Watercolour Paint
When it matters what the paint does
Watercolour is a natural extension of fountain pen sketching. It rewards observation and responsiveness, where the movement of water and pigment becomes part of the creative process rather than something to fully control.
That is why artist quality materials matter. Professional grade watercolours use higher pigment loads and cleaner formulations, giving you richer colour, better mixing and stronger performance from a surprisingly small amount of paint.
Start simply with an Urban Sketch Kit, then build your palette as your style develops. Explore the expressive granulation of Daniel Smith, the luminous washes of Winsor & Newton, or the accessible performance of White Nights.
Expand further with gouache for highlights and complete your setup with portable palettes, artist grade brushes and sketchbooks designed to help you create more often.
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DANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Quinacridone Pink
Quinacridone Pink is a precise, perfect low-staining pink. Try with Indigo for deep dusty purples, or Indanthrone Blue for rich, clear purples. Qui...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Quinacridone Purple (PV55)
Quinacridone Purple is a rich, powerful and juicy purple with a slight reddish cast. It’s non-granulating, so washes are smooth and controlled and ...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Quinacridone Red (PV19)
A true, pure medium-staining red. Drop Naples Yellow into Quinacridone Red and create a peach, or paint dry brushstrokes onto apples. Highly durabl...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Quinacridone Sienna (PO48,PY150,PR209)
The ultimate low-staining glazing pigment, finer than any Burnt Sienna. For the traditional and purist watercolour painter, Quinacridone Sienna div...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Rich Green Gold (PY129)
Amazingly compatible with earth pigments and Quinacridones alike, this is a warm mossy green. It is richer and warmer than the original brighter Gr...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Roasted French Ochre (PR102)
DANIEL SMITH Roasted French Ochre Watercolour is a strong, natural orange-brown perfect for landscapes and portraiture. If you’re already a fan of ...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Rose Madder Permanent (PR209,PV19,PR202)
DANIEL SMITH Rose Madder Permanent is a modern, lightfast formulation of the traditional colour giving artists a rose watercolour with similar prop...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Sap Green (PO48, PG7, PY150)
DANIEL SMITH makes beautiful watercolours, many with granulation, to help you mimic the textures of the outdoor world. These are the 15mL tubes whi...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Sedona Genuine (Natural Iron Oxide)
DANIEL SMITH makes beautiful watercolours, many with granulation, to help you mimic the textures of the outdoor world. These are the 15mL tubes whi...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Shadow Violet (PO73,PB29,PG18)
A smooth grey-mauve in light washes, Shadow Violet displays a fascinating granulation when used more thickly. Deep warm violet in mass tone, it rev...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Terre Ercolano (PBr7,PR101)
DANIEL SMITH makes beautiful watercolours, many with granulation, to help you mimic the textures of the outdoor world. These are the 15mL tubes whi...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Transparent Pyrrol Orange (PO71)
This clear, dark, red-leaning orange thins into perfectly smooth washes. The colour is vivid and warm, lovely used on its own, and great in mixes. ...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Verditer Blue (PB28,PB36,PW4)
A true blue, a blue’s blue. Verditer Blue is an historical pigment with a place on every palette. Begin with a dark application, a deep azure lake,...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Viridian (PG18)
Seldom used at full tube strength, this transparent, non-staining pigment is an excellent glazing pigment and a portrait painter’s essential. It’s ...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Wisteria (PW6,PR122)
DANIEL SMITH Wisteria, like the blooms of its namesake flowering vine, is a delicate, red leaning lavender. Similar in colour to Ultramarine Red bu...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Yavapai Genuine (Natural Iron Oxides)
Apache legend speaks of a single dove that left the edge of the original well and saw the world. When the great floods came, this dove led the firs...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 552 Raw Sienna (PY42,PR101)
Raw Sienna is a bright brown pigment. One of the oldest pigments, it can be found in prehistoric cave art. It is named after Siena, Italy where the...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 074 Burnt Sienna (PR101)
WINSOR & NEWTON Professional Water Colour - 14mL - 074 Burnt Sienna (PR101). Burnt Sienna is a rich brown pigment made by burning Raw Sienna. N...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 745 Yellow Ochre Light (PY43)
Professional grade watercolour range with a reputation built on optimal pigment dispersion to deliver vibrant and even washes.
WINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 004 Alizarin Crimson (PR83)
A synthetic lake pigment from the Madder plant, Alizarin Crimson was the first natural dye to be synthesised in 1868. It is a deep transparent red ...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 010 Antwerp Blue (PB27)
Professional grade watercolour range with a reputation built on optimal pigment dispersion to deliver vibrant and even washes.
WINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 056 Brown Madder (PR179)
Professional grade watercolour range with a reputation built on optimal pigment dispersion to deliver vibrant and even washes. Brown Madder is an i...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 059 Brown Ochre (PBr7)
Professional grade watercolour range with a reputation built on optimal pigment dispersion to deliver vibrant and even washes. Brown Ochre is one o...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 076 Burnt Umber (PBr7,PR101,PY42)
Professional grade watercolour range with a reputation built on optimal pigment dispersion to deliver vibrant and even washes. A rich dark brown pi...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 150 Chinese White (PW4)
Chinese White is a zinc based opaque white colour. Winsor & Newton were the first to sell Chinese White in England in 1834. It was named after ...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 217 Davy Grey (PBk19,PBk6,PG17,PW5)
Davy's Gray is a soft grey colour traditionally including powdered slate pigments. It was developed by Winsor & Newton for the 19th c English a...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 311 Hookers Green (PG36,PY110)
Professional grade watercolour range with a reputation built on optimal pigment dispersion to deliver vibrant and even washes. Hooker's Green is a ...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 317 Indian Red (PR101)
Professional grade watercolour range with a reputation built on optimal pigment dispersion to deliver vibrant and even washes. Indian Red is an opa...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 319 Indian Yellow (PO62,PY139)
Indian Yellow is a vibrant yellow pigment which has been used by artists such as Turner. Originally a colour created in India from the urine of cow...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 322 Indigo (PB15,PBk6,PV19)
Indigo is a deep blue pigment that can range from dark black to pale blue. Originally extracted from plants similar to blue woad used by the ancien...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 331 Ivory Black (PBk9)
Ivory black is a stable all-round black colour with brown undertones and excellent tinting powers. Its name stems from the traditional method for o...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 337 Lamp Black (PBk6/7)
Lamp Black is one of the oldest pigments. It is made of pure carbon, originally from the residual soot of burnt oil lamps. It is a black with a blu...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 362 Light Red (PR102)
Light Red is a red earth pigment based on natural and synthetic iron oxide. It is an opaque colour with a brown undertone and is permanent. Profess...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 381 Magnesium Brown (PY119)
Magnesium Brown is an orange brown colour. It is an opaque pigment and very lightfast watercolour. Professional grade watercolour range with a repu...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 386 Mars Black (PBk11)
A heavy opaque pigment, Mars Black is a dense black colour with a brown undertone. It is made from mineral iron oxide and was therefore named after...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 422 Naples Yellow (Pbr24,PW6)
Naples Yellow is an opaque pinkish-yellow pigment. Originally a lead antimonite pigment, it can be found in Babylon tiles dating 5th c BC. Its name...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 425 Naples Yellow Deep (PBr24)
Naples Yellow Deep is a warm opaque yellow pigment. Originally its name comes from natural deposits in Mount Vesuvius, Naples. Made artificially si...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 430 Neutral Tint (PB15,PBk6,PV19)
Neutral Tint is a grey black pigment. It is an opaque watercolour with staining properties. Professional grade watercolour range with a reputation ...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 267 New Gamboge (PR209,PY150)
New Gamboge is a recently reformulated warm yellow pigment resembling genuine toxic Gamboge. Made from tree resin, genuine Gamboge was brought to E...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 447 Olive Green (PB15:6,PR101,PY65)
Olive green is a soft brownish green colour named after the soft tones of a natural green olives. Professional grade watercolour range with a reput...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 465 Paynes Grey (PB15,PBk6,PV19)
Payne's Gray is a dark blue grey historically made from a mixture of Ultramarine, Lamp Black and sometimes Crimson. It was named after the 18th c. ...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 503 Permanent Sap Green (PG36,PY110)
Sap Green Permanent is a rich mid-range green with a yellow undertone. Originally Sap Green was a lake pigment made from unripe Buckthorn berries. ...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 538 Prussian Blue (PB27)
Prussian Blue is a deep blue colour. It was made by German chemist Diesbach around 1704 making it the first synthetic blue pigment. It quickly gain...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 554 Raw Umber (PBr7)
Raw Umber is a rich brown pigment made by the natural brown clays found in earth. It was named after Umbria, a region in Italy where it was mined. ...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 609 Sepia (PBk6,PR101)
Sepia is a black brown colour. Originally made in the 18th century from the ink sacks of cuttlefish, it is now made from a mixture of carbon and um...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 638 Terre Verte (Yellow Shade)
Professional grade watercolour range with a reputation built on optimal pigment dispersion to deliver vibrant and even washes.
WINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 637 Terre Verte (Green Shade)
Terre Verte is a soft green colour . It was also known as Verona Green as it was mined for near Verona, Italy. It is a transparent pigment with a l...
View full detailsWINSOR & NEWTON Professional Watercolour - 14mL - 644 Titanium White (PW6)
Titanium White is a clean white pigment. It is the most opaque white pigment and is considered a standard strong white colour. Professional grade w...
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