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Does Professional Acrylic experience colour shift as it dries?

Acrylic paints darken as they dry due to binder changes, causing colour shift. Winsor & Newton Professional Acrylic reduces this issue, ensuring consistent colours from wet to dry for easier...

How do the blacks and greys differ in Professional Acrylic?

This guide compares different blacks and greys in Winsor & Newton's Professional Acrylic range: Ivory Black for general use, Mars Black for stronger tinting, Davy’s Gray and Graphite Grey for...

Which whites are included in the Professional Acrylic range?

Get help choosing a Winsor & Newton acrylic white with this guide to the three versions available in our ranges. Each has different properties.

What are the primary colours in the Acrylic colour range?

This guide identifies the primary colours for three and six colour mixing systems in the Winsor & Newton acrylic colour ranges. As a guide, we also recommend that you choose transparent...

Does priming acrylic paintings impact long-term durability?

Priming is mainly intended to ensure that the paint applied over it adheres well and becomes even. Priming also gives an even surface (at least with white, black or self-coloured...

What are the drying times for Winsor & Newton Oil colours?

Discover the drying times of our Oil paint ranges to avoid common issues such as cracking. Find out how long to wait until varnishing your oil painting and how to tell when...

How to choose the perfect white oil colour

Explore the timeless role of white in art and discover its nuances with Winsor & Newton's oil paints. From traditional to modern whites, delve into their uses, qualities, and the...

What are the primary colours in the Winsor & Newton Oil Colour range?

Discover the essential primary colours for mixing in Winsor & Newton's oil colour ranges. Our guide covers the three and six colour systems of each range plus explores a perfect...

What are the three oil painting rules?

If you want to make the most of your painting, there are three tried and tested rules that will serve you well: Fat over lean, think over thin and slow...

Oiling Out: How to restore depth and colour to your oil paintings

Oil painting can sometimes feel intimidating, with many rules and best practices to remember. Yet, there are also simple techniques that help correct common issues—and oiling out is one of...

How to lift watercolour

Lifting is not just the watercolourist’s answer to an eraser. It’s a widely-used technique for portraying smoky atmospheres, cloudy skies and other such effects. But from gently sponging out a...