Series number: 3

Chemical Description: Perylene

Colour index name: PR 179

Colour index number: 71130

Permanence rating: A

ASTM Lightfastness Rating: N/L

Transparency/Opacity: T

Granulating/Staining: St

The colours are chosen according to mass tone (colour from tube), undertone (bias of colour when in a thin film), colour strength, relative opacity and the character of the pigment in water colour, ie. granulating, staining or even wash. The resultant colour spectrum ensures the largest number of colours can be mixed from the range. The optimum brilliance of every colour in the Artists' Water Colour range is unparalleled by any other water colour. Remarkably, this brilliance is combined with high permanence.

Enviro-friendly Brown Iron Oxide (PBr 6) is a beautiful saturated dark brown. This deep umber shade can be transformed into a warm cinnamon toned wash with brilliant granulation. This earth-friendly product is semi-transparent and non-staining.

ASTM Lightfastness Rating: ExcellentTransparency: Semi-TransparentStaining: Non-StainingGranulating: Yes

Color number/code: 676

Series number: 1

Chemical Description: Synthetic iron oxide, Calcined natural iron oxide

Color index name: PR101, PBr7

Color index number: 77491, 77491

Permanence rating: AA

ASTM Lightfastness Rating: I

Transparency/Opacity: O

Granulating/Staining: -

Colour number/code: 322

Series number: 1

Chemical Description: Copper phthalocyanine, Carbon black, Complex sodium alumino-silicate containing sulphur

Colour index name: PB15, PBk7, PB29

Colour index number: 74160, 77266, 77007

Permanence rating: A

ASTM Lightfastness Rating: II

Transparency/Opacity: O

Granulating/Staining: -



The range of 40 colours are chosen according to mass tone (colour from tube), undertone (bias of colour when in a thin film), colour strength, relative opacity and the character of the pigment itself. The resultant colour spectrum ensures the largest number of colours can be mixed.

The Cotman Water Colour range has a more uniform consistency than the Artists' Water Colour range and this benefits beginners as there is less to learn about each individual pigment. The Cotman Water Colour range also relates to the Winsor & Newton Artists' Water Colour range, this enables artists to use colours from both ranges with minimal adjustment to their technique.

Duochrome Autumn Mystery is an earthy russet colour that reflects a vibrant copper metallic shade. This luminescent paint (with metal oxides) catches and reflects light, mimicking the glitter of water.

Traditional Japanese watercolours for professional artists and crafters alike. These extra large pans (4.5 x 2.5cm) of brilliant, luminous, high-performance paints are ideal for sketching, illustration, sumi-e, manga, calligraphy and more. The range includes a good selection of vivid colours with creamy consistencies.

Apply a wet brush to the pans to activate the colours. Gansai pans may exhibit cracking due to extreme dryness or appear rough in texture due to tiny air bubbles, however neither of these traits affect their quality.

Pyrrol Orange (PO73) is a smooth, semi-transparent orange. This versatile hue can capture subjects as diverse as the glory summer garden or the magic of a tropical sunset.Lightfastness: Extremely PermanentStaining: MediumTransparency: Semi-TransparentGranulation:  NoDaniel Smith's goal is to make the painting process as memorable as your finished masterpiece. Daniel Smith have spent eighteen years developing the finest and most complete line of watercolour paint so you can create your own unique vision. Today, just like in 1993, these watercolours are 'formulated to meet and exceed the highest industry standards for the manufacture of artist’s paints', and every batch made is tested and analyzed for its performance qualities.This is a 5ml tube of Daniel Smith Watercolour Paint in Pyrrol Orange.

Series number: 1

Chemical Description: Synthetic iron oxide, Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine

Colour index name: PY 42, PG7

Colour index number: 77492, 74260

Permanence rating: A

ASTM Lightfastness Rating: I

Transparency/Opacity: T

Granulating/Staining: St

This set includes six 5ml tubes of Daniel Smith Primatek Watercolour. PrimaTek Watercolours are made from minerals, often semi precious minerals, that have been ground into pigments, mixed with gum arabic (the binder) and milled into PrimaTek Watercolours. The first was Lapis Lazuli Genuine in 1998, since then, many more have been added such as Amethyst Genuine, Piemontite Genuine and Serpentine Genuine. Most of these colours have wonderful granulating effects that some artists have called 'magical'.Colours in this set: Rhodonite Genuine, 5mlJadeite Genuine, 5mlAmethyst Genuine, 5mlMayan Blue Genuine, 5mlHematite Genuine, 5mlPiemontite Genuine, 5ml

Michael Harding Professional Watercolours have been meticulously developed to create highly saturated and vivid colours. Each pigment was painstakingly researched and formulated to perform to its maximum potential. Bound with fine quality gum arabic and honey, the range features 130+ colours, 92 of which are single pigment colours ensuring clean colour mixing and strong contrast.

The spectrum offered is comprehensive, with a broad choice of historical and modern clarity colours. A wide selection of greens are included for plein air, and traditional cadmium colours for their robustness. Rarer colours such as Lapis Lazuli and Rose Madder have been carefully transposed from the celebrated Michael Harding oil paint range.

Michael Harding Professional Watercolours have excellent rewetting properties, so dried paint can easily be reused, and favourite mixes can be created and stored in empty pans.

Twenty years in the making, these artist watercolours offer a rich and vibrant luminosity with the aim that every colour offers a distinct character to justify its inclusion in this exciting new collection.

Michael Harding Professional Watercolours have been meticulously developed to create highly saturated and vivid colours. Each pigment was painstakingly researched and formulated to perform to its maximum potential. Bound with fine quality gum arabic and honey, the range features 130+ colours, 92 of which are single pigment colours ensuring clean colour mixing and strong contrast.

The spectrum offered is comprehensive, with a broad choice of historical and modern clarity colours. A wide selection of greens are included for plein air, and traditional cadmium colours for their robustness. Rarer colours such as Lapis Lazuli and Rose Madder have been carefully transposed from the celebrated Michael Harding oil paint range.

Michael Harding Professional Watercolours have excellent rewetting properties, so dried paint can easily be reused, and favourite mixes can be created and stored in empty pans.

Twenty years in the making, these artist watercolours offer a rich and vibrant luminosity with the aim that every colour offers a distinct character to justify its inclusion in this exciting new collection.

Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolour Sticks offer the same superior intensity as the Daniel Smith line of Extra Fine Watercolour paints with the convenience and portability of half pans.Each stick is packed with pure pigment and produces vibrant, strong colour when wet or use them dry to build texture. They're highly reactive with water and release rich, creamy colours. Features and Benefits: Currently available in 51 colours. Easy to use. Superior properties vs. half pans. Blends perfectly with Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolours. Sensational results when applied to wet paper. Great highlight enhancer for all watercolour paintings. Long lasting - one stick equals three pans of paint. Very portable - great for plein aire and travel. Handmade and hand-formed from pure pigment. Made in the USA by artists for artists.

In order to achieve high standards regarding lightfastness, resolubility and stability, Schmincke Horadam watercolours contains only the finest raw materials.

The paints are bound with Kordofan gum arabic from the southern Sahara. Due to the natural source of the binder, the gum arabic does tend to differ slightly year on year. Schmincke continually test the ingredient and the best of the batch is selected to ensure the highest quality is achieved. This means paint which has dried onto your palette can be easily re-wetted and painted with again.

Among the range are 139 colours, with 95 single pigment hues for clean mixing.

Pigments: PB28, PW6

Permanency: Moderately Durable Colour

A European style transparent watercolour, Holbein watercolour also preserves the brush handling qualities inherent in traditional Japanese watercolour techniques. Without ox-gall or other dispersing agents, Holbein watercolour moves slowly, thus permitting greater colour density and brush control. It is a colour line with a consistent creamy texture that remains smooth when dry without cracking, crumbling, chipping or molding in the palette. It may be re-wetted easily like a pan colour. For this reason Holbein does not produce watercolours in pan form but allows artists to create their own selection.

Fill the wells of a suitable palette with the desired colour selection. Permit to dry, then wet the colour when needed. Holbein watercolours produce brilliant transparent washes as well as powerful clean darks when used in more concentrated applications. Engineered to surpass the quality standards set by both North American and European manufacturers, Holbein watercolour is widely preferred around the world for it's handling qualities. Holbein watercolour ranks as the world’s finest.

Series number: 4

Chemical Description: Cadmium zinc sulphide, Cadmium sulphoselenide

Colour index name: PY 35, PO20

Colour index number: 77205, 77199

Permanence rating: A(ii)

ASTM Lightfastness Rating: I

Transparency/Opacity: O

Granulating/Staining: St

Pigment: Benzimidazolone, Phthalocyanine greenLightfastness: ****Opacity: Semi-opaqueDescription: Traditional green. Contains 2 lightfast pigments. Recommended for landscape painting.

Colour Index: PO62/PG36



To achieve the outstanding characteristics, like reusable paint when dried on a palette and the high control of paint flow even on soft water-colour papers Schmincke only use the best raw materials. In its coloristic appearance the total assortment is particularly harmonious, balanced and complete.

One main ingredient of the water-colour binding medium is Kordofan Gum Arabic from the southern Sahara region. Like most natural products this traditional water-colour binding medium differs from year to year. Therefore Schmincke is testing Gum Arabic every time before purchase and selects only the best crop of the respective year. This adds small but significant quality advantages. Other formula ingredients are selected equally carefully and of course are integrated in each formula in an individual optimised way to obtain a harmonious assortment, that can be easily picked up by the brush.

Another traditional quality criterion is the re-usability of the Horadam Aquarell water-colours while using the same formulation for tubes and pans. Both properties, the reusability and the control of the paint flow can only be achieved by pouring water-colours into pans in a liquid state, which is really unique.

QoR retains the best qualities of traditional watercolours, while expanding the range and versatility of each colour. QoR's exclusive binder (Aquazol) provides a greater density of colour than conventional watercolours, offering vivid depth of colour with every brushstroke. The unique QoR formula gives vibrant, intense colours that stay brilliant even after they dry. It provides the subtlety, transparency and flow of a great watercolour, with colours that have as much vibrancy and fire as those of acrylic or oil paint. QoR offers a greater resistance to cracking and flaking than other watercolours. It also exhibits excellent re-solubility in water and glazing qualities. CI Name : PB36:1Pigment Name : Oxides of Cobalt and ChromiumCommon Name : N/AASTM Lightfastness : IOpacity : SOStaining : N/A

Pigment: Iron cyan blueLightfastness: ****Opacity: Semi-opaqueDescription: Traditional tone with high lightfastness.

Colour Index: PB27



To achieve the outstanding characteristics, like reusable paint when dried on a palette and the high control of paint flow even on soft water-colour papers Schmincke only use the best raw materials. In its coloristic appearance the total assortment is particularly harmonious, balanced and complete.

One main ingredient of the water-colour binding medium is Kordofan Gum Arabic from the southern Sahara region. Like most natural products this traditional water-colour binding medium differs from year to year. Therefore Schmincke is testing Gum Arabic every time before purchase and selects only the best crop of the respective year. This adds small but significant quality advantages. Other formula ingredients are selected equally carefully and of course are integrated in each formula in an individual optimised way to obtain a harmonious assortment, that can be easily picked up by the brush.

Another traditional quality criterion is the re-usability of the Horadam Aquarell water-colours while using the same formulation for tubes and pans. Both properties, the reusability and the control of the paint flow can only be achieved by pouring water-colours into pans in a liquid state, which is really unique.

Permanent Alizarin Crimson (PR177 PV19 PR149) is a cool wine red colour.  This pigment is lightfast, non-granulating, medium staining and very transparent. When diluted this paint becomes the lightest of washes.ASTM Lightfastness Rating: ExcellentTransparency: TransparentStaining: MediumGranulating: NoDaniel Smith's goal is to make the painting process as memorable as your finished masterpiece. Daniel Smith have spent eighteen years developing the finest and most complete line of watercolour paint so you can create your own unique vision. Today, just like in 1993, these watercolours are 'formulated to meet and exceed the highest industry standards for the manufacture of artist’s paints', and every batch made is tested and analyzed for its performance qualities.This is a 5ml tube of Daniel Smith Watercolour Paint in Permanent Alizarin Crimson.

Permanency: Moderately Durable Colour

A European style transparent watercolour, Holbein watercolour also preserves the brush handling qualities inherent in traditional Japanese watercolour techniques. Without ox-gall or other dispersing agents, Holbein watercolour moves slowly, thus permitting greater colour density and brush control. It is a colour line with a consistent creamy texture that remains smooth when dry without cracking, crumbling, chipping or molding in the palette. It may be re-wetted easily like a pan colour. For this reason Holbein does not produce watercolours in pan form but allows artists to create their own selection.

Fill the wells of a suitable palette with the desired colour selection. Permit to dry, then wet the colour when needed. Holbein watercolours produce brilliant transparent washes as well as powerful clean darks when used in more concentrated applications. Engineered to surpass the quality standards set by both North American and European manufacturers, Holbein watercolour is widely preferred around the world for it's handling qualities. Holbein watercolour ranks as the world’s finest.

Sap Green Deep (PO48 PY3 PB27) is a strong dark green akin to Jadeite Genuine and Perylene Green. This colour is a staple for every palette.ASTM Lightfastness Rating: Very GoodTransparency: TransparentGranulating: NoStaining: MediumDaniel Smith's goal is to make the painting process as memorable as your finished masterpiece. Daniel Smith have spent eighteen years developing the finest and most complete line of watercolour paint so you can create your own unique vision. Today, just like in 1993, these watercolours are 'formulated to meet and exceed the highest industry standards for the manufacture of artist’s paints', and every batch made is tested and analyzed for its performance qualities.This is a 5ml tube of Daniel Smith Watercolour Paint in Sap Green Deep.

Pigment: Benzimidazolone, Phthalocyanine greenLightfastness: ****Opacity: Semi-transparentDescription: Traditional brilliant yellow-green tone. Contains 2 transparent, lightfast pigments. Recommended for landscape painting.

Colour Index: PY151/PG7

To achieve the outstanding characteristics, like reusable paint when dried on a palette and the high control of paint flow even on soft water-colour papers Schmincke only use the best raw materials. In its colouristic appearance the total assortment is particularly harmonious, balanced and complete.

One main ingredient of the water-colour binding medium is Kordofan Gum Arabic from the southern Sahara region. Like most natural products this traditional water-colour binding medium differs from year to year. Therefore Schmincke is testing Gum Arabic every time before purchase and selects only the best crop of the respective year. This adds small but significant quality advantages. Other formula ingredients are selected equally carefully and of course are integrated in each formula in an individual optimised way to obtain a harmonious assortment, that can be easily picked up by the brush.

Another traditional quality criterion is the re-usability of the Horadam Aquarell water-colours while using the same formulation for tubes and pans. Both properties, the reusability and the control of the paint flow can only be achieved by pouring water-colours into pans in a liquid state, which is really unique.

An extra fine point for painting lines, long scroll work & detail.

Originally designed for painting the rigging on ships, these brushes are excellent for continuous fine lines e.g. tree branches and telephone wires.

Zoisite Genuine is a lush primal green made from Australian zoisite. With a little paint and a high volume of water Zoisite Genuine produces a gray-green with a micro-dotted surface. A large paint to water ratio, the surface fractures to a faux leather look with a distinct three-dimensional effect.

ASTM Lightfastness Rating: ExcellentGranulating: YesStaining: Low StainingTransparency: Semi-transparent

Series number: 1

Chemical Description: Brominated Copper Phthalocyanine, Isoindolinone

Colour index name: PG 36, PO 49

Colour index number: 74265, 73900

Permanence rating: A

ASTM Lightfastness Rating: I

Transparency/Opacity: T

Granulating/Staining: St

The colours are chosen according to mass tone (colour from tube), undertone (bias of colour when in a thin film), colour strength, relative opacity and the character of the pigment in water colour, ie. granulating, staining or even wash. The resultant colour spectrum ensures the largest number of colours can be mixed from the range. The optimum brilliance of every colour in the Artists' Water Colour range is unparalleled by any other water colour. Remarkably, this brilliance is combined with high permanence.