Schmincke Horadam Watercolors are high quality, professional watercolors that have a few special characteristics. The optimum amount of ox-gall is added to each color to give artists ultimate control with the flow and distribution of color. The binder which is used is Kordofan Gum Arabic from the Southern Sahara region.

Like most natural products, the integrity and quality of the Gum Arabic differs from year to year, Schmincke tests each batch of Gum Arabic every time to select only the best crop of the respective year. The paint is fully reusable when dried on a palette as Schmincke use the same formulation for their tubes and pans. This is unusual as many other brands of watercolor have a different formula for the pans which allows them to extrude the paint like clay and cut it into pieces to put into the pans. Horadam pans are poured four times in a liquid state, allowing the color to dry for some weeks in a drying chamber. This drying chamber has a certain degree of moisture which settles on the color between each filling – this means the colors remain rich and easily rewettable.

Series number: 1

Chemical Description: Benzimidazolone

Colour index name: PY 154

Colour index number: 11781

Permanence rating: A

ASTM Lightfastness Rating: I

Transparency/Opacity: ST

Granulating/Staining: St

Daniel Smith Transparent Red Oxide (PR101) is a highly transparent burnt orange with under tones of cinnamon and tobacco. A warm and non-staining hue, Transparent Red Oxide makes an exquisite glaze when painted over French Ochre for a fiery glow.

Daniel Smith Extra Fine watercolours were released in 1993 and are renowned by artists across the world. The range combine ancient hues and precious minerals with the most modern developments in paint technology.

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.

Lemon Yellow (PY175) is a brilliant primary yellow when used in masstone that can be washed out to produce a soft lemon glow. This productis the perfect pigment to use as a clean mixing colour.

Lightfastness: Extremely PermanentStaining: Low-StainingTransparency: Semi-TransparentGranulation: No

QoR Watercolour Mediumis a general purpose medium which, when used in small amounts, will increase the transparency and flow of watercolours. When Watercolour Medium is used in larger amounts, it also increases the gloss and saturation of colours.

Lightfastness: **** Good lightfastness
Opacity: Opaque
Staining/Non-staining: Semi-staining
Pigment Index: PBk31

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.

Burnt Umber (PBr7) is a rich dark brown colour. It is low-staining and semi-transparent.  Burnt Umber can be warmed with a little Alizarin Crimson or cooled with blue.ASTM Lightfastness Rating: ExcellentTransparency: Semi-TransparentGranulating: YesStaining: LowDaniel 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 Burnt Umber.

Series number: 1

Chemical Description: Alkali ferriferrocyanide

Colour index name: PB 27

Colour index number: 77510

Permanence rating: A(iv)

ASTM Lightfastness Rating: I

Transparency/Opacity: T

Cascade Green (PBr7 PB15) is a cool, dark, mossy green named after the Cascade Mountains. This product has superb lightfastness and a beautiful clarity when used as a wash.

ASTM Lightfastness Rating: ExcellentTransparency: Semi-transparentGranulating: YesStaining: Medium

Rose of Ultramarine (PB29 PV19) is a purple hue in which the blue settles and the rose lifts. This separation gives a colour a multi-dimensional quality that self-mixed purples struggle to achieve.  This product is particularly effective when juxtaposed with Phthalo Blue.ASTM Lightfastness Rating: ExcellentTransparency: TransparentGranulating: YesStaining: 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 Rose of Ultramarine.

Pigment: MonoazoyellowLightfastness: ***Opacity: Semi-transparentDescription: Greenish yellow. Heavy metal-free alternative to cadmium yellow lemon. Good painting and mixing properties. Mixed with phthalogreen results in brilliant tones. Basic yellow for individual mixtures.

Colour Index: PY3

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.

Quinacridone Red (PV19) is a pure medium-staining red. Quinacridones are the brightest, boldest colours modern technology can offer. All Quinacridone colours excel in clarity, intensity, durability and transparency. Try mixing Quinacridone Red with Naples Yellow to produce peach.ASTM Lightfastness Rating: ExcellentTransparency: 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 Quinacridone Red.

Daler-Rowney Professional Artists’ Watercolour offers professional artists superb rich and free-flowing colours. The Artists' Watercolour colours are designed to surpass the highest standards of professional artists with excellent colour brilliance and covering power.

Created with Daler Rowney's expertise in watercolour paints, the Aquafine Watercolour range offers free-flowing, vibrant and transparent watercolours, ideal for students and leisure painters alike. Thanks to Daler Rowney's heritage and close ties to artist Joseph Mallord William Turner, the brand has been developing high quality ranges of watercolours since the 19th century. The Aquafine Watercolour range colours have excellent working properties, and can be used to create beautiful and delicate washes. The complete range consists of 37 colours, available as a 8mm tube or Half Pan.

Pigment: Cobalt-aluminiumoxideLightfastness: *****Opacity: Semi-transparentDescription: Clear blue. Pure valuable cobalt pigment discovered end of the 18th century. Best suited for landscape and blue sky painting.

Colour Index: PB28



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.

Permanency: Absolutely Permanent 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.

Winsor & Newton have been manufacturing their colours since 1832 and the quality of their paint continues to receive international acclaim. Winsor & Newton watercolours are a familiar sight in most painters' studios. With 80 single pigment colours in the range, Winsor & Newton offer the widest range of modern and traditional pigments for clean colour mixing. The range is available in a wide variety of formats, including half pans, full pans, and tubes in 5ml, 14ml, and 37ml. This means that all painters have been taken into consideration, from those who work large scale to those who specialise in highly intricate miniatures. Each colour within this wide and balanced spectrum has been selected and formulated to offer the greatest choice so that artists can use a unique palette that best suits their work. This is a 5ml tube of Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolour in Cadmium-Free Scarlet.Please note: due to trading agreements we are unable to ship this product outside of the UK and EU.

Lightfastness: ***** Extremely lightfastOpacity: OpaqueStaining/Non-staining: Non-stainingPigment Index: PBr33Mahogany Brown is a granulating colour.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.

Permanency: Absolutely Permanent 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.

Turner's concentrated Artists' Watercolours combine the finest pure pigments with gum arabic to achieve the highest of lightfast ratings and superb transparency and flow. The pigments are painstakingly ground to a uniform fineness and are blended without any fillers.Colour: 010Series: BPigment: PR254Transparency: TransparentLightfastness: Fair

Turner's concentrated Artists' Watercolours combine the finest pure pigments with gum arabic to achieve the highest of lightfast ratings and superb transparency and flow. The pigments are painstakingly ground to a uniform fineness and are blended without any fillers.Colour: 084Series: CPigment: PBr25, BV19, PR122Transparency: TransparentLightfastness: Excellent

ShinHan Artists Watercolour is crafted with the finest high-grade Gum Arabic. To enhance the clarity and depth of colour, single-pigments are used whenever possible and the usage of mixed pigments has been limited. This is a 15ml tube of ShinHan Peacock Green.Please note, due to trading agreements we are unable to ship ShinHan products to Russia.

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.

Pigment: Red iron oxide, Carb. bones of anim.Lightfastness: *****Opacity: Semi-opaqueDescription: Traditional earth tone. Recommended for landscape painting.

Colour Index: PR101/PBk9

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.

Lightfastness: ***** Extremely lightfastOpacity: OpaqueStaining/Non-staining: Non-stainingPigment Index: PBr33Mahogany Brown is a granulating colour.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.