shades selection as well as Terry's very own shadow colour mix. If you are looking to save a little time mixing colours or you struggle with your mixes this range is just for you
Terry Harrison Watercolours
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Winsor and Newton have been producing Designers Gouache since 1935 and to this day continue to offer the finest artists gouache range available, using the highest quality materials and their unique expertise. Today the Designers Gouache range benefits from significant methods and the availability of the finest grade pigments to enable them to produce the widest and most lightfast palette available.
Winsor & Newton Designers Gouache
