Winsor & Newton Watercolour Artists

New Gamboge is a recently reformulated warm yellow pigment resembling genuine toxic Gamboge. Made from tree resin, genuine Gamboge was brought to Europe in 1603 and was believed to carry medicinal cures.

See them in action. Our Professional Watercolour is still formulated according to our founding principles; to create unparalleled colours which offer artists the widest and most balanced choice of pigments, as it was in 1835 when William Winsor and Henry Newton introduced the first moist watercolours to the world.

Large range of single pigment colours. Our range uses only the finest pigments which is why they are known for their brilliance, permanence and strength of colour. With 79 single pigment colours, we offer the widest range of modern and traditional pigments.

Unrivalled transparency. Formulated using the highest quality methods to achieve optimal pigment dispersion, our unrivalled transparency means every wash will remain vibrant and luminescent.

Lightfast and permanent. 104 out of 108 colours in the Professional Watercolour range are rated AA or A for permanence to ensure that the colours used today will appear the same for generations to come.

Create your own palette of granulating colours. Many artists prize granulation to achieve texture on paper. Explore some of our beautiful granulating colours to create your palette and learn more about minimising and maximising this effect.

Tint, tone and super granulate your palette. Our Professional Watercolour range offers more than 30 granular single-pigment colours that are lightfast and permanent. Try some of these colours; tint and tone and mix them to make exceptional super granular colours.