Spotlight on: Turner’s Yellow
During the industrial revolution, as steamships took over from sailing ships and machines replaced manpower, many areas of innovation and technology were taking place including discoveries in new art materials.…
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Artist Spotlight: Aysha Tengiz, World Illustration Awards winner
Artist Spotlight: Aysha Tengiz, World Illustration Awards winner
Spotlight on: Gold
Gold is one of the most symbolically loaded colours. It’s used to indicate wealth, status and desire across subjects.
From the archives: Mars Yellow
The handwritten labels are also intriguing – from an era when handwriting was almost an art itself. The Mars Yellow label colour is beautiful.
The ultimate stocking fillers for creative people
These pocket-sized art materials make exceptional gifts for anyone who has a creative flare – they may be small, but they’re guaranteed to inspire a lifetime of creativity. We’ve picked…
Gift guide: choose the perfect gift for the creative people in your life
We’ve consulted our experts here at Winsor & Newton and put together this practical guide to help you choose perfectly matched gifts for the creative people in your life. From…
Spotlight on: Sap Green
What is sap green? Sap green is a lake pigment and was originally made from the juice of unripe berries from the buckthorn, (Rhamnus) plant. In medieval times the extracted…
Getting a grip with Graphite Pencils: A beginner’s guide
All great art starts with a sketch. Read our guide on how to use graphite pencils to create tone and variation in your work.
Promarkers
Promarkers are designed for creating colourful sketches and drawings, with both the creative professional and hobbyist in mind. Our markers are all twin-tipped and produced in two formulations: alcohol and water-based. The Promarker and Promarker Brush are both alcohol-based dye ink markers with fine bullet nibs on…
Graphic Arts: A Timeline Of Innovation
Winsor & Newton have been on the cutting edge of art materials since1832. Here is a timeline of our innovative Graphic Arts materials.
Focus on watercolour illustration techniques
Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolour isn’t only loved by fine artists. Find out how it's used by prominent illustrators and cartoonists.
Spotlight on: Quinacridone Magenta
Quinacridone Magenta was originally produced in 1958 and Winsor & Newton were the first to make this colour available for artists.
The Ostwald colour system, the Bauhaus and Winsor & Newton
Learn how the Ostwald colour system influenced a generation of artists, from Mondrian to Kandinsky, as well as how we understand colour today.
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