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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Spotlight on: Gold
Gold is one of the most symbolically loaded colours. It’s used to indicate wealth, status and desire across subjects.
Spotlight on: Sap Green
A popular yellow-green colour, sap green was originally a sticky syrup made from unripe buckthorn berry juice and sold in pigs' bladders.
Spotlight on: Winsor Orange
Winsor Orange is a single pigment orange, created to be a bold and vibrant orange for artists. Turn to Winsor Orange when you need consistency.
Spotlight on: Permanent Magenta
The colour magenta is from the family of aniline dyes; the name comes from the word ‘anil’ which is Spanish for indigo.
Spotlight on: Permanent Mauve
The colour mauve was born from the ambition, curiosity and dreams of a teenager named William Henry Perkin.
Spotlight on: Scarlet Lake
Scarlett Lake is a vibrant red lake pigment; lake pigments are organic pigments derived from plants or the Mexican cochineal, a small scaled insect. The cochineal produces a colour that…
Spotlight on: Quinacridone Magenta
Quinacridone Magenta was originally produced in 1958 and Winsor & Newton were the first to make this colour available for artists.
Spotlight on: Phthalo Green
Explore the versatility of phthalo green, a pigment that produces everything from transparent, subtle colours to opaque and brilliant ones.
The voyage of Iron Oxide
Iron oxide pigment is one of the oldest colours used by mankind. Discover more about the creation of the earth colours artists rely on.
Spotlight on: Indian Yellow
Uncover the mysterious past of Indian yellow, a colour with a luminescence that won it devotees including Vermeer, Turner and Van Gogh.
Spotlight on: Manganese Blue
Once used to tint cement for swimming pools, manganese blue soon became popular with artists. Find out more about this punchy azure.
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