Watercolour
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These pigment rich paints give you more pigment per mL and better results. You can start small with pans and then move onto tubes as you gain experience and look for more colours. We recommend DANIEL SMITH Extra Fine Watercolours, which are known for their granulation, available in artist sets which simplify colour selection, 15mL tubes and 12ml sticks. For the best value artist grade pigments, see WHITE NIGHTS Artist's Watercolours from St Petersburg, available in travel palettes, full sized pans and 10mL tubes. Best value beginner watercolour set for adults is WHITE NIGHTS Metal Set 12 and for students, SONNET Watercolours.
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DANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Iridescent Gold (PW20)
Iridescent Gold is the quintessential gold shade – bright, reflective and regal. Iridescent colours reflect light and their transparent quality add...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Iridescent Goldstone (PW20,PW6)
Iridescent Goldstone is a rich gold with a slight reddish undertone. Iridescent colours reflect light and their semi-transparent quality adds a fas...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Iridescent Jade (PW20,PW6,PG17)
Iridescent Jade is a shimmering soft green with a golden metallic surface. Contain mica particles that reflect light to give depth to your work.
DANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Iridescent Moonstone (PW20,PW6)
Iridescent Moonstone reflects in shades white and deep silver—a perfect choice for fish scales or moonlit water. Iridescent Moonstone shows up as a...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Iridescent Ruby (PW20,PW6)
Iridescent Ruby is a sweet and soft metallic pink – try this color on bird’s wings or flower petals for subtle shine. Iridescent watercolors, part ...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Iridescent Russet (PW20,Iron Oxide)
Iridescent Scarab Red is a complex burgundy with a delicate surface sparkle of blue-green pigment.
DANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Iridescent Sapphire (PW20,PW6)
Iridescent Sapphire is a shadowy neutral from one angle that bursts into a brilliant metallic violet when the light hits it from another.
DANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Iridescent Scarab Red (PW20,PR101)
Iridescent Scarab Red is a complex burgundy with a delicate surface sparkle of blue-green pigment. Iridescent watercolours, part of the DANIEL SMI...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Iridescent Sunstone (PW20,PW6)
Iridescent Sunstone is a soft metallic pink with a glimmering gold surface. Iridescent watercolours, part of the DANIEL SMITH Luminescent Watercol...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Italian Deep Ochre (PY43)
Experience the perfect combination of rustic colour and refined working properties with Italian Deep Ochre. This shade has a warm brown cast and is...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Italian Venetian Red (PR101)
Made from pigment mined and mixed in Italy, Italian Venetian Red is redder than most and smolders with a warm intensity. An earthy red-brown leanin...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Ivory Black (PBk9)
A warm, semi-transparent, leaning to an opaque pigment. Historically, this black was derived from burnt ivory from now-endangered species, thankful...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Lamp Black (PBk6)
Opaque and cool. This is the most intense black available. It is a sooty by-product of burned mineral oil and tar. Lamp Black mixed with Burnt Sien...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Lemon Yellow (PY175)
Lemon Yellow, a brilliant primary yellow, is the perfect pigment for mixing a range of hues when a clean yellow is necessary. This saturated, brigh...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Lunar Earth (PBr11)
A transparent, non-staining pigment that resembles Burnt Sienna in colour but separates dramatically. Lightfast and extremely versatile, Lunar Eart...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Lunar Red Rock (PR101)
Add texture to your watercolour paintings with this rich burgundy watercolour. Lunar Red Rock is a lovely violet-red that granulates and travels in...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Manganese Blue Hue (PB15)
This cool turquoise blue is ideal for creating form or indicating space. It is a medium-staining, transparent pigment with wonderful granulating pr...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Mars Yellow
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 - Monte Amiata Natural Sienna (PBr7)
Bring a natural glow to your palette with this stunning sienna earth tone. Subtle granulation and a delicate transparency make this watercolour esp...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Mummy Bauxite (Natural Iron Oxides)
A warm cinnamon color that granulates to resemble rusted iron, DANIEL SMITH Mummy Bauxite combines powerful colour with visual texture. Mummy was a...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Naphthamide Maroon (PR171)
This azo pigment falls between Permanent Violet and Manganese Violet on the colour chart. It’s a lightfast, slightly granular deep brown-violet wit...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Naples Yellow (PW4 PY35 PR101)
Naples Yellow will make you think of late Summer with it’s sunflowers, wheat fields and sunny, dry landscapes. This dusty yellow with a touch of Ve...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Neutral Tint (PBk6, PV19, PB15)
When mixed with any other colour, Neutral Tint produces glowing darker values of that colour. This neutral grey – neither warm nor cool – quickly a...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - New Gamboge (PY97 PY110)
Unlike other brands, Daniel Smith New Gamboge is an excellent lightfast formulation. It's a transparent organic pigment from the yellow to orange z...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Nickel Titanate Yellow (PY53)
This semi-transparent to semi-opaque yellow, leaning slightly towards green, appears opaque in mass, yet lifts cleanly. It is low staining, making ...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Olive Green (PY97,PB29,PBr7)
A rich, warm brown-green that is semi transparent to semi-opaque, and low-staining. Olive Green lends a slight granulation and makes very convincin...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Opera Pink (PR122)
The most vivid of all pinks, has long been requested by DANIEL SMITH customers. A primary magenta with a hint of fluorescent pink granulation produ...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Payne's Blue-Gray (PB60,PBk6)
DANIEL SMITH Payne's Blue Gray is similar to our bluer Indigo, but like the original DANIEL SMITH Payne's Gray, it is semi-transparent rather than ...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Payne's Grey (PB29,PBk9)
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 - Pearlescent Shimmer (PW20,PW6)
Pearlescent colours give white paper a pearl-like luster. Use Pearlescent Shimmer as a glaze for a snow-like glimmer or mix with other colours to a...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Pearlescent White (PW20,PW6)
Pearlescent colours give white paper a pearl-like luster. Use Pearlescent White as a slightly opaque glimmering glaze or combine with other colours...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Permanent Deep Red (PR170 F5RK)
A deep, rich red, this lightfast pigment diffuses well with water, a treat when painting wet into wet or damp passages. The fuzzy edges this techni...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Permanent Green (PY3,PG7)
Permanent Green, an organic, transparent pigment with high-staining properties yields very clean, vibrant mixtures. The Phthalo Green Blue Shade an...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Permanent Green Light (PY3,PG7)
This organic pigment, with high-staining properties, yields a very clean, vibrant mixture. The Phthalo Green Blue Shade and Hansa Yellow Light used...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Permanent Red (PR170,F3RK-70)
A stop sign red, this red diffuses well with water – a treat when painting wet into wet or damp passages. The fussy edges this technique produces b...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Phthalo Blue (Green Shade) (PB15)
For cool, clean staining shadows and reflected light on windows. Super staining, super transparent Phthalo Blue is a popular pure chroma organic pi...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Phthalo Blue (Red Shade)(PB15:6)
A powerful blue with a slightly red undertone, this popular pigment is valued for its strength and economy – just a daub of paint can color a whole...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) (PG7)
Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) is a black-green. Concentrated to diluted states, it is a transparent and super staining green. Organic and absolutely l...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Phthalo Turquoise (PB15:3,PG36)
This DANIEL SMITH exclusive is a favourite of artists. It moves from a deep dark turquoise to a thin film of robin’s egg blue in a single wash, mak...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Phthalo Yellow Green (PG36,PY3)
A bright, beautiful lime green with power and tinting strength characteristic of all phthalo pigments. Made from Phthalocyanine Green (yellow shade...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Prussian Blue (PB27)
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 - Prussian Green (PB27,PY97)
A dark, slightly turquoise blue-green, this innovative colour is deep and concentrated, making it an ideal choice when maximum colour strength is r...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Raw Sienna (PBr7)
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 - Raw Umber (PBr7)
This familiar rich dark brown earth pigment is semi-transparent with medium tinting strength. An extremely permanent inorganic colour, it mixes wel...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Raw Umber Violet (PBr7,PV19)
This DANIEL SMITH exclusive is a blend of Raw Umber with Quinacridone Violet, creating a semi-transparent, medium to high tinting pigment with a be...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Rose of Ultramarine (PB29,PV19)
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 Brown Oxide (PR101)
A fully transparent, non-staining, rich, vivid brown. Elemental and versatile, its granulating properties when blended with Permanent Green changes...
View full detailsDANIEL SMITH Watercolour - 15mL - Transparent Red Oxide (PR101)
A highly transparent burnt orange loves to mingle with the lamp black, settling in beneath it, mixing with it to create tones of cinnamon and tobac...
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