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Spotlight on colour: Pinks
The colour pink is named after flowers from the Dianthus species which includes Carnations, Pinks and Sweet William. In painting terms, pink is commonly known to be a mixture of red and white, but there are many differen...
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Spotlight on colour: Prussian Blue
An intense transparent blue pigment, Prussian Blue has a high tinting strength and produces a range of hues from the palest tint to a deep blackish-blue. It is also known as Berlin Blue, Parisian Blue, Chinese Blue and I...
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Spotlight on Grey – the versatile neutral
Payne’s, Davy's, Charcoal or Graphite Grey: there are many shades of grey, each giving a more subtle shift in tone than black.
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Spotlight on Kyle Gallup
Kyle Gallup is an American artist living and working in New York. Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, Kyle had abundant space and time to dream and draw. Discover her story.
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Colourants: dyes VS pigments
A colourant is a substance that is used to impart colour to matter. Dyes and Pigments are the main forms of colourant. The main difference between them is that dyes are soluble and pigments are insoluble and are suspende...
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Spotlight on Ultramarine
Ultramarine, also known as Lapis Lazuli or Pierre d’Azur, is a natural and synthetic blue pigment. A strong, bright blue, it is highly transparent and known for its deep striking colour. One of the oldest blue pigments,...
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Spotlight on colour: Pinks
The colour pink is named after flowers from the Dianthus species which includes Carnations, Pinks and Sweet William. In painting terms, pink is com...
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![[Feature Name]](/Images/Feature/large/prussian.jpg)
Spotlight on colour: Prussian Blue
An intense transparent blue pigment, Prussian Blue has a high tinting strength and produces a range of hues from the palest tint to a deep blackish...
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![[Feature Name]](/Images/Feature/large/WN COLOUR STORIES - PAYNES GREY OK.JPG)
Spotlight on Grey – the versatile neutral
Payne’s, Davy's, Charcoal or Graphite Grey: there are many shades of grey, each giving a more subtle shift in tone than black.
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![[Feature Name]](/Images/Feature/large/WEB IMAGE 1600X1600_2.png)
Spotlight on Kyle Gallup
Kyle Gallup is an American artist living and working in New York. Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, Kyle had abundant space and time to dream and...
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![[Feature Name]](/Images/Feature/large/PRODUCT PAGE NC.jpg)
Spotlight on Jewel-like Colours
Winsor & Newton has a long history of colour innovation and this year is thrilled to be reintroducing five of its outstanding colours: Transparent...
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Spotlight on Cadmium-Free Colours
2019 sees another Winsor & Newton world first, with the introduction of a new innovation in water colour: the world’s first Cadmium-Free formulas t...
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![[Feature Name]](/Images/Feature/large/WN PIGMENT VS DYE.jpg)
Colourants: dyes VS pigments
A colourant is a substance that is used to impart colour to matter. Dyes and Pigments are the main forms of colourant. The main difference between...
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![[Feature Name]](/Images/Feature/large/indigo 2.jpg)
Spotlight on Indigo
A complex blue, Indigo can range from inky black to soft pale blue. Favoured by water colourists, Indigo appears as a strong opaque colour, complet...
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![[Feature Name]](/Images/Feature/large/WN Lapis Lazuli.jpg)
Spotlight on Ultramarine
Ultramarine, also known as Lapis Lazuli or Pierre d’Azur, is a natural and synthetic blue pigment. A strong, bright blue, it is highly transparent...
