Articles

Colour story: Emerald Green
Discover the troubled history of emerald green, and learn about Winsor & Newton’s non-toxic, brilliant blue-green replacement, Winsor Emerald.

Colour story: Indian Red
Trace the development of Indian red, an essential colour for watercolorists and oil painters alike with a history spanning thousands of years.

Colour Story: Vermilion
Brilliant, distinctive and dangerous, vermilion has made its mark on art history over thousands of years. Find out more about this dramatic red.

Colour story: Alizarin Crimson
Learn more about alizarin crimson, a deep red pigment with an eventful history to match its dramatic colour.

Colour story: Phthalo Green
Explore the versatility of phthalo green, a pigment that produces everything from transparent, subtle colours to opaque and brilliant ones.

Colour story: Cadmium Red
Discover the painstaking process of making cadmium red, an eyecatching pigment loved by artists for its brightness, strength and opacity.

Viridian: Colour story
Viridian pigment is an intense bluish-green colour. Mixed with yellow, orange or red, it gives life to an impressive range of natural greens.

Grey matter: a colour story of the old and new
We chronicle the long-standing versatility of this seemingly understated colour, from stained-glass grisaille techniques to stainless steel. This is the story of the colour grey.

Pink: a colour journey from the peaceful to the political
Blossom, Barbie, punk and pantsuit protests. Climb on board the cultural rollercoaster ride of the colour pink.

Brown: a common colour that’s far from ordinary
The colour brown is all around us. It blends in; it’s often perceived as dull. But its past is full of intrigue, from deep-sea creatures to ground up mummies.

Orange: Peeling back the layers of a fruitful history
What was once simply a name for a citrus fruit is now the term used to describe vibrant, sunny orange. The colour has intrigued religions, artists and social movements throughout...